DIY with Quantum Boards

pop22

pop22

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And I like what your doing. This is DIY! Going out on a limb to try something new, Kudos!

Roger A. Shrubber said:
I'd like a little advice from some people who know what they're talking about. i got together with my friend whose an electrical engineer, and we built this pair of boards. its not the conventional layout, but it seems to be working pretty well. i was wondering if there's some glaring obvious problem with this compared to conventional drivers that we're not seeing for some reason? would there be some kind of huge improvement if i changed to a Meanwell driver instead of the layout we're using?
this is the power supply
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005CLBZRO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
using two of these, one to control each board
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MSJQAKY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and we used this diode on the boards, because they had a very high lumen per watt rating
http://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=1510-1310-1-ND
heres a couple of pictures of the setupView attachment 3905230
View attachment 3905231 i turned this light up too high and cooked it, we're replacing it with larger diodes, full heatsinks with fans.
the one thats still running i added halfass angle aluminum heatsinks, and i'm keeping it set to 2 amps, 2.5 cooked this one.
View attachment 3905232
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we're 3d printing some plastic frames with hinges so the outside panels can be adjusted if wanted, used the wood just to get them into service.
they seem to be working well for veg, not sure these smaller diodes would do it for flower, the new panel we're making right now is using this much more powerful diode,
https://www.digikey.com/products/en?keywords=1510-1467-1-ND
and like i said, we're adding full heatsinks and fans, so we can crank it up a lot higher.
so if someone knowledgeable would like to critique this, tell me any obvious problems i'm missing, tell me the huge benefits from doing it differently? all constructive criticism is welcome, haters will be exposed to a mirror.
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GardenGuy

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guys can someone post some common fixtures for S5-S6 bin boards, in series or parallel, to make it a bit easier for us who get confused with the numbers?
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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will my lux meter work with pure white leds? it gives a reading of 70k lux 6 inches away directly underneath, which seems reasonable. it drops off to 10k about 10 inches away from the edge of the board, in a fairly uniform footprint. i've always heard that a lux meter won't work for leds, but i always thought it was because of all the separate colors present...a pure white ought to be readable?
 
MMJ Dreaming 99

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Hey Steven and Robin you guys had a prototype 4 board in a reflector. Are you guys still looking to market that or are you swamped just keeping up w DIY? Thanks.
 
pop22

pop22

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they work well enough with white leds to get some idea of your footprint, but not accurate enough to convert to par. They don't measure the far ends of the spectrum, only the visible portion

Roger A. Shrubber said:
will my lux meter work with pure white leds? it gives a reading of 70k lux 6 inches away directly underneath, which seems reasonable. it drops off to 10k about 10 inches away from the edge of the board, in a fairly uniform footprint. i've always heard that a lux meter won't work for leds, but i always thought it was because of all the separate colors present...a pure white ought to be readable?
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1KTrees

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GardenGuy said:
guys can someone post some common fixtures for S5-S6 bin boards, in series or parallel, to make it a bit easier for us who get confused with the numbers?
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That's fun...there are way to many combos. You would need to know about what you want/need.

(2) 54volt boards
Mean Well HLG-185H-C1400B in series 150w
MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C2100B in series 227w
MEAN WELL HLG-320H-C2800B in series 302w

 
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1KTrees

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1KTrees said:
That's fun...there are way to many combos. You would need to know about what you want/need.

(2) 54volt boards
Mean Well HLG-185H-C1400B in series 150w
MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C2100B in series 227w
MEAN WELL HLG-320H-C2800B in series 302w
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(3)54volt boards
Mean Well HLG-185H-54B in parallel 186w
MEAN WELL HLG-240H-54B in parallel 240w
MEAN WELL HLG-320H-54B in parallel 321w

Still many options depending on how many boards and how soft you run.
 
Mohican

Mohican

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From my experience vegging with LEDs, the plants develop far more leaves. I have theorized that this is due to the plant protecting itself from the intense LED light. I have raised my lights and I am still seeing tremendous performance at 36 inches.

Have any of you tried putting the lights up higher? And if you did, was there noticeably more stretch?

Cheers,
Mo
 
kmog33

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Mohican said:
From my experience vegging with LEDs, the plants develop far more leaves. I have theorized that this is due to the plant protecting itself from the intense LED light. I have raised my lights and I am still seeing tremendous performance at 36 inches.

Have any of you tried putting the lights up higher? And if you did, was there noticeably more stretch?

Cheers,
Mo
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I always have mine up fairly high as I do not like to move them. The only time this affect stretch drastically is in seedlings. Larger plants veg just fine with LEDs fairly high about them without stretching.


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1KTrees

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1KTrees said:
(3)54volt boards
Mean Well HLG-185H-54B in parallel 186w
MEAN WELL HLG-240H-54B in parallel 240w
MEAN WELL HLG-320H-54B in parallel 321w

Still many options depending on how many boards and how soft you run.
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(3) 54volt boards
Mean Well HLG-185H-C1050B in series 170w
MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C1400B in series 227w
MEAN WELL HLG-320H-C1750B in series 283w
 
Stephenj37826

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MMJ Dreaming 99 said:
Hey Steven and Robin you guys had a prototype 4 board in a reflector. Are you guys still looking to market that or are you swamped just keeping up w DIY? Thanks.
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Yes we are going to offer them. I can build one on a custom basis once the next batch of boards arrive. I have several already pre-ordered as is. If you are interested shoot us an email and I'll add your unit to the next batch.
 
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