Green.Lady
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Ok and what driver should i use ?
Help a girl choosing quantum board/driver
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ChaosHunter
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Ask who your buying the board from ?
Green.Lady
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From the factory HS
OLD MOTHER SATIVA
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true..well i had one tested and it came up a few % less..i am growing incredible stuff with it anyway
and i think it had to do with too many diodes and the fact and lost some of the current compared to the less diodes one that was more efficient..i believe they were 561's
it needed 2 oz of copper for the tracing and iam getting it done now with two separate links to each half of the diodes
280 leds then a wago then 280 more
i also switched to another factory
these people are just posturing and have no knowledge of what that board will do
and ALL the boards are all made in china
you should have just bought the boards first and not bothered posting
these magic panels ALL started with experimenting with 561 strips
glad people are satisfied with qb's
just do not let these people push you around....everythjng is anectdotal
i am OUT of this thread..
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ChaosHunter
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Ok and what driver should i use ?
From the factory HS
Ask them ? We don't know what to tell you as we don't know that product to be sure. @Stephenj37826 @robincnn HLG is where most of us bought our lights from and got our driver recommendations for drivers.
Your asking for support and help from a copied product from a sponsor on this site. It my be identical but I doubt it says HLG on the boards.
From the factory HS
Ask them ? We don't know what to tell you as we don't know that product to be sure. @Stephenj37826 @robincnn HLG is where most of us bought our lights from and got our driver recommendations for drivers.
Your asking for support and help from a copied product from a sponsor on this site. It my be identical but I doubt it says HLG on the boards.
captainmorgan
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The HLG 240-1050 has a output of 119-238 volts at 1050 ma so by the specs you posted you can run up to 3 in series, minimum of 2.
Black Thumb
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I know it's not what you want to hear but i would start here https://www.rollitup.org/t/diy-with-quantum-boards.927159/
Then i would look at the Growmau5 vids on you tube to get an understanding of volts,milliamps,watts.
I read all 300+ pages ( its now 385 pages) before i finally made my decision.
You seem to have an idea of what you want 240-1050
It looks like the the hlg-240-c1750 would be a good match for two of those boards.
But that's just a guess. Like Chaoshunter said a lot of us are new to QB and we get all our smarts from robin and stephen in the thread i linked above.
Then i would look at the Growmau5 vids on you tube to get an understanding of volts,milliamps,watts.
I read all 300+ pages ( its now 385 pages) before i finally made my decision.
You seem to have an idea of what you want 240-1050
It looks like the the hlg-240-c1750 would be a good match for two of those boards.
But that's just a guess. Like Chaoshunter said a lot of us are new to QB and we get all our smarts from robin and stephen in the thread i linked above.
Green.Lady
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you tested the HS boards ? Maybe wasnt the most apropriated driver, this boards are cheaper, maybe because came from the manufacture and ive a tight buget lol what drivers do you recomend ?
captainmorgan
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Did they give you a chart of what the output is in watts is for a given current?
captainmorgan
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Samsung makes a calculator for figuring this out but you need to know how the board is configured.
Green.Lady
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Ive read all and experimenting the samsung calculator and i still cant figure it out the math to do this. All the info i had is what ive said. Thanks
captainmorgan
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If you want to flower a 4x4 area chances are you'll need 4 of those driven at the max of 2100ma.
OLD MOTHER SATIVA
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NO..i do not know your board
my 560 led panel tested less photons per watt than the 304 qb
not a lot less[but less}..and if you see my grows here they easily as good as anyones qb grow
BUT the test was just a boot in the butt to get everything right and i AM in the process of doing it.
qb's are good they have good support...but its not proprietary magic
ok now i am really "out" of this thread
Green.Lady
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Green.Lady
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Okay
maybe for now just 2 boards for 3x3 its ok ?
captainmorgan
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This is only a guess not knowing your boards exact specs but 2 boards run in series at 2100 ma should give you around 29 watts a sq/ft in a 3x3.
Danielson999
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Sure try 2 boards but remember that running them at a higher current you'll want some ambient airflow around or on the heatsinks. What heatsinks are you planning on using anyway?Okay
bakedPotatoe
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Its been proven they come from the very same factory...go look stop posting bs...
Kerovan
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No, it hasn't been "proven". They could say anything they want. They don't look like hlg boards.
Green.Lady
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Hi
i was planning use a flat piece of aluminium maybe 5mm or more and the driver iam still figuring it out but maybe hlg 240 1750mah
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