Want to split my 730w bar light(mars hydro fce 6500) I’ve got in my 5x5 into 2 320s for 2 2x4s so I can have little room to move around in my bedroom. Does anyone know where they sell the connector cords for the drivers to the bars? I’m gonna be using these
i just can’t find where to get the cords.
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Can you post a picture of the connector?
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A picture would help however for a quick convenient connection check out wago/wagos connectors.
They’re available for 2/3/6 wires and some other brands are colour coded.
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@EugeneDebs420 are you talking about the twist to lock wire connector?
You may have to splice in to the original wire.
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The type of connectors posted above are called aviation connectors.
I’ve taken the 1st link but they’re available in bulkhead and inline.
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Any model #s you can get off the connector will help too.
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I think you’ll find whatever you need in one of these two places, like people said if you can get close up photos of any writing on the connectors and photos of what they look like separated, we can help tell you what the pin count and plug compatibility are. Mars does not seem to publish this anywhere and I haven’t found a good photo yet of the bar connector or cables to deduce it myself.
This stuff is all available on Amazon too but I figured it would be easier dealing with a grow light company that does DIY parts and materials:
https://chilledgrowlights.com/product-category/parts-components/wire-connectors
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This is the connection on the mars bars themselves.
I know the mars driver is a sosen too so I was kind of assuming there’d be compatible parts available somewhere.
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Huh, not what I was expecting haha. Look all over the bodies of both plugs and see if you can find anything that might be a part number. If not, you would need to measure things pretty accurately to avoid the old big guess random parts orders situation. I would be tempted to just solder the damn leads together, but I know how to solder already, might not be a good job to learn on.
I just wasn’t expecting to have to move after one harvest in on the new light. Otherwise I would’ve gotten something smaller.
A great place to find/order parts:
https://www.mouser.com/c/connectors/
Mayhap this will be a help:
Mars Hydro is also very helpful from my experience and may have the parts you need to buy from them direct.
All the best!
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Ya know I think I will email mars about the parts. Their customer service and warranty support has been good to me.
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Hopefully you get an answer. I looked around online but didn’t see anything similar to that type of connector. If I see anything similar, I will let you know.
Think I found em. Security-01 2-Pack 1 to 3 Way DC Power Splitter Cable, Plug 5.5mm x 2.1mm https://a.co/d/5aizy7Z I knew they had to exist since they just released a mint evo version of what I’m fixing to do(fc 4000evo, cool looking light but I already just spent 600 on this one just a few months ago