DIY with Quantum Boards

FmSwayze

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What youre talking about is just hanging several single boards but with one large driver. The only issue here would be the wiring, not pulling it out of the pushins while working around it. You can hottglue a wago onto one of the heatsink fins so that youre main wiring is going into the wago and then into connector so that it wont pull on the connector.
Now we making progress! Exactly what I wanted to do. For my case, it's only two boards. I'm really just brain storming right now. But the wago glued is genius. Small area, 2x4 with two boards just trying to maximize. I'm really only looking for about a foot of play at most. I'm only running two plants, but if I have a shorter plant I want to be able to lower that side to get the par.
 

Rocket Soul

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Now we making progress! Exactly what I wanted to do. For my case, it's only two boards. I'm really just brain storming right now. But the wago glued is genius. Small area, 2x4 with two boards just trying to maximize. I'm really only looking for about a foot of play at most. I'm only running two plants, but if I have a shorter plant I want to be able to lower that side to get the par.
Generally for spread id rec 3 boards over 240 driver for that space. Spreading the watts out a bit means a bit less hangheight and more light onto cannopy. If youre already setting up for small plant/big plant youd be able to use 2 boards on 1 plant even angling the second board in. And since its only another 50$ seems like an easy choice
 

FmSwayze

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Generally for spread id rec 3 boards over 240 driver for that space. Spreading the watts out a bit means a bit less hangheight and more light onto cannopy. If youre already setting up for small plant/big plant youd be able to use 2 boards on 1 plant even angling the second board in. And since its only another 50$ seems like an easy choice
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Dave455

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Now we making progress! Exactly what I wanted to do. For my case, it's only two boards. I'm really just brain storming right now. But the wago glued is genius. Small area, 2x4 with two boards just trying to maximize. I'm really only looking for about a foot of play at most. I'm only running two plants, but if I have a shorter plant I want to be able to lower that side to get the par.
or raise smart pot !!
 

Rocket Soul

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Current setup, with 240 2100. This what I'm essentially wanting to split.
Ok, then forget about the third board. All you have to do is to figure out the hanging and then connect again using series connection. Driver + first board +, first board minus second board plus and then second board minus back to driver minus. The trick is to figure out how much wire to use between first board minus and secon board + so it doesn't limit the height difference, along with the glued wago solution or something similar in order to not tugg at connections.
 

FmSwayze

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I’ve always had multiple light sources with HPS, CMH, LED panels, then COB based lights and now am running 4 Boards 100 to 125 watts each in my 2 1/2’ x 5’ tent and in smaller tent a couple LEDs
I've been wanting try out the qb96. may just be an opportunity to build a single fixture 100 to 150 watts. Adjust the width of my qb288 and call it a day. I really just want to be as efficient as possible since I have a small 2x4 tent.
 

hillbill

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My first “Board Light” was a 135w kit from HLG, prototype with Lumiled diodes that was not marketed in the end. They are price competitive with a nod to their quality.
I run 5 Boards from 3 retailers and HLG is the only one still in existence.
 

Rocket Soul

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What type of potentiometer clicks at the levels? Am I saying this right? Lol thanks
Do you mean like it has 10-25-40-80-100 levels?

It just means that instead of a 100kOhm poti where turning the dial changes resistance the dial will switch between different resistors. Im not a 100% sure but i think 0 would be a open circuit, 25% would be 25Kohm and so on.

If youre looking for a googleable term i dont know. Maybe 100kOhm stepped potientometer not sure.

You could build a DIY version with some resistances and wagos, just connecting it up and choosing your resistance and corrsponding dim levels.
 

FmSwayze

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Do you mean like it has 10-25-40-80-100 levels?

It just means that instead of a 100kOhm poti where turning the dial changes resistance the dial will switch between different resistors. Im not a 100% sure but i think 0 would be a open circuit, 25% would be 25Kohm and so on.

If youre looking for a googleable term i dont know. Maybe 100kOhm stepped potientometer not sure.

You could build a DIY version with some resistances and wagos, just connecting it up and choosing your resistance and corrsponding dim levels.
Yes! That's what I'm looking for in the box. I don't want to build one. I'll keep looking. I appreciate the response. I think it's mostly in not using the correct words when searching. Lol I'll just use the drivers ability until I find one.
 
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