Frank Nitty
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I'm kinda new to the diy thing...
DIY with Quantum Boards
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fragileassassin
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I really wanted to build out some rooms, but it just wasnt in the budget. It's a long term goal, but happy enough with my tents for now.
All the heat in the basement keeps my living room and kitchen floors warm so that's a nice positive of how it is now.
fragileassassin
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Ok, I am thinking keeping it simple and doing something like this. Not shit in this to scale but this is what im seeing.
The blue rectangles are roughly the totes.
The heatsinks have open holes in each corner but not anywhere else. Would rather not have to dig out the drill press and drill 32 holes in heatsinks.
So i have been thinking about just using 2x4s and 2x2s. 2x4 down the middle then I can just scew 2x2s on to that that reach out to the corner holes. Already have the 2x2s.
Even with painting the wood, this seems like the simplest and cheapest way to do it with the tools I have.
The blue rectangles are roughly the totes.
The heatsinks have open holes in each corner but not anywhere else. Would rather not have to dig out the drill press and drill 32 holes in heatsinks.
So i have been thinking about just using 2x4s and 2x2s. 2x4 down the middle then I can just scew 2x2s on to that that reach out to the corner holes. Already have the 2x2s.
Even with painting the wood, this seems like the simplest and cheapest way to do it with the tools I have.
Airwalker16
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This is what you want to intimately do in your space?
fragileassassin
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Yeah I'll be doing it soon. Need it done to flower.
I'll cut the current 12 site system in half and extend the pipes to center 6 sites in the tent. not changing the lighting too much I guess, mounting them vertically in the rows instead and bringing all the rows I have before in together but mounted different. My tracks sucked and this just kinda hit me tonight as a simple solution.
I'll cut the current 12 site system in half and extend the pipes to center 6 sites in the tent. not changing the lighting too much I guess, mounting them vertically in the rows instead and bringing all the rows I have before in together but mounted different. My tracks sucked and this just kinda hit me tonight as a simple solution.
Airwalker16
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So the little squares are QBs and the yellow lines are the 2X4's and 2X2's? Or....
Airwalker16
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Wood is absolutely fine for hanging your lights from, my guy.
Airwalker16
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Gonna be a whole fuck ton of rope ratchets though at 64 for all 16 lights. Good thing they're dirt cheap.
fragileassassin
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I had a tangle of them with the stupid tracks trying to keep them supported lol.
I'll probably just use 3 on each set. Thinking eye bolts at each and and the middle. Should be supportive enough.
I'll probably just use 3 on each set. Thinking eye bolts at each and and the middle. Should be supportive enough.
Airwalker16
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So are you saying you're going to basically screw the boards to the wood?
Where to start if you're talking about HLG quantum boards would be "horticulturelightinggroup.com".
When I started with QBs, building kits for people etc., I just went with the idea of two (288s) oriented length end to end (like a 260w kit) but spaced apart some, aimed at a canopy width of about 4 to 4.5 feet. That was largely based on cost; cost of an extra board+heatsink per "fixture". But three is what I'd like to do, personally. It's like a blanket of even light for the standard 4 to 5 feet.
This is where being stuck with the driver you have (CC) can suck.
Looks like a good setup, dude.
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Frank Nitty
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Looking at this just made me decide to buy a house so I can do what I want in it!!!!
fragileassassin
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I packed up everything and moved to a legal state to grow for myself, a large part of the decision on which house we bought was how well it would work for a grow.
We ended up with nearly everything we wanted and a nearly perfect grow space. I have access to water and 2 drains including 1 in the floor. Eventually going to put a utility sink on the one next to my clone station. The heater being down there keeps it warmer in the winter and the air intake down there help with air circulation year round.
Only issue I had was all the outlets down there are on a single 15a breaker. Was fairly easy to solve with a controller box run back to the panel.
Airwalker16
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CCs can be split in parallel. 2 boards usually used can be turned in to 4. 2 parallel strings of 2 in series
You can add two 288s to a 240h-c2100 that's already driving two 288s just by wiring the two additional 288s in series with each other, and then wiring those two in parallel with the first/original two?
Is that what you're saying?
(Edit: also, I was saying three boards in a row is great, agreeing with daveybc. you're talking about four, right? just saying
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Is that what you're saying?
(Edit: also, I was saying three boards in a row is great, agreeing with daveybc. you're talking about four, right? just saying
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daveybc
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I was really happy I bought the 185h 54a as I ended up running 2 qb96e off each one instead of 1. I used a spare 185 54a to run 2 QB288 v1`2700k. The temperature of that driver is cooler to touch than the 240 c2100a at the same wattage, which runs 2 qb288 v1 3000k (figure that one out..). All my lights at about 3/4 power and I feel I could finish at this ( perhaps a little higher ). Having more lights running lighter, has really givin me the upper hand. THis is accumulated purchases of coarse.
I purchase my AA from "Metal Supermarkets" in Richmond BC. They have other stores and you can order online. I was told it was less expensive going to a store vs online ( perhaps its the shipping ). I paid about $30 cdn for a 20' 3/4 AA 1/8 thick. They have a scrap bin too that is sold by the lbs.
I purchase my AA from "Metal Supermarkets" in Richmond BC. They have other stores and you can order online. I was told it was less expensive going to a store vs online ( perhaps its the shipping ). I paid about $30 cdn for a 20' 3/4 AA 1/8 thick. They have a scrap bin too that is sold by the lbs.
TWest65
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Yes, but the trade-off is, each 1/2 of the parallel ckt gets 1/2 the current. So only 1050ma through each of the 4 boards, instead of 2100ma through 2 boardsYou can add two 288s to a 240h-c2100 that's already driving two 288s just by wiring the two additional 288s in series with each other, and then wiring those two in parallel with the first/original two?
Is that what you're saying?
(Edit: also, I was saying three boards in a row is great, agreeing with daveybc. you're talking about four, right? just saying
The Loafter
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You can mix 4 boards 2 being new 2 old ( varying voltage) by mixing and old and new In series and repeating the same with the other two, then parallel the sets. Better than adding two new in series parallel to two old in series.