bigmikey86
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Sorry, just realized you weren’t asking for alternatives. I was pretty baked at that moment lol.
The Chinese Quantum Board Knock Off Builds
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smokadepep
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hahaha no worries man. I am a pretty crafty person, detail oriented. One thing I never ventured into was the diy electrical aspect. Not much room for failure in there.
bigmikey86
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Honestly, can you hook up a car battery? If so then strips, boards, cobs are no different. Yes there a couple of factors that need to be sorted out as in drivers, currents, voltages ,wiring diagrams and shit but that’s what RIU is for! After you know what you need, it’s easy peasy man. Also there’s loads of DIY strip tutorials out there. The Meijius look good though, I won’t lie. I just feel the same results or better can be achieved DIY.
bigmikey86
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Yup, stoned again. I forgot about soldering. Still doable though for sure
PJ Diaz
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Soldering not always required.
bigmikey86
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True that, double true.
bigmikey86
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This may explain my recent mild retardation lol
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GBAUTO
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They're talking about a grounding strap for your body.
Amazon.com: CML Supply Anti-Static Wrist Strap Grounding Cord with Adjustable Band: Electronics
Amazon.com: CML Supply Anti-Static Wrist Strap Grounding Cord with Adjustable Band: Electronics
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[ZooWeeMaMa]
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Is all that really necessary? The guy on HLG video didn't wear nothing like that and never mentioned it then I incidentally read those precautions when I was looking for something else and I was like fuck...
12.5x8.5 with a grow area of 8x4 with 3 240 watt bava boards and a repurposed qb+blurple light Ali Express light from last year.
Rocket Soul
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Id like to point out a very clear trend here: first diy is mortalizingly scary, one feelS like things will burn up and cause Chernobyl with just having the boards and drivers in the same room. Also one thinks that you have to get it completely right on the first go and make minutiae plans for every detail to be absolutely perfect.
Then eventually comes build day, hopefully you stay on the side of sanity and dont complicate the first build too much. You connect with loads of nerves and it all lights up, maybe with a small.snagg but eventually its up. And you ask yourself what was all that fear a out?!?!
Mikey went thru this, asking loads of questions, and is now on the other side, it didnt take very much really, its just to dive in, keep to common sense advice:
- no water on your lights, no spraying
- no naked electrical cables (doh) and grounding the frame.
- no crazy currents going thru cables of unmatched specs, are there any hot/warm cables? Then sort it out, theyre to thin or overppowered.
- keep to low voltage parallel and smaller drivers and you will not under any circumstance get more than stung by the zapp if you chose to ignore all the above advice.
And once youve done it you realize what f-ing pisstake of easy it was, what were you so afraid off??!?!?!
And you also realize that youre only done for this time, that youll want to work on this again and you want everyone around you to feel that first lights on feeling (wow, jesus its so bright! My light/child has come to life!) that beats the crapp out of any unboxing feeling...
Props to mikey for already giving back and helping people out.
bigmikey86
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Thanks Rocket, you and the others on RIU definitely helped me sort some shit out. At first it’s for sure a little intimidating but once you get a game plan together and start building the light, fear takes a back seat and excitement grabs the wheel.
Finishing the build and putting it up comes with a sense of accomplishment like no other. Every time I go in my tent I look at it and think “fuck yeah, I built that sexy bitch”. It never gets old either lol.
Finishing the build and putting it up comes with a sense of accomplishment like no other. Every time I go in my tent I look at it and think “fuck yeah, I built that sexy bitch”. It never gets old either lol.
[ZooWeeMaMa]
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DUDE, you fucking nailed it with this post. Especially that first turn on. I knew as soon as it turned on I was hooked and it was just an awesome feeling that I was gonna wanna feel again soon and then again and again and again, lol. Looking forward to DIY lights for the foreseeable future and since I used to fabricate for a living a sweet frame is coming soon most likely. Wanna plan it nice and thorough though if I do so it'll be a grip. For now I'm just gonna flood my whole canopy with boards because I have a new addiction- building lights
Next up GLA boards mang
Thanks for all the help guys. Although a lot of times it can get pretty toxic on RIU this thread here is the shit. Great group of dudes in here.
Pic of my first LED child that you guys helped birth
Rocket Soul
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Watch out for DIY-ledbuilder addiction, that shit kicks in as soon as you done the first one. That shit is harder to kick than most other shit. Im too far gone by now... I definitely spend too much on this but i like it, it fits with my mind very well. Maybe after this next build i have something im happy enough with to bring to market but it will be some time yet.
smokadepep
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I am all for it man. Especially if it will save me money without sacrificing quality. What do you think the best set up for a 4x4 tent would be? They will be replacing a 1k so I have that much electricity to play with although I would like to cut it back a little. If you don't mind could I dm you? Trying to get a good starting basis.
Humple
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You speak the truth, my friend. I used to be deep into building PCs. Even had a short-lived custom PC building business. Got burned out on customers and just quit, but always missed the tinkering and the unique satisfaction of building something fun and cool... Then I discovered that DIY LED scratches that same damn itch, but also grows killer weed - win-win!
smokadepep
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Anyone heard any reviews on those ETL light bars?? I am looking at the 650w one. Seems to have the best par spread. Was also thinking of doing 2x 320w qbs. Wasn't sure which would be the best fit. Budget is about 500 a light with a little room to move up.
ronintank
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I bought the hlg qb288 v1 4 each and a hlg 240 48a on advice from this forum. Put it all together today and installed in the tent. Wow so much more light then the 2 300 burples. I think the girls will enjoy the sunshine. Many thanks for the help. Cost of the parts 210 bucks. 
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Humple
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Is that a 3x3?