Rocket Soul
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The output of the hlgs tend to be about 10% mpre than the rating, allways check report section along with the datasheet.
DIY with Quantum Boards
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hybridway2
Amare Shill
Anyone know if i can plug these hlg-60's into household led dimmers rated for under 150w? Silly question, i know.
The spectral blend I'm looking for wold have each bar around 35w i think.
The QBS are less then half power & i need the r+b to be too.
The spectral blend I'm looking for wold have each bar around 35w i think.
The QBS are less then half power & i need the r+b to be too.
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And this is only with A type drivers. Correct?
fragileassassin
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I feel ripped off then! my 4 320-2800s pull 11.3a total lol
Rocket Soul
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are you talking 120V ac amps?
Im talking the dc output. And its usually only on A versions or B versions with special dimmer.
fragileassassin
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Oh i thought we were talking about them pulling more watts at the wall? my 4x 320-2800Bs pull 1290w total.
Chip Green
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So, according to the emails I reviewed this morning, it has become evident, that six beers, and a nice big chunk of Hazeman Mikado extract infused butterscotch, created just the right amount of inhibition, to go ahead and order 3x 96 Elite boards, and the HLG T-shirt!!!!
So getting back to what I posted several days ago, we're all going to find out how much wattage they can safely take, on CobKits 133mm pre-drilled heatsinks in the near future!!!
So getting back to what I posted several days ago, we're all going to find out how much wattage they can safely take, on CobKits 133mm pre-drilled heatsinks in the near future!!!
Airwalker16
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Something we've all wanted the answer to!
Rocket Soul
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Im not sure but from what i understood: the hlg driver are rated lower than their actual output. However if you put a 100k dimmer on them they output spec. But with A version or if using a 110k dimmer (or a 100k with a 10k resistanse added in series) you can get at that extra current.
Another way of getting more power out of the driver is using a hlg cv driver w voltage dimming. For example 36A drivers will usually be able to take voltage all the way to 40V, which gives you the option of running 2x eb gen 3 2 footers in series as they are still only combined 38V on lower currents.
New AB drivers i havent tried out so im no
sure.
Airwalker16
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Those OG Original 120/133/140mm round pin sinks ALL come with a standard 20mm thick base or is it only 15mm?
Airwalker16
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Jesus Christ all 3 of em only have 10mm thick bases. Pretty sure even Meijus heatsinks are 15mm from what I've heard. And that's in a MUCH more spread heat layout and 20X the surface area a COB has.
I'm super surprised to find this out...
Airwalker16
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For real though, I'm actually pumped for this what do you plan on doing with each of the 3 exactly? Throw one on a 600-54B and crank that pot up slowly but surely from 0???
I thought you couldn’t overclock the B drivers?
Airwalker16
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What does overclocking have anything to do with this?
You can turn the dimmer down with a wired on Pot with B driver. This will allow your one 96 on an HLG-600H-36B to run without being Instantly fried
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36B? They 54v right? I always thought if you ran a certain voltage LED on a CV driver it could only pull the wattage the IO curve alotted at a set voltage. If you run one 96e on a 600h-54b at 54v it want pull the whole 600w. Am I wrong?
I’m not sure, I’ve questioned this before because on LED Gardeners strip builds he mentions that you must have all the strips hooked up on a parallel build before powering on which contradicts my way of thinking.
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Chip Green
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The plan will be to run each on it's own driver. Most likely which, will end up being the XLG-150-H-AB. This way I can stay at, or under 150W each, without active cooling, with the 133mm pin heatsinks.
Airwalker16
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Aaaaaaaawwwwwwww........ I thought you were saying you were going to see what the 96 boards could actually handle using the highly popular 133mm round pin heatsinks, that a whole Shit load of us already have.
Guess I'll still never know.
150W is quite a bit though. Very interested to see how it handles the extra wattage from the extra surface area and spread of the 96 compared to a COB.
coreywebster
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This is the wrong place to ask as its the official Quantum board thread (horticultural light group aka HLG).
Try here
The Chinese Quantum Board Knock Off Builds
Fixed the hotspot with no heatsink, 1.5w case fan sitting on top cools the whole light down to 0.5c above room temp.
www.rollitup.org
Thank you! I have deleted the post and put it in the other thread!
pop22
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why drive them hard? Electronics + heat = eventual failure. Every LED system has a sweet spot where output and efficiency balance. Why not get one more and have lighting that will last longer and be more efficient?