Aqueon OptiBright Update

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Andrew Browne

7 жыл бұрын

If you own a first generation Aqueon Optibright LED fixture you have to see this update.

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@DaltonDroneZone 6 жыл бұрын

You're fine. As far as amps are concerned, the light will only draw the amperage it needs. It would be bad if your power supply was underrated meaning it was capable of putting out only .5 amps and your fixture needed 1 amp. That would result in a burned up power supply. No worries.

@flaviodesignaquariums1690 6 жыл бұрын

The 2 amp power supply they sent is actually for the coralife 30" fixter & the the planted fixter witch uses a timer & remote control. I have 6 of the 30" opibright & 8 of the 30" coralife fixter haven't had one power supply go out yet.it actually beater to have a power supply that is stonger then needed ,it will last longer.

@sharkyslady6428 5 жыл бұрын

I just bought one today at Petco 48 " Aqueon Led OptiBright Plus!

@DJ_LittlePea 7 жыл бұрын

This was a really cool unboxing .... nice product 🤗🤗

@davidcoghill8612 7 жыл бұрын

The 2A rating on the power supply is the maximum it can provide, the light will still only be using 1A. Power supplies should always be rated higher (Amps) than the thing you're using them to power (especially with lower-quality supplies. That was probably why there were so many failures with the old ones, with a 1A light on a 1A supply, it means that the power supply is running right at its limit and would be getting quite hot. Going up to a 2A supply give you a big safety margin.

@devinmartinolich7795 7 жыл бұрын

David C that is not true. volts can be very different however amps are a big issue. as someone who has bins full of adapters and crossfiting for different appliances you never go a whole amp over rated requirements. even .5 will cook the electronics. I have seen this happen time and time again.

@AquaticLogic 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave and Devin. I have no knowledge on this electricity issue, and I am going to have to plead the Heisenberg's uncertainty on this one. Please keep this discussion going so I can learn something ;-)

@devinmartinolich7795 7 жыл бұрын

My last post was relatively fast so here is the details: Volts are variable. The electronics pulling power will regulate this depending on the load required. Subsequently the higher voltage draw the higher the amperage that is provided. Amperage is not regulated like voltage is. The higher the amperage provided to the electronics (that are not rated for that amount of amperage) the higher the fail rate. This can just be simple smoking of capacitors swelling and leaking or burning depending on the hardware. In terms of batteries this is considered "rapid disassembly" or simply an explosion. My concern: If the light is rated for lets say 5v 1amp and your power supply is 5v 2amp. When the light is under a full 5v load then it will also be providing 2amp's to a unit that can only handle 1amp. Laymens: If you are carrying a 5 gallon bucket of water to your tank and before you reached your destination I replaced it with slate stone. What would happen when you poured that bucket in your aquarium? The stone would rush into the tank smashing the glass bottom and might even break the tank either slight leak or full out let loose (and it might even do physical damage to you). Since I dont know the exact requirements of the light fixture I would be pissing in the wind when telling you the power provided is inadequate however every electronic device must list its rating and consumption so I would start there (not just the power supply by the electronic consuming the power). Here are the layman's terms of Volts, Amps and Ohms science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/question501.htm

@kilacell Жыл бұрын

@@devinmartinolich7795 wow this is incredibly wrong. Higher amps is called overhead and that's what you actually need in order to not have everything in your house over heat

@BrokeCanadian 6 жыл бұрын

You got it wrong. Having extra Amps at the supply just means the power supply can POTENTIALLY handle a higher current load. Too high a voltage would damage the lights and too low an Amp rating would cause the supply to burn out (exactly what happened before with the old PSUs). The reason this is rated so much higher than the Amps the lights draw is that Aqueon want to make ABSOLUTELY SURE the power supplies stop burning out! Voltage is "pushed to the device" and current (Amps) is "pulled FROM" the device. A power supply can't "force" more current into the lights by virtue of having a higher Amp rating. Think about USB ports: they are always 5 volts but USB 3.0 is rated for much higher current than 2.0 was. An old device with lower current requirements won't die in a newer USB 3.0 port, it only draws the current it needs. Same principle applies to 1A LED light circuit on a 2A PSU :)

@jc49fishniner4lif7 7 жыл бұрын

great video and it looks really nice nice with that light,,, Wolverine scratches lol 👍

@AquaticLogic 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks George ;-)

@Jonathan-rc2ud 7 жыл бұрын

Tanks looking nice!

@AquaticLogic 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonathon

@Kdrel 6 жыл бұрын

that power supply is double the required size needed. if it was less than 1 amp you will have problems...

@phlexcichlids9249 7 жыл бұрын

I run CurrentUSA but good info to have. Thanks for the video.

@AquaticLogic 7 жыл бұрын

I have one of their fixtures and so far zero issues with it.

@cj7girl280 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, would you know if the light helps grow aquarium plants? Thanks for the video

@jberry7640 7 жыл бұрын

The bar will only draw what it needs being 1 amp and the power supply won't be running as hard as it was the 1amp meaning it should stay colder and not blowup

@AquaticLogic 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry, that calms my nerves a bit.

@jamesmcmillan7845 2 жыл бұрын

2A means the Power Supply will only work around 50% load and extend the life of it. As others mentioned the lights will only draw more than rated if they are bad.

@anthonybeers 8 ай бұрын

it can source 2 amps but will only give what the device is trying to take from it.

@africanriftvalleyfish8287 6 жыл бұрын

A queen needs to put you on their payroll!

@africanriftvalleyfish8287 6 жыл бұрын

Aqueon *

@davidjennings7656 Жыл бұрын

Can I use this with a salt water tank??and work well

@thebromelad6398 6 жыл бұрын

where did you get it ?

@DayGloOreo 6 жыл бұрын

O_O That knife tho.

@JuanLopez-su3cq 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know where to buy it seperately?

@brackon1087 7 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to get a new power supply should really help out was wondering why it was so dim lately

@AquaticLogic 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah mine would flash on and off, and then totally die. But if its under-performing for sure upgrade!

@brackon1087 7 жыл бұрын

I changed it off when it started to dim but after a few hours it would be normal and then yeah just shut off randomly. Definitely going to go get a new power supply so I can move my shop light back to the shop bench

@branman3336 3 жыл бұрын

I just got one of those today (well optibright + for plants) it has the original power supply hopefully it doesn’t pop and cause me to have to spend more damn money the thing was 80 bucks it better not break in a week or I’m gonna just go with another brand, I’ll take that boi back to petco before I go waiting around for a package while my plants die. Lol I don’t play with companies that don’t issue recalls where it’s fit.

@SgtBFGunner 2 жыл бұрын

Did you say you have three (3) 48" light bars on this tank? (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l6yeeJZi3trKYn0.html) One wasn't good enough? Wondering. Thanks.

@Allan-et5ig 3 жыл бұрын

Aqueon OptiBright Update i got the optibright today...i'm not sure i understand the percentage of non-white light? the blue light doesn't "turn the tank blue," as a pure non-digital blue globe would. are the various colors supposed to mimic 'nature' with different shades of light? thanks! p.s. i bought the unit to day in oct. 2020 and it's the old 1 amp power supply.