Despite the advances we've made
with driving LED's properly at 12vDC we still
experience some problems on charging 24vDC systems.
This is due to the voltage range
of the drivers we use in our bulbs.
LEDs are current "driven" and not voltage
"driven."
The maximum range achievable right now for quality
small current based drivers is 30 vDC.
Using 12v DC, voltages can reach as high as 15.5v.
This is only half the rated voltage of the 8~30vDC
driver.
When we use 24v however - charging voltages can
reach 28.8v or even higher if the regulator on
the 24v system is not set properly.
This is so very close to the maximum operating
voltage of our drivers that we can experience
failures sometimes.
For that reason we now recommend using a power
conditioner on 24v lighting systems.
This Australian made 24v interVOLT
mini series Power Conditioner is a new compact
version of their hugely popular heavy duty range.
An innovative product designed to address the
many issues associated with on-board power problems
in 24v systems including voltage surges, transients,
spikes, etc.
This power conditioner is in fact a converter,
stabilizer, isolator and regulator all in one
unit.
This 5 Amp mini SPCi Power Conditioner is galvanically
isolated (input to output) and designed to protect
sensitive and often expensive equipment connected
to 24VDC power sources.
interVOLT is a registered trademark
of Amelec Australia Pty Ltd in Australia and various
other countries including the UK and USA and as
such is protected by the relevant laws of the
country of registration.