RapidLED Coralife BioCube 29 Aurora Array Retrofit User manual

RapidLEDCoralifeBioCube29Retrofit
Contents
Overview.......................................................................................................................................................1
HoodPreparation..........................................................................................................................................2
FastenerRemoval.....................................................................................................................................2
ReflectorandLEDStripRemoval..............................................................................................................3
BallastRemoval.........................................................................................................................................4
TransformerRemoval...............................................................................................................................8
RightSideACInRemoval........................................................................................................................10
PreparedHood........................................................................................................................................11
InstallingtheHeatsink.................................................................................................................................12
AttachingLEDstotheHeatsink...................................................................................................................14
WiringtheLEDStrings.................................................................................................................................15
InsideHoodWiringforLEDStringstoV+andV‐........................................................................................16
OutsideHoodWiringforLEDStringstoV+andV‐.....................................................................................19
WiringtheDrivertoACPower....................................................................................................................20
AdjustingDriverCurrentwithaMultimeter...............................................................................................22
FinishingUp.................................................................................................................................................23
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Overview
Aswithanytypeoflightingretrofit,therearemanydangers,difficulties,andpitfallsthatmay
occur.TheRapidLEDCoralifeBioCube29retrofitshouldonlybeattemptedbypeoplefamiliarwithAC
powerandwiring,electronics,LEDs,LEDDrivers,seriescircuits,andbecomfortablewiththefactthat
thisretrofitwillrequirecompletedisassemblyandremovalofmajorcomponentsoftheoriginalhood.If
youareuncomfortablewithorinexperiencedatanyoftheprerequisitesrequiredforthisretrofit,you
shouldnotattemptthisretrofit.NOTE:TheseinstructionsareforinstallingindividualLEDsinyourhood.
IfyouareusingthekitwiththeAuroraArray,refertotheinstructionslocatedhere:CoralifeBiocube29
AuroraArrayInstructions

HoodPreparation
Ensureeverythingisunplugged.Inthisportionoftheretrofitwewillremovethehoodfromthe
tank,atransformer,thefluorescentbulbsandballasts,thereflector,theLEDstripsocketsandsome
wiringamongotherthings.
FastenerRemoval
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Tobegin,youmustremovethreefastenersfromtherearofthehoodtogetitoffofthetank.
Wefounditeasiesttoinsertahexwrenchintoonesideofthefastenerandgentlytaplaterallywitha
hammeruntilitreleases.Thefastenersreleaseeasily,littlepowerisrequired.Repeatthisforallthree
andremovethehoodfromthetank.
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Afterthehoodisremoved,unscrewandremovetheplasticcoverthatprotectsthefluorescent
bulbsandthenremovethefluorescentbulbs.
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ReflectorandLEDStripRemoval
Next,wewillunscrewthereflectorandLEDsocketsfromthehood.Reflectorremovalrequires
unscrewingthetwometalfluorescentbulbholdersandtheLEDstripsocketinthemiddleofthehood.
Thereflectorshouldliftouteasily.Cutthegreengroundingwirefromthehoodtocompletelyremove
it.
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Afterremovingthereflector,unscrewthefourLEDstripsocketsincludedwiththetank.Eightscrews
holdthemdown.
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AfterunscrewingtheLEDstripsockets,unplugallfiveofthemfromthecircuitboard,andremove:
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Next,wewillremovethetwofluorescentbulbsockets.Unscrewthefourmountingscrewsasindicated
bythearrowsinthephotobelow,unclip,andremovethesockets.
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BallastRemoval
TheendgoalofthissectionistoremovetheballastsandtherightsideAClinein(twopowercords)
fromthehood.Wewillbeleftwithoneoriginalpowerplugthatwillpowertheoriginalfans.
RemovingtheballastsrequirescuttinganAClinein.Toavoidanyproblems,doublecheckandconfirm
allpowertothehoodisdisconnected.Thisportionoftheretrofithasitsownsectionbecauseproblems

canariseresultinginelectrocutionandpossiblydeath.Pleasehavealicensedelectriciandoublecheck
allmodificationsperformedonyourentireretrofit,andespeciallytheonesinthissection.
Pleasenotethatmodificationsonthisstepbeandlookdifferentdependingonmanufacturer
modificationsoutofourcontrol.Keepinmindtheactualgoalofthestepasopposedtothephotos.
Tobegin,withthehoodfacingupwiththebackofitnearestyourbody,cuttheAClineandneutral
wirescomingfromtherightmostballast.Ifyoucannotlocatethem,theballasthasawiringdiagramon
itslabelindicatingACLandACNforthedriver.
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Next,stripandtightlycaptheACwirescutfromtheballastwithwirenuts.
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Next,unclipthepowerconnectorfortheleftballast:
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Afterunclippingtheleftballast,unscrewandremovebothballastsfromthehood.Therearetwoscrews
perballast.
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TransformerRemoval
Toremovethetransformerontheright,wefirstunplugitfromthecircuitboard.Simplyunplugthetwo
wiresfromtheirsocketsinthelowerrighthandcornerofthepicturebelow.
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Next,wewillremovetheunnecessarypowerconnectionsfromthehoodswitches.Becarefultonot
damagethecomponentsorhurtyourselfinthisstep–theconnectionscanbeverytightanddifficultto
remove.Pleasenotethatwewillleave4connectionsasis,whichwillswitchthefansonandoff.
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Next,weremovethetransformerontheright.Simplyremovethetwoscrewsandremoveitfromthe
hood.

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RightSideACInRemoval
ThelaststepinpreparingourhoodistoremoveBOTHpowercordsfromtherightsideofthehood.
First,unscrewthestrainreliefholdingdowntherightsidepowercords.
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Next,cuttheendsoffofthecordsandpullthemoutofthehood.Replacethestrainreliefunscrewedin
theabovepictureandreplacetherubbergrommettheACinletwireswereremovedfrom.