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just a quick question i am working on a quantum board light build and im just looking for a bit of incite on meanwell drivers. so i run a production hlg 550 in my room currently and at first i was planing on modeling my builds after the 550. i had 3 choices for drivers {600-54a, 480-2100a...

yeah i think that basically my issue was that half of the time i was hitting the fins when running the tap threw probably my bad for not putting the effort into avoiding the fins but i figured it was just aluminum and yes i do know how to operate a tap just normally work with automotive stuff i...

have u ever tried to drill out a tap lol not gonna happen man, i know not to break them and i surly could drill and tap the 64 holes but its just not coming out as clean as id like

well it isnt as simple as it seems because the size is so small honestly i thought the same thing before as i come from an automotive background but id probly be using timeserts which would cost a shit ton

so im looking to build some quantum lights for my room. im trying to do things as cheap as i can and didnt really see anything i could use off the shelf. I ended up buying 4 26 inch sections of (http://www.heatsinkusa.com/7-984-new/) which seems like its gonna work just fine. The problem i have...

yeah i dont have 1500 watts over the 4x8 so it is a bit different but yeah i have more area and less watts for sure, i ended up going with 4 240 driver's cause i could not get the same kinda deal as i would with the 480w one and didnt really think its the best idea to go with the 600w time will...

312 pcb is that even a thing ? all i see from hlg is 288 and 304 boards

and yeah it does seem super expensive i haven't priced out anything but the first one u showed me which i would do 26 inch sections x 4 came out too about 170 with a 10 percent off coupon

have u built a light using this stuff, would love to see some pictures if u have any

yes i will mesasure the temp tommarow when the light is on for sure but id say 120 plus as i can only touch it for a split second

7.984 profile heat sink is the type that was suggested by nfhiggs, i like it just would like to hear a few more options if anyone has any input hear

is it possible for me to get my hands on a slate 5 like whats used in the 600h kit from growerslights.com ? from what i have gathered i feel like my best option is heatsinkusa, which was mentioned in the beginning of the tread figured i could get 4 26'' lengths for 170 or so ..... my first idea...

so ive looked into the specs on all three drivers and it seems like the 600w driver is 96 percent efficiency, the 480w driver has 95 percent efficiency and lastly the 240w driver runs at 93.5 percent so idk what to make of that obviously there is more then just the driver but i dont wanna screw...

there must be a reason that hlg doesnt do this with the production hlg 550 tho right ?

from the looks of things 4 240w drivers would cost me less then dual 480w ones

honestly i wish i had real boards as i feel like thats a pretty fair price and fair for everyone but the real boards are hard to come by and im trying to do things fast and for as cheap as i possibly can, i do own a hlg 550 tho lol ........ i figure im gonna end up around the 400 dollar mark for...

i do like it

my goal is to save power but dont wanna screw myself as currently im running dual hps bulbs would it make more sense to run 10 boards in 5 fixtures so i can have better efficiency over the 600w driver .... most likely i am gonna run 480w driver but im trying to think about my different options...

so i am a new too the whole growing been working hard to learn things for the past few months and i have a pretty good set up going and i have a few different things going from greenpoint seeds but im not sure if there is something better ive been looking at ocean grown seeds what do u guys...

o wait lol im a little slow tonight i guess .... :)