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Airwalker16 · May 9, 2020

Kahnnabis said:
Yes they gave me an option between the two and they also asked if I wanted a 110v or 220v plug. I Inquired about the panels without the driver and they would do it for 108.5 USD per set vs 123.5 USD per set with the driver. I'm thinking it would be a better idea to just order them without the driver too but since I'm a little bit of a rush at this point ill just order with the driver. They said they will send a replacement driver if they go out on me

I would almost guarantee they wouldn't ask for you to return the old one wither so maybe in a few months just say it went out and see if you can get one! Lolol

Kahnnabis · May 9, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
I would almost guarantee they wouldn't ask for you to return the old one wither so maybe in a few months just say it went out and see if you can get one! Lolol

Exactly! I was hoping to milk it n get as much as I could if they're generous enough. I'd be happy with one replacement but a replacement for each one and we're in the golden area with this company, btw they mentioned the leds are the same as the spiderfarmer which is good

jkonradbet · May 9, 2020

Hi, its my first post here. I create my account here because I have a problem with choice my first led light. My tent have 35x35x90cm. I dont have a price limit but I would buy The best. I will grow only 1 plant in the tent.

Best Regards!

Nizza · May 9, 2020

jkonradbet said:
Hi, its my first post here. I create my account here because I have a problem with choice my first led light. My tent have 35x35x90cm. I dont have a price limit but I would buy The best. I will grow only 1 plant in the tent.

Best Regards!

QB96 Elite V2 Engine

QB96 Elite V2 is a white LED Board with boosted red spectrum. Each Board is powered by 64 high power white LED, 16 630nm Red LED and 16 660nm Deep Red LED.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

One of these is a nice deal! Just need to get a few wago's, a power cord, and the proper driver. All the info you need is on the site there too, I love my HLG's

even getting one of these with a heatsync and stuff would be great

QB288 V2 Rspec Quantum Board

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 V2 has 288pcs Samsung LM301H LED

horticulturelightinggroup.com

Airwalker16 · May 9, 2020

Nizza said:
QB96 Elite V2 Engine

QB96 Elite V2 is a white LED Board with boosted red spectrum. Each Board is powered by 64 high power white LED, 16 630nm Red LED and 16 660nm Deep Red LED.

horticulturelightinggroup.com

One of these is a nice deal! Just need to get a few wago's, a power cord, and the proper driver. All the info you need is on the site there too, I love my HLG's

even getting one of these with a heatsync and stuff would be great

QB288 V2 Rspec Quantum Board

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 V2 has 288pcs Samsung LM301H LED

horticulturelightinggroup.com

A QB96 is more for high hanging heights and being run hard on account of their small light emitting surface. In that small a tent, blanket the whole ceiling with diodes.

Nizza · May 9, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
A QB96 is more for high hanging heights and being run hard on account of their small light emitting surface. In that small a tent, blanket the whole ceiling with diodes.

Right on ! I would think the 288 would be a nice blanket, with a little space around it for air flow?
I wonder if with that size room he could get away with 1/8 aluminum plate instead of the more expensive heat sync too, and get a smaller sized driver

jkonradbet · May 9, 2020

Thanks guys for firsts replies. QB96/QB288 have only white and red lights spectrum? No blue?
This is my tent: https://www.growtent.pl/product-pol-2379-Herbgarden-35-namiot-do-uprawy-35x35x90cm.html if it help you imagine how it will look.

Airwalker16 · May 9, 2020

jkonradbet said:
Thanks guys for firsts replies. QB96/QB288 have only white and red lights spectrum? No blue?
This is my tent: https://www.growtent.pl/product-pol-2379-Herbgarden-35-namiot-do-uprawy-35x35x90cm.html if it help you imagine how it will look.

You don't need blue be specially in flower

Seedlin · May 12, 2020

best leds out there are Black Diamond. I would try the Perfect Sun Mini. $249.95 covers 2.5' x 2.5' Best move I ever made other than adding Co2 to my grow room. I run 2 Max Yeilds over a 4' x 8' flood table with anywheres from 8 to 12 plants at different growth stages. my output went for about 3 oz average per plant to averaging 6 oz minimum to my best 9 oz from a Pineapple Express auto last month...

Bosgrower · May 12, 2020

Seedlin said:
best leds out there are Black Diamond. ...

You might want to add IMO, or be prepared for the comments

christopher jordan · May 12, 2020

Seedlin said:
best leds out there are Black Diamond. I would try the Perfect Sun Mini. $249.95 covers 2.5' x 2.5' Best move I ever made other than adding Co2 to my grow room. I run 2 Max Yeilds over a 4' x 8' flood table with anywheres from 8 to 12 plants at different growth stages. my output went for about 3 oz average per plant to averaging 6 oz minimum to my best 9 oz from a Pineapple Express auto last month...

Omfg! What a piece of shit. Any LED company worth anything is listing umols. Do you even know what that is?Are autos the best too?

Seedlin · May 12, 2020

LOL OK imo,. Better now. As for autos being the best, the what weed, maybe not maybe so depending on the grower and strain. All boils down to why you are growing them and what works for you. IMO.....

Stan Koolbrick · May 12, 2020

project fuoro said:
Hey everybody who is using LEDs out there. Lets join up and start chattin about this and that. Figuring crap out. Seeing what works for you, but not me, etc. etc.

It would be much appreciated if only people who USE CURRENTLY leds for mostly full grows, or vegetative grows using only LEDs.

