Aussie Growers Thread

ruby fruit

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just go to the link below, pick your space or as close to it and the hard work is done for you. Same number (or more) of the same (or better) diodes than a QB. Totally customisable, fuck all shipping when compared to a QB as well. Digikey will deliver all this stuff in a few days provided they're in stock.

http://ledgardener.com/diy-led-strip-build-designs-samsung-bridgelux/

The only reason I'd buy a quantum board is if I was feeling lazy and couldn't be fucked knocking it together myself :D
That's me
 

ruby fruit

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The more I look at things the more I like the old school 600wt gps cool vent in a 1x1x2 tent
Can get the whole lot with 6 inch filter/fan plus ballast and both globes for less than the price of 2 oz
Would only have to sort out pots n medium n neuts
 

dopeonarope

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2easy

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you took more care than I did luke. I went for super easy and simple and just screwed them into the sheet. I used wago connectors for my connections though so that makes my wiring look a bit more flash than it really is (those terminal strips piss me off). $20 or $30 bucks on wagos was one of the bigger outlays on my build :D
Yeah i am pretty handy with a soldering iron so mine will all be soldered with heat shrink. But im definitely just going with a single large plate. Thats a great idea.

And as for old mates insurance its non existant same as anything you buy from ebay or anywhere else. If it burns your house down its on you lol.

He builds a lot of them though. Hes pretty switched on. Hes going to be checking all my maths and wiring as i go along with my build to ensure i dont burn my house down or electrocute myself. My build will be up around 200vdc which is very dangerous
 

dopeonarope

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got a mate on another forum. he makes quantum board kits and sells them. $450AUD

there is 2 different styles he makes at your choice, and he has the parts ready to go if anybody is interested.

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or he makes this other version

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what are those boards? theyre not QB units thats for sure. could be any old diodes chucked on a PCB. Even if he ordered the right ones from china its not uncommon for them to substitute the leds for a cheaper substitute dodgy cunts. pretty hard to test if theyre legit too - if I was paying 450 a throw for a home made light I'd want some data to know that what I'm getting is what it says on the tin.

If they arent the real deal then your mate would be doing well on his margins unless he paid too much for the boards. That said, Im sure theres a market for these, just not me
 

OzCocoLoco

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lol solved my issue with the hot seedling wardrobe. Good thing its easy to cut a hole in a gyprock ceiling. Now its a steady 24 degrees in there. I would never rent a house to me - Im a destructive bastard
Destructive ?? You’ve just increased the value of the house by adding a indoor garden they should thank you
 

OzCocoLoco

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Yeah i am pretty handy with a soldering iron so mine will all be soldered with heat shrink. But im definitely just going with a single large plate. Thats a great idea.

And as for old mates insurance its non existant same as anything you buy from ebay or anywhere else. If it burns your house down its on you lol.

He builds a lot of them though. Hes pretty switched on. Hes going to be checking all my maths and wiring as i go along with my build to ensure i dont burn my house down or electrocute myself. My build will be up around 200vdc which is very dangerous
If he’s selling them as a light fitting they have to meet AS3137 if he sold them minus the appliance lead as a “display item” they wouldn’t.
 
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