DIY with Quantum Boards
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RandomHero8913
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You can dim when they are on
Stephenj37826
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Idk he's only got 6 sq ft correct?
Stephenj37826
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Idk he's only got 6 sq ft correct?
Budzbuddha
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Plant update - #QuantumLife
Tangerine Dream ... Flipped last week ( started to preflower)
KOMAKUSH- ( seed in rooter plug straight into soil container )
Arjan Strawberry Haze and Blue Glue ( Hempy )
The Blue Glue ( perlite Hempy ) just exploded in growth compared to my soil grows.
Quantums are definitely killing it with this kind of growing. I think I might pop that mephisto chemdogging in a HEMPY BUCKET instead - maybe a 5 gallon perlite mix. Me thinks it would be a great plant to go Hempy with.
Candy Dream - week 6
Great looking buds and fragrant ! .... Momma will be happy.
Tangerine Dream ... Flipped last week ( started to preflower)
KOMAKUSH- ( seed in rooter plug straight into soil container )
Arjan Strawberry Haze and Blue Glue ( Hempy )
The Blue Glue ( perlite Hempy ) just exploded in growth compared to my soil grows.
Quantums are definitely killing it with this kind of growing. I think I might pop that mephisto chemdogging in a HEMPY BUCKET instead - maybe a 5 gallon perlite mix. Me thinks it would be a great plant to go Hempy with.
Candy Dream - week 6
Great looking buds and fragrant ! .... Momma will be happy.
ganjamystic
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I don't know, would it? I already bought the HLG-320H-54A s, so hopefully these will work.. I bought the constant voltage drivers because, from what I understand, they give me the option to run 2 boards @ up to 90% max current, 3 @ 70%, or 4 @ 50%... In other words, they give me the option to add more boards / change configurations in the future for greater efficiency... I could be missing something though, I'm still just learning all this shit
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pop22
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thebluntman
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@ganjamystic Iam not sure either. I was wondering my self. As for square feet iam not sure on what hes got. Iam going to be doing a 4x6 iam wanting 750-800 watts I was wondering what my options were. Hopefully someone with more experience will chime in.
ganjamystic
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I'm building 2 lights with triple heatsinks and QBs to cover a 30" x 40" space in my flowering area.. I have 6 boards, 3 triple heatsinks, and 3 drivers, so I could build 3 lights with 2 boards apiece, 2 for the 30" x 40" space and an extra light for a 2' x 4' veg tent, or I could just build 2 flowering lights with 3 boards each and save the extra heatsink and driver for a future build.. still debating on that.. I have 320W drivers so if I build 3 lights with 2 boards each I probably won't run them at full blast, but if I build 2 with 3 boards each I can crank them all the way up because each board will only be at ~70%... if I'm understanding everything correctly..
ttystikk
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If you pushed each board at 100W, all 6 of them together would do justice to 25 sq ft!
Am not sure if 24 watts per s. foot enough .....Is the benchmark not around 50 watts pe s.f ?
The 50 watt per square foot number is a benchmark (sort of if it were black and white which it isn't) for hps/hid.
Good LED's are about 30-40% more efficient over all.
So with the right LED lights, you can get away with around 30-35 watts per square foot and generate a ton less waste heat.
As I understand it.
Good LED's are about 30-40% more efficient over all.
So with the right LED lights, you can get away with around 30-35 watts per square foot and generate a ton less waste heat.
As I understand it.
ttystikk
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For HID it is, but LED lighting is so much more efficient that half the watts are sufficient. This is how they reduce heat, as well.
Stephenj37826
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This is true. If you used 304s you could do the same with a HLG-320H-C2800
Please excuse my drawing but does that look correct?
DrCannaPath
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Check this out.
(Two boards on the bottom are connected together in series) and (the two boards on top are connected in series = + to -)
And call each set a chain ... now both chains are connected to the DC source in parallel ( each chain's + is connected to the DC + and each chains - is connected to the DC neg) so the chains are in parallel but the boards within each chain are in series.
I hope this clarifies it
Image below ... sorry forgot to post it here
Check out my current Organic Fruit Garden:
https://www.rollitup.org/index.php?threads/945580/
and my previous Organic Run:
https://www.rollitup.org/index.php?threads/930415/
and my previous QuadStrain grow
:https://www.rollitup.org/index.php?threads/916619/
and my previous TriStrain grow
:https://www.rollitup.org/index.php?threads/883569/