DIY with Quantum Boards
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Boatguy
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You can wire them either way. Just need to provide the right voltage and current based on that choice. Good luck with your build
Rocket Soul
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If you want them in series get appropriate driver, its going to be a CC driver and not CV. And then driver + to board 1 + board 1 - to board 2 + board 2 - to driver -. Order should be ++-+--. Driver depends on what wattage but likely 2800mA verison of you want a 320 driver. If i recall correct these are 54ish volts, check with HLG and also .ake sure connectors can handle +100V
Boatguy
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In my bigger arrays back when cobs were common i used heat shrink on the connections. Damp enviornment with higher voltage is bigger risk of a zap.
FmSwayze
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I also have a dimmer they sent. I have the meanwell 320 2800.i just wasn't sure since they were different boards they would get wired different. I'll run them in series and wire them like I've always wired series. But the dimmer I still need help with, I've always just used the onboard potentiometer. I'm getting fancy now.
Boatguy
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Just get a linear 100k ohm potentiometer off digikey or mouser. The solder on terminals will accept a small female spade connector if you dont feel like soldering. Way cleaner looking than a dimming dongle
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FmSwayze
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HLG sent me the whole package. Just not sure how it needs to be wired in, that's all.
*they asked me what driver I had and sent me all the gear, just no wiring diagram lol
Boatguy
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If it is a single meanwell driver a 100k pot is all you need. It doesnt matter how you wire the lights.
If they sent you all of it, driver included, you should just email them for how they built it to be wired. They are very helpful
Rocket Soul
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The dimmer usually dont have that many options to wire it and afaik no way of wiring it wrong in a way that could damage anything. The dimmer wires are just low current control signals and dont take any of the drivers led current. Mine has 3 connectors middle needs to be connected and the other two are just deciding if dimming is from clock or counterclock wise turning. Pics or just simply try it out, its the easiest part of the build; easier than photos and posting.
Rocket Soul
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Its a meanwell hlg320h-c2800, right?
Its worth to mention that it has a bit extra power without dimmer attached to it. Dimmer takes it from 0-10, no dimmer attached 11, lol. Or around 3-3.1A. so if you want this extra power there should be a way cutting the circuit easily basicly not solder connections or even a little switch somewhere, you could use a simple light switch on the circuit
Its worth to mention that it has a bit extra power without dimmer attached to it. Dimmer takes it from 0-10, no dimmer attached 11, lol. Or around 3-3.1A. so if you want this extra power there should be a way cutting the circuit easily basicly not solder connections or even a little switch somewhere, you could use a simple light switch on the circuit
Rocket Soul
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FmSwayze
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Yup! And thank-you. I appreciate yall for the help. I'll post pics once I have put together
Rocket Soul
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Please do. Ive always been quite intrigued by these boards, theyve been very popular with peeps; i think beyond what their specs would indicate. Do you grow with any other lights you could compare with? Side by sides is like the best grow forum porn
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Rocket Soul
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Sade
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Hey yall quick question. Can someone clarify for me what boards are being used on the new version of scorpion diablo v2 the v1 used 6x qb648 and the V2 uses 6x qb592? Then the scorpion diablo X is still the 6x qb548 am I correct?
Also if I wire 2x qb548 diablo x boards in Series-Parallel would this driver be the one I need? Inventronics Eum-s760mg driver for 2x diablo x. Ty
Also if I wire 2x qb548 diablo x boards in Series-Parallel would this driver be the one I need? Inventronics Eum-s760mg driver for 2x diablo x. Ty
Sade
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Oh shit and they have literally just released a scorpion diablo V3 like couple weeks ago. So SD v1 6x qb648, SD V2 6x qb648 (just added reflectors), then the newest Sd V3 6x qb592 then SD X 6x qb548? Are all these versions of scorpion diablo using the quantum boards listed with versions I posted? Sorry just hella confusing
Rocket Soul
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Inventronics webpage is the worst of all the led gear suppliers its half impossible to navigate and different versions for us and the rest, dont ask people to go and find the datasheet of the driver to figure things out. They/I tell you yes but misstake , it dont work, and then were not friendly any more
Just link the datasheet or page of the exact model youre after and the board specs and its easy to figure out. And you need to mention parallel or series connections and 120 or what volts AC.