pop22
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I've not seen LEDs on a light mover, would be interesting to try! And I'd run that light full power, take advantage of that light mover!
DIY with Quantum Boards
- Thread starter robincnn
- Start date
Coming up to the last week or so. Just wondering how important light is in the final week finishing.
Have 520w in flower tent of QB and ideally would use it for a week of veg and use my veg tent which only has 200w in to finish.
Would this effect yield much for the almost harvest plants?
Have 520w in flower tent of QB and ideally would use it for a week of veg and use my veg tent which only has 200w in to finish.
Would this effect yield much for the almost harvest plants?
@Stephenj37826 or any1 plz help
list so far is
8 x quantum 288 3000k
4x HLG-240H-C2100B MEAN WELL
qb288 wired in series and will get about 120w per board so 240w per pair or driver so more options for spacing and heights plus if I did happen to lose a driver to failure I only lose 2 panels.
I am mounting them in pairs of 2 boards
8x slate heatsinks single
Hanging kits x 4
Dimmer switch x 4
Wires to connect
(What coverage should i expect?
HAVE I COVERED EVERYTHING?
I have read a tonn just need help ,is my driver a good choice not sure is cc or cv drivers are a better option for my setup ?
Thx for all advise so far ,Humple
list so far is
8 x quantum 288 3000k
4x HLG-240H-C2100B MEAN WELL
qb288 wired in series and will get about 120w per board so 240w per pair or driver so more options for spacing and heights plus if I did happen to lose a driver to failure I only lose 2 panels.
I am mounting them in pairs of 2 boards
8x slate heatsinks single
Hanging kits x 4
Dimmer switch x 4
Wires to connect
(What coverage should i expect?
HAVE I COVERED EVERYTHING?
I have read a tonn just need help ,is my driver a good choice not sure is cc or cv drivers are a better option for my setup ?
Thx for all advise so far ,Humple
SCJedi
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Well the HLG 550 which is the HLG-480h-C2100A pushes four QB288's to cover veg 6'x6' and bloom 4.5'x4.5' or 4'x5', so I would say twice that if you have them spread out the same and running them 18"-28" above the canopy.@Stephenj37826 or any1 plz help
list so far is
8 x quantum 288 3000k
4x HLG-240H-C2100B MEAN WELL
qb288 wired in series and will get about 120w per board so 240w per pair or driver so more options for spacing and heights plus if I did happen to lose a driver to failure I only lose 2 panels.
I am mounting them in pairs of 2 boards
8x slate heatsinks single
Hanging kits x 4
Dimmer switch x 4
Wires to connect
(What coverage should i expect?
HAVE I COVERED EVERYTHING?
I have read a tonn just need help ,is my driver a good choice not sure is cc or cv drivers are a better option for my setup ?
Thx for all advise so far ,Humple
https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/all/products/hlg-550
I just bought 4 QB288, a HLG-480h-C2100B (dimmable) and am expecting something similar.
ChaosHunter
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@Stephenj37826 when will a restock happen ?
numberfour
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Coming to the end of the second run with the QB's and I'm even more impressed than the first. Running the 4x 250w XL's on full I've seen an increase in density, terps and frost.
Headband x Orgasmatron
(tester #9)
Headband x Orgasmatron
(tester #5)
Purple Sunshine
Sour Larry Pebbles #3
Golden Retriever #6
Bluepit
Goji
(small one)
and some cured bud from my QB first run
Headband x Orgasmatron
(tester #9)
Headband x Orgasmatron
(tester #5)
Purple Sunshine
Sour Larry Pebbles #3
Golden Retriever #6
Bluepit
Goji
(small one)
and some cured bud from my QB first run
Are you planning on running the 4 boards on the HLG-480h-C2100B (dimmable)?
I was considering using 1 of these driver for every 2 qb288 ???
I was considering using 1 of these driver for every 2 qb288 ???
pop22
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when first released, a sheet of aluminum was used by many as a heatsink and worked well, and still makes for an economical alternative. it doesn't take much with QB's to dissipate they heat they generate
pop22
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Norml56
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I think 1 480hlg driver for ever 2 boards might be pushing a little hard. I'm running 1 320hlg driver for ever 2 288 and have poteniometers on the way to dim them down a bit.
SCJedi
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Yes, all 4 boards with a 100k ohm potentiometer hooked up to the dimmer lead.
SCJedi
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I bought this off of eBay before looking at who was selling it. There are cheaper options on his website www.metalremnants.com
I actually did get a message back from HLG today so I may end up with a full heatsink if the side roll in my favor. Fingers x-ed
SCJedi
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Im running the 480h ans boards in series for simplicity. I think even a 240hlg would be ok for 2 boards. I just went off what they used on the hlg550 but got the dimmable flavor. You could look at the HLG website and just grab the 2 board driver in their pics. Also their QB288 project page has a huge list of drivers on it and how many boards each runs
Norml56
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oooo gotcha so one 480 for 4 boards?
stawawager
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Did you build 288's together ?
stawawager
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Did you mount the two 288's together or are they independent? If you mounted them together I'd like to see a pic please.
stawawager
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Are those Square 6" by 6"? Is that kind of big?
SCJedi
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This was the other direction I considered for my 4 boards. 2 x qb288 and 2 x 240h-c2100b. Run one pair for gentle babies then turn on the other pair for something meaner. I decided to just be mean, with a dimmer.