DIY with Quantum Boards

zzerg85

zzerg85

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licoricetree said:
4x4 area with only 8 cxb3590 didnt do to bad.But expensive i am selling them and replacing them with luminus cxm-22 or cxm-32.
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thanks for the recommendation. i never built anything like this before so the easiest setup would be the better with less chance to fck up haha. how many QBoards would you mix with how many luminus chips or should i just keep it simple and buy 8 chips + xy driver? are these luminus chips just as good as the cxb3590's? i heavn't read a lot about this but i have seen these cxb3590 in most articles mentioned and assumed they are sort of the cob diy grow industry standard at the moment if you know what i mean?

thanks for the link it was very informative
i see the cxb3590s are almost 2x the price oO
 
qballizhere

qballizhere

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zzerg85 said:
hello

im fairly new to the DIY scene.
watched growmou5 7 part diy series and his bigger concept videos, greengene's diy vid and browsed a lot of pages here too but the information is kinda overwhelming if you know what i mean.
i would like a 4x4 tent scrog and i need a light i wont regret paying for in the near future. it has to be reasonably priced and good for veg to flower. im also in the UK if that makes any difference. guess not.
i have seen lots of hype around quantum boards and i need to know which would be the best bang for my buck? a COB diy fixture or QB?
any suggestions are welcome
love to you all xx
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First question is what is the budget? Second question is what is the height of your area? Cobs are good and qb are better if you are restricted by height.
 
licoricetree

licoricetree

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zzerg85 said:
thanks for the recommendation. i never built anything like this before so the easiest setup would be the better with less chance to fck up haha. how many QBoards would you mix with how many luminus chips or should i just keep it simple and buy 8 chips + xy driver? are these luminus chips just as good as the cxb3590's? i heavn't read a lot about this but i have seen these cxb3590 in most articles mentioned and assumed they are sort of the cob diy grow industry standard at the moment if you know what i mean?

thanks for the link it was very informative
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Ya cree is what i went with also for my first one because there was so many videos but since those videos have been posted there are better chips out. For my cree bars i used a hlg-240-1750a - Four in series.
 
goodro wilson

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sethimus

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Stephenj37826 said:
I was just making the point that the HYDROPODS controller has a lot of R&D behind it. I think sometimes people expect too much. Retail is a hard gig and people don't see the overhead involved in getting a product to the public.
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still they sell simple wifi outlets for 99$ while you can get these already from other manufacturers for way less. does not speak for the product. also just 1 year warranty which always bucks me a lot because we have mandatory 2 year warranty. but thats with all the american products so not really a fair minus.
 
robincnn

robincnn

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goodro wilson said:
Would it be hard to match the voltage bins if I buy two now and two later
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yes. can be done. Board voltages need to match.
I would advise getting 4 boards in single order. May be hard to find boards with exact same Vf later.

Here is a solution
buy 2 boards. they will have same Vf. use them
Next time buy 2 boards and they will have same Vf. Then use 1 new board and 1 old board in series.

http://postimg.org/image/3pgkv5xdp/

 
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sethimus

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licoricetree said:
HydroPods is honestly not a bad product it has like what $1000-1500 worth of features combine into 1. Only thing that gets me is $99 for the plugs.

Complete Climate Controller
Hydroponics Controller
Environmental Controller
Temperature Controller
Humidity Controller
CO2 Controller
Flood Detection and Alert System
Fogger Controller
Irrigation Controller
Ebb and Flow table Controller
Time lapse grow movie creator
DWC Level Controller
Deep Water Culture Controller
Cycle Timer(s)
Lighting Controller
Atmospheric Controller
Long Term data logger with advanced analytics
Control MULTIPLE growing areas from one account
And much more, the system is extremely configurable
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no option to control EC fans properly though.
 
zzerg85

zzerg85

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qballizhere said:
First question is what is the budget? Second question is what is the height of your area? Cobs are good and qb are better if you are restricted by height.
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regarding the budget i wouldn't want to spend 2x the money for an extra 5%-7% performance when it comes to chip prices. (depending on the price gap between a full QB setup and a cob setup could be the deciding factor and that's part of the reason why i'm here right now to find out which would be the better option for my 4x4 tent)
apart from this restriction the light should be sufficient to grow excellent yields if the nuts,temp,humidity,training, etc is done right. as far as i know both capable in doing that.
the grow will be in a tent. this project is new and purchases will be made when the plan is together so when you ask me if will i have any height limitations? my answer is probably. i will stick to indica dominant strains and train to keep them short if necessary. i think cob fixtures aren't that much bigger than QBs. a few inch is easier to get around than price or performance so those are my two main worries at the moment
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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Growmau5 said:
kicked off a build this weekend with the QBs. I got all of the metal fab/machining done. I'm damn tempted to have the mounting panel anodized, if I can find a company that won't rape me. $
Components:
6 x quantum boards 3000K :NGL @933ma
16 x Cree xp-g3 (3up) 4000k 90CRI top bins: Cutter, up to 1400ma capable (3up boards are around 9 vF)
24 x asst cree xpe , mostly the xpe HE 660nm (XPEEPR-L1-0000-00C01) tippy top flux bin
2 x 24 T5HO uvb from HTG supply
2 x hlg320h-c2800b (runs 3 boards in parallel @ 933ma per board)
1 x hlg185h-c1400b (for xpg3 which max at 2000ma)
other components TBD.
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You hear it ??? .... The sound of breaking bulbs thrown right into the dumpster , cool tubes and all. LOL
 
bxkid

bxkid

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robincnn said:
yes. can be done. Board voltages need to match.
I would advise getting 4 boards in single order. May be hard to find boards with exact same Vf later.

Here is a solution
buy 2 boards. they will have same Vf. use them
Next time buy 2 boards and they will have same Vf. Then use 1 new board and 1 old board in series.

http://postimg.org/image/3pgkv5xdp/

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would you mind posting the par map info again, its gone from the first page. Or if anyone else can point me in the direction of the info that would be cool too. thanks.
 
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garyocampo

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quick question i'm looking to go full diy and etch my own QB but instead of 304 led's i'm thinking about using 100 led's in 10 parallel series of 10. that's for two reasons.
1. mean well drivers in argentina are stupid expensive (the same for QB)
2. i can't get led drivers that go higher than 50v.
what do you think about the chances for thermal runaway? i have already designed the footprint and the circuit but before i go and spend money i want to be sure it will work.
 
Stephenj37826

Stephenj37826

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licoricetree said:
HydroPods is honestly not a bad product it has like what $1000-1500 worth of features combine into 1. Only thing that gets me is $99 for the plugs.

Complete Climate Controller
Hydroponics Controller
Environmental Controller
Temperature Controller
Humidity Controller
CO2 Controller
Flood Detection and Alert System
Fogger Controller
Irrigation Controller
Ebb and Flow table Controller
Time lapse grow movie creator
DWC Level Controller
Deep Water Culture Controller
Cycle Timer(s)
Lighting Controller
Atmospheric Controller
Long Term data logger with advanced analytics
Control MULTIPLE growing areas from one account
And much more, the system is extremely configurable
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We will have a discount code for them probably 20% off.
 
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