DIY with Quantum Boards

Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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ThatKidiscrying said:
I just bought four complete with the SSTX heatsink and thermal pad.

What driver/drivers to push them to the limit ?
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I think with the splayed heatsinks they're capable of r ecco mended Max 224watts at 4amps with an absolute Max of 350watts at 6amps. So if you have 4, you need to run them at whatever your growing space will allow. What's your area dimensions?
 
Barristan Whitebeard

Barristan Whitebeard

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ThatKidiscrying said:
Ok, I promise one more question.

Let’s say I wanted to use active cooling. What would you recommend then for 2 96’s in series ?

My plans are to dim the fixture if not using fans. Options are my goal
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Something like the HLG-480H-54 (or theoretically an HLG-600H-54). You'll need to wire in parallel. The Mean Well HLG constant current drivers don't output enough current to drive the QB 96's that hard.

Or you could wire each QB 96 to an XLG-240-H-A (or AB) if you wanted to.
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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ThatKidiscrying said:
I’d rather wire in series. What driver do you recommend?
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You won't be able to get a lot of power out of them if you run them in series. Highest constant current(series) driver is like 2800-3200mA. Just use a 54V Constant Voltage driver for parallel.
But realistically, what's an estimate of your space you're gonna use and just as important, how much ceiling height you gonna have?
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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You said you wanted to really get some power to them and in this case, these qb96s are one of the only boards that can realistically be driven fairly hard. So if you have enough vertical space to hang them high enough, at least 30" above your canopy, you could run each one at 200+ watts. But if you don't have that option, driving them hard isn't going to work for you.
So just give us an estimate on your sq footage and vertical space and we can suggest some driver options for ya.
 
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ThatKidiscrying

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Airwalker16 said:
You said you wanted to really get some power to them and in this case, these qb96s are one of the only boards that can realistically be driven fairly hard. So if you have enough vertical space to hang them high enough, at least 30" above your canopy, you could run each one at 200+ watts. But if you don't have that option, driving them hard isn't going to work for you.
So just give us an estimate on your sq footage and vertical space and we can suggest some driver options for ya.
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The size space is unlimited.
 
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