HID users, we already know you are better than us, and your buds are bigger than ours. But there is a first time for everything, and a new beginning at ever end of something old.

ALSO IF YOU ARE AN LED SALESMAN TRYING TO SELL YOUR PRODUCT THIS IS NOT THE THREAD FOR YOU! STAY AWAY! IF YOU ARE AFFILIATED WITH A COMPANY AND HAVE BIAS FEEDBACK WITHOUT RESULTS. STAY AWAY!

Thank you all, and I hope this thread EXPLODES in growth...

LED USERS UNITE!

Current Status: Not Growing Yet
Current equipment: Prosource Jumbo 180W UFO.

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Got some pineapple express under a sf1000w led and a highgrow 600w led. From and ff trio.

I just started week 8 of veg and am using frequent lst. 5 gallon fabric pots.

About how high should I expect my yield to be if I were to switch the lights now? I'm obviously looking for large amounts. This is only my 2nd grow.

GrassBurner · May 17, 2020

Nizza said:
Right on ! I would think the 288 would be a nice blanket, with a little space around it for air flow?
I wonder if with that size room he could get away with 1/8 aluminum plate instead of the more expensive heat sync too, and get a smaller sized driver

I'm looking for a little advice, pardon my ignorance as I'm still learning. I've got a qb288 b spec on the way, but HLG was sold out of the heatsinks.
This light is gonna be used as veg only in a small cabinet approx 24"x30". I've got an HLG-120H-54A on the way, that I'm planning on running around 60 watts for this small area.
HLG recommends a heatsink for 55 watts and above. The cabinet has a 6" fan, pulling air through the cabinet from a vent located near the floor. My plan is to put the fan on a timer, to come on for 30 minutes 6 times during an 18 hour light cycle.
Here's the question, sorry it's so long winded. Would an 1/8" aluminum heat sink be adequate for my situation @60 watts? I'm a metal fabricator, and could get my hands on some aluminum plate. 1/4" wouldn't be difficult to get either, if that would work in case I wanted to up the wattage in the future. I'm just not familiar with how to figure heat dissipation. Without moving air the mass is whats important correct?
I've got some seedlings that could be ready to go under my lights next week, and am having trouble sourcing a heat sink. Quite a few places are shipping according to need concerning covid-19, and I'm not essential.
Just trying to figure out an alternative solution.

Moflow · May 19, 2020

GrassBurner said:
I'm looking for a little advice, pardon my ignorance as I'm still learning. I've got a qb288 b spec on the way, but HLG was sold out of the heatsinks.
This light is gonna be used as veg only in a small cabinet approx 24"x30". I've got an HLG-120H-54A on the way, that I'm planning on running around 60 watts for this small area.
HLG recommends a heatsink for 55 watts and above. The cabinet has a 6" fan, pulling air through the cabinet from a vent located near the floor. My plan is to put the fan on a timer, to come on for 30 minutes 6 times during an 18 hour light cycle.
Here's the question, sorry it's so long winded. Would an 1/8" aluminum heat sink be adequate for my situation @60 watts? I'm a metal fabricator, and could get my hands on some aluminum plate. 1/4" wouldn't be difficult to get either, if that would work in case I wanted to up the wattage in the future. I'm just not familiar with how to figure heat dissipation. Without moving air the mass is whats important correct?
I've got some seedlings that could be ready to go under my lights next week, and am having trouble sourcing a heat sink. Quite a few places are shipping according to need concerning covid-19, and I'm not essential.
Just trying to figure out an alternative solution.

Get the 1/4" plate, That'll do nicely

GrassBurner · May 19, 2020

Thanks for the response! I found a formula to figure out how many inches squared I needed of aluminum for passive cooling, but couldnt find the efficiency % of the qb288. So once I uncrossed my eyes I just ordered a piece of heatsink from HeatSinkUSA. Hopefully it doesn't take forever to get here, now I know I can use a 1/4" plate so worse comes to worse I slap one on until the heatsink shows up. I appreciate it!

Moflow · May 20, 2020

GrassBurner said:
I know I can use a 1/4" plate

1/4" = 0.25 inches = 6.35mm
I has just measured the heatsink of a HLG550 and it is 4mm so no worries with the 1/4" plate.

GrassBurner · May 20, 2020

Awesome

Thank you for taking the time to do that, I appreciate it!

Rabcbd · May 22, 2020

Hi guys. Just signed up for the site today after buying my equipment for a small inside grow a few days ago.

Safe to say I made a blunder buying my stuff before I signed up. Anyway I bought a small tent, fan and filter and I also bought a 600W Greenfingers LED... I’m aware this is a much cheaper/lower class of LED than most of the ones you guys are speaking of however I’m just wondering if anybody has had experience and any tips welcome this is my second ever grow and my first grow inside.

I was planning on growing 6 autos under that light but having second thoughts now due to the light efficiency and the space I’ll have, I’ve got a 1mx1mx2m tent.

Any help much appreciated and it’s nice to meet you all!

TheBlackHand420 · May 30, 2020

I been using my 260w qb r spec for 6 weeks now and I had to dim it down halfway so bright and temps getting lil warm 80deg. I use to get 85deg with my 1000w so maybe I'm worrying too much.
Buds are nice at 5weeks getting dense I def recommend them.
I have mine all the way up high as I can go in 5 ft tent. Plants staying at about 2.5 ft tall topped. Pry give or take 48in between light and canopy.
Does this sound about right? I'm new too hlg QB

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