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DIY with Quantum Boards
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pop22
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No, you wire them in series not parallel on these Cv drivers. If you want to run 4 boards, get the 150H-54. The 150H-54 gives a little more actual amperage than the 48. I have an 80H-54 that pulls 109 watts from the wall, minus driver losses is still about 104 watts!
Humple
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Why do you say not to wire in parallel on a CV driver? Many people do!
pop22
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I ran 2 24V boards in parallel on an 80H-54. My mistake I meant a CC-CV like the 80H. You can't run a 50Vf cob/board in parallel on this driver as it maxes at 54 volts
PJ Diaz
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You're running 2 24v boards in parallel on a 54v driver? Something seems wrong with that picture. Perhaps you have parallel and series confused? Parallel won't split the voltage, it splits the current.
pop22
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Excuse me....lol! I have 5 different QB lights running in various configurations and your right, they were in series, my bad. I had run my QB 120s on a 24V power supply, actually had tried 3 different ones and they all sucked.
Budzbuddha
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Sour Stomper x Purple Gorilla Auto
QB 96 320w with Agromax pure par T5 HO
18/6
Layered mix with megacrop boost at last 3 weeks
Heavy ... Heavy deep fruit with some citrus note . Very stinky girl. Sticky trim leaves that just reek .
Gonna get chopped in about 3 days ... most pistils have colored off and are beginning recede. Slower water uptake noticed.
QB 96 320w with Agromax pure par T5 HO
18/6
Layered mix with megacrop boost at last 3 weeks
Heavy ... Heavy deep fruit with some citrus note . Very stinky girl. Sticky trim leaves that just reek .
Gonna get chopped in about 3 days ... most pistils have colored off and are beginning recede. Slower water uptake noticed.
Airwalker16
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Really not a fan of bud like that. I need my golfballs please thank you.
Budzbuddha
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New blood for the OG 304 V1 boards ( going strong since dec. 2015 ) running perpetual.
Gotham Limited - Trainwreck x 79 Xmas bud ( pine tar kush ) IBL
Thanks to Icemudgrow for the crosses and Bangi haze F9 pollen . Was told about the pinene heavy buds , so I’m curious what these two will bring ..... Thanks to @Stephenj37826 for the “ special “ on a HLG 225 ... looking forward to getting that rig in a grow space.
The Afghani landrace variety is something I’m looking forward to since running Malawi ( African ) last year. Those ran way long but always preferred more manageable timed grows. Since Trainwreck tends to be a hybrid of Afghani / mex / Thai , should be a good strain overall since these seeds are worked a bit. I suspect from seeing icemud’s plants in tent , mine will have the leafy flowers , perfect for pressing . I never worry about stupid bag appeal since I grow only for myself . That purp gorilla is a good example of a plant looking to be rosin pressed. Or lingual tincture drops .
QB 304 V1 boards are still bright and growing weed happily. Even those COBS were bought from HLG ( when they sold cobs ! ) early on. 3500k on all light engines . No hurry to upgrade boards. That stacking plant is GSG and doing her thing.
Banghi haze pollen will be used on something .... lurking Phylos galaxy for complement strains to play with.
Gotham Limited - Trainwreck x 79 Xmas bud ( pine tar kush ) IBL
Thanks to Icemudgrow for the crosses and Bangi haze F9 pollen . Was told about the pinene heavy buds , so I’m curious what these two will bring ..... Thanks to @Stephenj37826 for the “ special “ on a HLG 225 ... looking forward to getting that rig in a grow space.
The Afghani landrace variety is something I’m looking forward to since running Malawi ( African ) last year. Those ran way long but always preferred more manageable timed grows. Since Trainwreck tends to be a hybrid of Afghani / mex / Thai , should be a good strain overall since these seeds are worked a bit. I suspect from seeing icemud’s plants in tent , mine will have the leafy flowers , perfect for pressing . I never worry about stupid bag appeal since I grow only for myself . That purp gorilla is a good example of a plant looking to be rosin pressed. Or lingual tincture drops .
QB 304 V1 boards are still bright and growing weed happily. Even those COBS were bought from HLG ( when they sold cobs ! ) early on. 3500k on all light engines . No hurry to upgrade boards. That stacking plant is GSG and doing her thing.
Banghi haze pollen will be used on something .... lurking Phylos galaxy for complement strains to play with.
Airwalker16
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What are these "COBs"?
Budzbuddha
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3500k citizen ... HLG sold cobs and pin sinks .
( used to sell them when they had cob rigs in their catalog )
( used to sell them when they had cob rigs in their catalog )
Humple
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Was that Ace's Malawi? How'd you like it?
Humple
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Personally, I think leafy bud makes for better joints. The really dense stuff typically goes in the bowl or bong. (Sounds like @Budzbuddha is making concentrates anyway though.)
Budzbuddha
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it was Seeds of Africa malawi gold. It ran for 15 weeks . Long wispy buds . Heavy dreamy high but can get you hyperfocused on some shit ... lol. Buds not very pretty but smokes nicely with a pretty quick mellow creep up.
ilovereggae
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Emailed HLG hoping to get lucky, but confirmed that if you want to run in parallel you need to buy all the boards at the same time.
Also it turns out the wardrobe I got for free was an entertainment center, with an internal cabinet that I was able to remove. Hard to explain but I will take pics this weekend. But basically I now have another cabinet, just have to buy some plywood to make doors and a back for it. So now I will have another space for flower, and my 2 shelf veg cabinet as well!
New plan:
Flower cab (36x27" footprint)
- 3) new v1 boards - parallel @ 40-50W each on old 120H-54a (from the DIY kit)
Veg cab (30x25" footprint)
- shelf 1 > 2) new v1 boards - parallel @40-50W each on 80H-48a/54a
- shelf 2 > new v1 board + old v2 board - series @35W each on 80H-c700
Going to take a bit to get it all built and dialed in but I think this will be a nice setup.
Chip Green
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The V1 135 kit arrived today. Sweet little unit!
The quality of everything, from the packaging all the way down to the included micro screwdriver, I couldn't be happier.
Not that there was ever any doubt, but having the stuff in your hands brings it up a notch. Perfect setup for my seed making endeavors. Kill-a-watt peaked at 163W, got me a live one!
Outstanding product, Horticulture Lighting Group!
The quality of everything, from the packaging all the way down to the included micro screwdriver, I couldn't be happier.
Not that there was ever any doubt, but having the stuff in your hands brings it up a notch. Perfect setup for my seed making endeavors. Kill-a-watt peaked at 163W, got me a live one!
Outstanding product, Horticulture Lighting Group!
hybridway2
Amare Shill
I thought that was a perfect reply.
Very good!
Chip Green
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This is a "Dr. Meter" $25 LUX device, set at 100X, resting on the floor of an empty 2'x2'x4' cheapo tent, with the doors mostly closed. Running inside the tent, is the V1 135W kit, at full nuts. The board itself is hung with the provided cables, each being looped around the top bar, and back into its own clip, allowing around 5" of clearance from the inside of the tents' roof.
If I get the sensor within 8" of the center of the board, it buries the needle, on the good Dr.
It rests around 50K Dr. Meter LUX, at around 20".
ilovereggae
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My v2 kit was honestly too much light for a 2x2. My driver pulled about what yours does from the wall, and I had to dim it down to keep the plants happy until they were a few weeks into flower. Make sure you buy some sort of CalMag too, you are gonna need it!