New quantum board QB324!

Humple

Humple

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As I recall, we've been hearing for a while that they had an upcoming board using Nichia diodes.

I love HLG as much as the next QB-grower (QBs absolutely fucking rock), but I'm having a hard time believing that the addition of 90 CRI, and more diodes over the same footprint, merits this price increase over a QB288. Especially at HLG's recommended power of 160w per board (on the right heatsink). For those who wish to experiment, however, this seems like a solid option.
 
skoomd

skoomd

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Humple said:
As I recall, we've been hearing for a while that they had an upcoming board using Nichia diodes.

I love HLG as much as the next QB-grower (QBs absolutely fucking rock), but I'm having a hard time believing that the addition of 90 CRI, and more diodes over the same footprint, merits this price increase over a QB288. Especially at HLG's recommended power of 160w per board (on the right heatsink). For those who wish to experiment, however, this seems like a solid option.
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I think the big thing here (besides the 90 cri) is the increased power. I would be willing to bet they are coming out with new heatsinks to handle these new higher powered boards, we just dont see them yet. If they make heatsinks that will let us run them at 200-220w, it can justify the price jump and we can enjoy the benefits of running 90cri.
 
Humple

Humple

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skoomd said:
I think the big thing here (besides the 90 cri) is the increased power. I would be willing to bet they are coming out with new heatsinks to handle these new higher powered boards, we just dont see them yet. If they make heatsinks that will let us run them at 200-220w, it can justify the price jump and we can enjoy the benefits of running 90cri.
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Agreed. If we see new heatsinks (at an affordable price for the average DIYer) that can run these boards at 200w, they will certainly seem more sensibly priced. But even then, that would be for those who want to run them high above the canopy, and honestly, I think it's sort of a step backwards. The 120 and 132 make more sense to me. Spread those diodes out so you can lower your fixture and achieve greater uniformity. That's why strips are currently killing it here on RiU.

What I want to see from HLG are variations on the 120/132 - a 90 CRI, Nichia-based 132 would be very popular, I think. And also, some longer boards - a double-length board with the layout of the 132 (264 diodes), at or near double the price, would be fucking KILLER. Run it at 150w, no heatsink, and get a hell of a lot more canopy coverage. But hey, I'm no horticultural lighting pro, and I know that HLG knows more about this than I do, so I'm just spouting, I suppose!
 
Stephenj37826

Stephenj37826

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They are NT2L757GTR-V1 80/90 mix.

We have custom optics solution with these boards. All Florence 1R optics are compatible. 6 optics per board. We will be doing multiple lens combos. We will post par charts accordingly. The 1R up is interesting.
Humple said:
Agreed. If we see new heatsinks (at an affordable price for the average DIYer) that can run these boards at 200w, they will certainly seem more sensibly priced. But even then, that would be for those who want to run them high above the canopy, and honestly, I think it's sort of a step backwards. The 120 and 132 make more sense to me. Spread those diodes out so you can lower your fixture and achieve greater uniformity. That's why strips are currently killing it here on RiU.

What I want to see from HLG are variations on the 120/132 - a 90 CRI, Nichia-based 132 would be very popular, I think. And also, some longer boards - a double-length board with the layout of the 132 (264 diodes), at or near double the price, would be fucking KILLER. Run it at 150w, no heatsink, and get a hell of a lot more canopy coverage. But hey, I'm no horticultural lighting pro, and I know that HLG knows more about this than I do, so I'm just spouting, I suppose!
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Give us a few months we will be expanding our abilities quit a bit.
 
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