RapidLED DIY Dimmer Kit User manual

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Rapid LED DIY Dimmer Kit (for ELN-60-48D)
I. Overview
II. Driver Notes
III. Parts Included
IV. Parts Required
V. Tinning
VI. Installing Potentiometers to Faceplate
VII. Installing DC Jack to Faceplate
VIII. Wiring Diagram
IX. Completed Wiring Photo
X. Installing Knobs to Potentiometers
XI. Installing Faceplate
XII. Wiring Dimmer to Driver(s)
XIII. Using Your Dimmer
Overview
Thank you for purchasing a Rapid LED DIY Dimmer Kit. This dimming kit will allow you to
manually dim multiple Mean Well ELN-60-48D drivers. Depending on the specific application, it should
be able to dim up to 10 drivers without any problem. With this kit, use only the included AC adapter.
Use of any other adapter may possibly damage the dimming circuitry in your driver(s).
General Driver Notes
The Mean Well ELN-60-48D dimmable driver accepts a 0-10V reference voltage signal on wires
Dim+ (blue), and Dim- (white). The included AC adapter will provide the reference voltage and two
potentiometers will allow you to vary the voltage between 0-10V, thus dimming the driver. The higher
the reference voltage, the brighter the LEDs will be, the lower the reference voltage, the dimmer the
LEDs will be.

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Parts Included
Parts Required:
•Soldering Iron
•Solder (60/40)
•Philips Screwdriver
•Wire Strippers
•Extra Wire
Tinning
About Tinning Potentiometers and Wire
To begin, we will tin the potentiometer terminals, DC jack terminals, and wire tips. Tinning is
the process of pre-coating the wire, or contacts, in the case of the potentiometer and DC jack, with
solder. Tinned wire and contacts are more easily soldered together than non-tinned components. This
step is to save headache and trouble later.
Tinning Wire
To tin wire, heat the wire with the tip of a clean soldering iron for a few seconds. After the wire
is heated, apply solder to the wire (not the tip of the iron). Since solder flows towards heat sources, it
should melt on to and flow through the strands of the wire, coating them evenly.
Tinning Potentiometer Terminals
To tin the potentiometer terminals, hold the soldering iron tip on the back side of the terminal
for a few seconds, and then apply solder to the terminal near where the iron tip touches the terminal,
but not directly to the tip of the iron. Solder should flow freely over the terminal and cover it
completely. It is useful to have a helping hand during this procedure to hold the potentiometer still.
AC Adapter
Case
Case Screws
Wire
Potentiometer 1
DC Jack
Potentiometer 2

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Tinning DC Jack
Next, tin the DC jack terminals in the same manner as the potentiometer terminals.
Installing Potentiometers to Faceplate
Next, we will install the potentiometers to the faceplate:
1. Insert the potentiometers such that the alignment tab on the potentiometer inserts into
the alignment hole in the faceplate (see photos below). The potentiometer should sit
flush, not at an angle in relation to the faceplate.
2. Put the included washer over the potentiometer shaft followed by the locking nut.
3. Screw the locking nut down and tighten until snug, but not too tight. We don’t want to
crack the faceplate by over-tightening.
Not Tinned Tinned

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Installing the DC Jack to the Faceplate
The DC jack snaps into the faceplate. If it is pre-installed, do not attempt to remove it – you risk
cracking the faceplate by doing so. The DC jack mounting hole is ‘D’ shaped. Ensure the flat edge of the
DC jack matches up with the flat edge of the mounting hole. Once you have lined up the flat edges,
gently press the jack into the hole until it snaps into place.
Wiring Diagram
Alignment Holes
Alignment Tab
Mounting Hole – Note ‘D’ shape Mounted DC Jack
DC Jack +
(center terminal) DC Jack -
+ from DC Jack - from DC Jack
to DIM + on driver
+ from DC Jack
to DIM + on driver
- from DC Jack
To DIM – on driver
To DIM – on driver

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Completed Wiring
Below is a photo of completed wiring. Using the photo below and the above wiring diagram, please wire
your kit the same.
Soldering notes:
•You will need to run a wire from the – terminal as well as a wire from the middle terminal of
each potentiometer out to your driver(s) as labeled in the photo below
•Be sure to solder as close to the base of the terminals as possible on the DC jack. Soldering too
far from the base may make the DC jack too tall to fit into the case.
Installing Knobs to Potentiometers
Before screwing the faceplate to the bottom half of the dimmer case, the knobs should be
installed on to the potentiometers. The knobs simply push on to the potentiometer shafts. Rotate the
potentiometers counter-clockwise as far as they will rotate and then gently push the knobs on to the
potentiometer shafts at the desired angle. It is best to do this by putting pressure on the back of the
potentiometer
to DIM + on driver to DIM - on driver
to DIM + on driver
to DIM - on driver

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Installing the Faceplate to the Case
Screw the faceplate to the bottom half of the case with the included screws. Do not over
tighten the screws, the faceplate may crack or the screw holes in the bottom half of the box may strip
out.
Wiring Your Driver
You should now have a completed dimming box. Wire it as follows:
•Wire the DIM + output from your dimming box to DIM + (blue) on your driver(s).
•Wire the DIM – output from your dimming box to DIM – (white) on your driver (s).
The output wires from each potentiometer go to one or a set of drivers for dimming. Never
combine output wires from one potentiometer with the other! The outputs for each
potentiometer must always be on separate circuits.
Using Your Dimmer
To use your dimmer, plug the included AC adapter into the DC jack on the box (and into the
wall). Rotate the knobs clockwise to increase output voltage (brightness) and counter-clockwise to
decrease voltage. This assumes your ELN-60-48D drivers have been pre-configured and set up properly
for your application. Please review our document entitled “Using Your Dimmable Driver” in detail
before starting use of the ELN-60-48D drivers.
To DIM+ on Driver
To DIM+ on Driver
To DIM — on Driver
To DIM — on Driver