Cabinet light off drive port
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rroselavy
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I am not much of a DIY type, but I wonder if you purchase a 12v LED strip like this one:
www.superbrightleds.com
and a 2 wire barrel connector such as this:
www.superbrightleds.com
and a Hydros Drive Extension cable:
www.coralvue.com
That you could remove the extension cable end and connect the barrel connector so you can plug it into the light fixture lead.
Lastly, get some heat shrink tubing to make the barrel connector leads water resistant:
www.superbrightleds.com
Involves a bit of simple DIY, but nothing complicated.
LED Light Bar - Under Cabinet Lighting - 135 lm/ft - 12V - Barrel Connector - 4000K - 24
EGLB series LED Light Bar is a complete linear fixture ready for easy installation and powering in a wide range of applications. The low voltage and compact design provides discrete illumination in smaller locations such as RVs and trailer interiors with out taking up lots of space. High CRI is...
and a 2 wire barrel connector such as this:
CPS-x2ST Standard Barrel Connector to Screw Terminal Adapter - Male Standard 5mm Connector to Screw Terminal Adapter
CPS-x2ST standard 5.5mm male or female barrel connector to screw terminal adapter. CPS-F2ST adapter allows products with pigtail power connections to be powered by CPS series power supplies.
and a Hydros Drive Extension cable:
HYDROS 9ft Drive Accessory Extension Cable
HYDROS 9ft Drive 2-Pin Extension Cable This 9ft long extension cable for HYDROS Drive Accessories for Control 2 and Control 4.
www.coralvue.com
That you could remove the extension cable end and connect the barrel connector so you can plug it into the light fixture lead.
Lastly, get some heat shrink tubing to make the barrel connector leads water resistant:
Black Single Wall Heat Shrink Tubing - 6" Long
Use this Single-Wall Heat Shrink Tubing to provide a weatherproof seal around spliced wires. Connections are sealed as heat is applied and tubing shrinks. The black tubing is available in 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", and 3/4" diameters. Price is per 6" long piece.
www.superbrightleds.com
Involves a bit of simple DIY, but nothing complicated.
rroselavy
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Other solutions, like motion sensing LED strip lights from IKEA or elsewhere, can use their own 12v/24v driver and plug into the wall instead of using up one of your Hydros ports/outlets. Food for thought.
Danny
HYDROS Expert
As long as you do not overload the drive port. Max is 12 watts but I would keep it lower if all possible since the supply is shared with both ports. The total max current for both is 1.5 amps but each port max is 1 amp if you have the X4 or X2. It is higher on the XD and Kraken. Those are 1.5 amps per port or a total of 3 amps for all.I am not much of a DIY type, but I wonder if you purchase a 12v LED strip like this one:
LED Light Bar - Under Cabinet Lighting - 135 lm/ft - 12V - Barrel Connector - 4000K - 24
EGLB series LED Light Bar is a complete linear fixture ready for easy installation and powering in a wide range of applications. The low voltage and compact design provides discrete illumination in smaller locations such as RVs and trailer interiors with out taking up lots of space. High CRI is...
and a 2 wire barrel connector such as this:
CPS-x2ST Standard Barrel Connector to Screw Terminal Adapter - Male Standard 5mm Connector to Screw Terminal Adapter
CPS-x2ST standard 5.5mm male or female barrel connector to screw terminal adapter. CPS-F2ST adapter allows products with pigtail power connections to be powered by CPS series power supplies.
and a Hydros Drive Extension cable:
HYDROS 9ft Drive Accessory Extension Cable
HYDROS 9ft Drive 2-Pin Extension Cable This 9ft long extension cable for HYDROS Drive Accessories for Control 2 and Control 4.
That you could remove the extension cable end and connect the barrel connector so you can plug it into the light fixture lead.
Lastly, get some heat shrink tubing to make the barrel connector leads water resistant:
Black Single Wall Heat Shrink Tubing - 6" Long
Use this Single-Wall Heat Shrink Tubing to provide a weatherproof seal around spliced wires. Connections are sealed as heat is applied and tubing shrinks. The black tubing is available in 1/8", 3/16", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", and 3/4" diameters. Price is per 6" long piece.
Involves a bit of simple DIY, but nothing complicated.
rroselavy
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The light bar I linked to says it is 542 mA for the 24" model. I assume that means 6.5W?
i know, but i bought into hydros for declutter and automation, and i have an unused drive port so i wanted to use it.
Danny
HYDROS Expert
What are you using the other drive port for? You can connect the 12v lighting that is in a link to the drive port but you will need to get a drive port extension cable and cut it and use the two wire to power the 12v LED's. Just make sure you get the polarity right when connecting it up. I would stay below 8 watts if you can. The port is rated for 12 but that drops if the other port also has a high wattage device and they are both on at the same time.
Danny
HYDROS Expert
It will shutdown both but a power down and power back up will clear it if the overload has been removed. I don't think the Hydros ATO pump is a high current user so you should be good if you stay below 10 watts.
rroselavy
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Hard to say, but I would buy it. The video was from Jun 17, 2021, over 1.5 years ago. I have heard it can take two years to bring a product to market. Maybe CV is still working on it.