Connecting QB's to a RapidLED frame, Help?

Kenny Grows

Active Member
I'm planning to build new flower light for a 5*5. I want 8 chilled pucks, and 4 QB 288's. I plan on getting the 5*5 substrate. I know it's about 13.5" in between the railing and a QB is 11.25". So it's possible. I was thinking of using Rapids driver mounts, if it worked it'd be perfect. But they are too long(3.5"), I think they would block some of the QB's light. I don't see why Rapid haven't made a QB mount.

So has anyone found a way to add QB's to Rapid substrate? I would not need them to be able to move up and down the railing, though that would be a plus.
 
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Budzbuddha

Well-Known Member
4 QBS can power up a 5x5 by themselves ( Meanwell 480 or 600 ) ....

Also 8 pucks by themselves can do the same.

You can make a killer rig by running the 4 QBs with 3 pucks spaced along centerline.
Fab a simple frame from 1” aluminum
Remote the drivers and be done with it.
 

Kenny Grows

Active Member
The QB's i have are 5000K, that's why i knida want 5+ pucks to offset the heavy blue spectrum. But i'm thinking it'll be a veg and flower light, the QB's will get more power during veg and last few weeks of flower(i read blue light gives higher terps). Pucks will get more juice during late veg and the stretch. I'm now thinking 3 pucks on each end with the QB's next to them in the middle, then one more puck right in the center of fixture.
Any idea how mixing 5K and the pucks will turn out?
 

Kenny Grows

Active Member
I haven't built a frame yet, still brainstorming. I know the dimensions of the rapid 5*5 frame cause a guy i follow on IG.
 
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