Which LED for my 4x4?

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RonnieB2

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Deleena24 said:
So I'd need 2 of those to flower in the corners of even a 4x4... I appreciate the help, but it doesn't fit my needs and there are much less expensive options for that coverage.

Id rather drop 1100 on a top of the line G8 (won multiple awards as best LED and provides extremely even coverage in a 5x5, like over 1000 PPFD in the corners at 18 in) and save 300 bucks.

I went ahead and ordered 4 QB96 kits, too. 260$ plus the cost of drivers is less than 500$ total and they can be configured any way.
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Ouch. 2 would not be cost effective. California lightworks have American made lights with excellent warranties for around the same price as HLGs. Go to their home page look at the reviews and the yield increases that commercial growers got. You can get a true 400w led, 4x4 flower coverage for 450 out the door with incredible customer service warranty and American made
 
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Oh yeah. HLG is doing 15% off on the 650 and 600 until Oct 31. Pretty sure you can also stack the 10% code on top of that. If I'm correct that means you'll get the 850$ 600 for less than 650$. If I'm not, you're still getting it for about 700
 
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RonnieB2

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Deleena24 said:
Oh yeah. HLG is doing 15% off on the 650 and 600 until Oct 31. Pretty sure you can also stack the 10% code on top of that. If I'm correct that means you'll get the 850$ 600 for less than 650$. If I'm not, you're still getting it for about 700
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Thats a good deal.
 
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Deleena24 said:
I actually ordered 4 of the QB96, but I want to run them at 220 watts. Can you recommend drivers? I'd either like 2 drivers running 2 lights at 220 watts each, or all four on a single driver with each one at at least 220 watts.

Also, are the aftermarket reflectors for the QB96 worth the 12$ each? Do they actually make a difference?
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220w is a bit high unless you are actively cooling them with fans. I know it says 4200ma is the max with the heat sink but I’m running 2 per 320w driver and they get pretty damn hot at 100%.

I also think running them that hard is unnecessary. They are designed to cover a 2x2 area each, 30-40w per sq ft is the sweet spot for LED’s which is 120-160w. They are powerful and require a decent height above the canopy so running them harder will just require you to hang them even further away and they will be less efficient.

I would run all 4 of them on an HLG-600h-54a driver. That way if one goes out the other 3 can still safely handle the excess current.

I would pass on the reflectors. Not needed IMO.
 
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PadawanWarrior said:
I was actually being serious. Those are sick ass cars if you ask me. And American cars are getting way better. I own all Japanese now, but that's besides the point.

It was just a bad joke.
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I would take an old one over a new one any day but they are all bad ass cars. The new chargers got some great lines, kept the muscle car vibe. The problem with the new ones is so many points of failure compared to the old. Give me a smoker full of torque any day.
 
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NukaKola

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PadawanWarrior said:
I was actually being serious. Those are sick ass cars if you ask me. And American cars are getting way better. I own all Japanese now, but that's besides the point.

It was just a bad joke.
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I wouldn’t mind a Lebanon Mustang GT, C8 or Scat pack/hellcat. Their commuter cars suck though.

All my current vehicles are Japanese/Korean, hard to beat the reliability and warranty. Miss my 350 Chevy Blazer though, thing was a beaut until some tweakers totaled it while it was parked :(
 
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