Spiderguardnano Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 What's up guys so I want to switch all the LEDs in my ocean revive s206 to just a straight all blue fixture What do I need to know to do this Is there anything you guys Can help me with this process as I never done this before I want to add 9 Royal Blue 450nm 5 Blue 470nm 4 Violet 420nm This is what it looks like in the inside Link to comment
Horerczy Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Desolder the leads and hope they didn't epoxy or solder down the thermal slug. If it's thermal paste its an easy thing to switch chips out. Why go all blue if you don't mind me asking? Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 I run a all blue tank for straight Zoas no need for the other spectrums as I paired it with a halide so all the other led aren't being used I rather just switch to all blue and have it for thy purpose Will this be hard or risky? Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 anyone else? care to show me how to do this or tips? Link to comment
Horerczy Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 If it's paste with the leads being the only thing holding the diodes down its a breeze otherwise you might find it to be difficult/impossible. Link to comment
Spiderguardnano Posted November 19, 2015 Author Share Posted November 19, 2015 If it's paste with the leads being the only thing holding the diodes down its a breeze otherwise you might find it to be difficult/impossible. guess it really easy here is the link on reef2reef http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/has-anyone-swapped-leds-on-ocean-revive-t247-or-s206.221760/page-2#post-2561545 Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 IMHO, I wouldn't bother if you're using it over zoanthids. Most that are only colorful under blue light have a pretty low tolerance for light, and using just the blue channel with the halide is probably getting right up to or over their saturation points. Link to comment
xmas_one Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 It's super easy, I used a pair of hemostats to gently pull up on the led while desoldering. It's more than likely not an adhesive thermal compound, every one I have messed with was just paste. Make sure you clean the board good and use fresh thermal compound when you reinstall. Easiest way I found was to apply a small dab to the board (it doesn't take much), solder one lead in place, then push down on the white part of the led with tweezers to get it to come down nice and tight to the board, then while holding it down solder the second lead in place. I haven't had one fail yet. Also, take note of the polarity of the led, one lead should have a tiny minus symbol stamped into it. Link to comment
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