DIY with Quantum Boards

[captainmorgan]

you guys would have to hold one in your hand to appreciate it. at 50W i could put my nuts on top of it. thermal management is not an issue in the slightest

So you garden naked?

 

[CobKits]

nope, but i did get offered a job by robin and stephen as ladies representative at the trade show

 

[ttystikk]

you guys would have to hold one in your hand to appreciate it. at 50W i could put my nuts on top of it. thermal management is not an issue in the slightest

'Chestnuts roasting on an open Quantum, Jack Frost ripping in the bong...'

Whatever makes your Christmas merry!

 

[ttystikk]

nope, but i did get offered a job by robin and stephen as ladies representative at the trade show

Watch out for the extracurricular activities!

 

[salmonetin]

...second part...more tutorials...

...on adafruit..

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-huzzah-esp8266-breakout?view=all

https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/downloads/pdf/adafruit-huzzah-esp8266-breakout.pdf

...on sparkfun...

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/esp8266-thing-hookup-guide/all

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https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/esp8266-thing-development-board-hookup-guide/all

...

https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/esp8266-wifi-shield-hookup-guide/all

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https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/esp32-thing-hookup-guide/all

...there are other tutorials about the esp8266... here its only a small collection... i hope you like... its for ideas ir examples...and a bit of learn too...



Saludos

 

[robincnn]

Holiday season so shipping taking too long.
Pre drilled heatsinks for Boards will be available mid Next week.

Lets see what we can do with this UFO
All UFO are not the same. This one has 2 drivers for LED. and a 3rd one for Fan.


A single driver can power the board.







So 1 of the 2 drivers of this UFO is able to push 600ma through boards.
No, i cannot connect 2 drivers in parallel to get 1200ma. 2 drivers can power 2 boards separately

No Air movement. Driver with no load is 30C, Driver at full load 60C
This generic Driver is maxed out so could use a little bit airflow.

board wont fit inside the tiny UFO.

 

[ChaosHunter]

Robin thank you for the update on the heatsinks. Question, once the heatsinks are attached will we be able to mount them via L channel frame ? Do the heatsinks allow the use of active cooling ?

 

[LarsVegasNirvana]

I'm about to modify my chinese panel and the only thing I need to know is what kind of wire to use to connect between the quantum board and the driver? Does it have to be solid wire?

 

[robincnn]

I'm about to modify my chinese panel and the only thing I need to know is what kind of wire to use to connect between the quantum board and the driver? Does it have to be solid wire?

Solid core works better. 18-22 AWG
Look for - nte hookup solid 300V on eBay/Amazon. If u need just 2 ft, put in checkout comments and I will see if I can add some.

 

[robincnn]

Robin thank you for the update on the heatsinks. Question, once the heatsinks are attached will we be able to mount them via L channel frame ? Do the heatsinks allow the use of active cooling ?

Yes the heatsink can be joined with L channel. Will do a 2 board diy with 120h-c1400and L channel next week. Need a new lamp for 2x2.5 Tomato plant tent.
Will try Active cooling too. Will have to see how to mount the fan.

 

[Danielson999]

Will try Active cooling too. Will have to see how to mount the fan.

Maybe just drill a hole through a fin on each side of the fan and use a zip tie.

 

[LarsVegasNirvana]

It's ok, I live 2 blocks from a home depot. I just grabbed some AWG18 solid core thermostat wire.

The board fits almost exactly in the opening of the "300w" Roleadro. One row of LEDs on each end is sort of half-shaded by the case, so it throws a lot of light inside the case, but that's no big deal really.

I had to drill a hole in the heat sink because it only had one hole that would line up, but otherwise it went pretty smoothly.

It's putting out twice as much light and using half as much power as before. My veg room is really just my hall closet, and even without a reflective tent this is still putting plenty of light on my plants even without optics.

 

[Stephenj37826]

It's ok, I live 2 blocks from a home depot. I just grabbed some AWG18 solid core thermostat wire.

The board fits almost exactly in the opening of the "300w" Roleadro. One row of LEDs on each end is sort of half-shaded by the case, so it throws a lot of light inside the case, but that's no big deal really.

I had to drill a hole in the heat sink because it only had one hole that would line up, but otherwise it went pretty smoothly.

It's putting out twice as much light and using half as much power as before. My veg room is really just my hall closet, and even without a reflective tent this is still putting plenty of light on my plants even without optics.

Damn almost a perfect fit! Glad you are happy with the board. Yeah with a fan running that thing will run cool to the touch. Awesome.

It's hard to believe how bright they are for such low power consumption.

 

[LarsVegasNirvana]

Another from below:

 

[LarsVegasNirvana]

Damn almost a perfect fit! Glad you are happy with the board. Yeah with a fan running that thing will run cool to the touch. Awesome.

I love it! I've also got a 600w Roleadro, but I just bought it so I'm going to return it and put that money towards a couple more boards for my flower tent.

 

[ttystikk]

I'm getting sooooooooo stoked for mine!

 

[robincnn]

Another from below:

Great looking DIY.
You using only one driver. If this driver fails u hVe a second one as backup.

Parallel driver does not seem like a good idea.
http://www.meanwellusa.com/product/led/led_application.html
MW LED power supply does not have parallel “current sharing” function so it is not suitable for parallel connection

 

[LarsVegasNirvana]

Yeah, I took the other one out of the case for improved airflow and less weight, and put the extra driver in my junk drawer.

I plan on snagging a couple more with heatsinks once I have the cash. One for each side of my V scrog.

 

[ttystikk]

Yeah, I took the other one out of the case for improved airflow and less weight, and put the extra driver in my junk drawer.

I plan on snagging a couple more with heatsinks once I have the cash. One for each side of my V scrog.

VSCRoG, eh? I've been known to do something like that a time or two...
Tell me more!

 

[LarsVegasNirvana]

My last aeroponics grow was in a tiny root chamber because I ran out of money for foam. This time I'm maximizing the amount of space in the tent I can devote to roots. I'm doing a V scrog around my induction light, which is perfect for lighting in two directions, but doesn't have the best efficacy @ 80-85 lumens/w. It's also not quite enough for my 5'x5' tent either, so I'm adding LEDs and eventually I might phase out the induction light for efficiency and heat reasons since I live in CA and pay an arm and a leg for electricity.

I am going to start out with one panel on each side and then add a couple more when I can afford it.

I'm putting the finishing touches on the root chamber now, I'll post a picture when I'm done.