DIY with Quantum Boards

RamenToppings · Mar 9, 2020

Humple said:
If you're willing to DIY, you can get more for less. Either way, an HLG300 is way more light than you need in a 2x2; it's more suited to a 3x3. What's your max budget for lighting?

DIY is fine

Id like to spend 600 at most with a company lik hlg, any company whose stuff I can find showcased locally like hlg is fine or is a USA based and manufactured. Any manufacture making their boards in China I’m not going to want to do business with. I wanted to do 5 x 5 tent with an hlg 550 but changed my mind when I figured I needed separate light for veg so settled for a hlg 300.

I’m fine reducing tent size if that means not losing light quality and still affording a good light. Just need something from hlg I think

Gond00s · Mar 9, 2020

lukio said:
nah screw them, they were using the QB name and were hit with a temp ban on Alibaba.

u think I care if they use the qb name not really all the sellers are calling them qbs lol. its just a pcb with leds on them and I was saying that because a fucking plant just wants light lol

lukio · Mar 9, 2020

youre in their thread telling people to use a company ripping off their name. nice!

Gond00s · Mar 9, 2020

lukio said:
nah screw them, they were using the QB name and were hit with a temp ban on Alibaba.

https://gyazo.com/dafd1eb546a924b227bdcf6cd3c6ea25

the buyer aint banned where is that temp ban?

lukio · Mar 9, 2020

Gond00s said:
https://gyazo.com/dafd1eb546a924b227bdcf6cd3c6ea25
the buyer aint banned where is that temp ban?

lol im not making it up. ask them yourself

Gond00s · Mar 9, 2020

@lukio and couldn't hlg just setup a patent in china because they did in the us I think its more on them but if someone patented it first just sol

lukio · Mar 9, 2020

@Gond00s look it up. then stop shitting on HLG in their own thread. its pretty disrespectful considering how much they've done for people right here.

Gond00s · Mar 9, 2020

Wasn’t really shitting on them u took something I said to a person that wasn’t even relevant to a conversation lol

lukio · Mar 9, 2020

nah, youre sending peeps to KB... who rip off HLG. its not that complicated

Strudelheim · Mar 9, 2020

lukio said:
nah, youre sending peeps to KB... who rip off HLG. its not that complicated

What exactly was ripped off? Just curious, as far as I know in a capitalist system, one company leads the way with innovation, will be followed by others copying that design and tech, and competing with it, and then bringing the price down across the board. It is samsung who made an efficient diode. Therafter its just putting them on a board, and adding a driver and connecting the whole system. It would be silly to think that HLG, will be only company in all of future human history making Samsung Diode LED boards and beyond.

FORTUNECOOKIES · Mar 9, 2020

Strudelheim said:
What exactly was ripped off? Just curious, as far as I know in a capitalist system, one company leads the way with innovation, will be followed by others copying that design and tech, and competing with it, and then bringing the price down across the board. It is samsung who made an efficient diode. Therafter its just putting them on a board, and adding a driver and connecting the whole system. It would be silly to think that HLG, will be only company in all of future human history making Samsung Diode LED boards and beyond.

The exact design down to being copied to the mm was ripped off along with the name. Is that the same as making a pcb with Samsung diodes on it?

Gond00s · Mar 9, 2020

I just said their were good boards that’s it lol I didn’t say go their don’t try to put shit against me

lukio · Mar 9, 2020

bro, drag it out all ya like but if "KB is a good one" isnt a recommendation then i dont know what is.

ive had nuff forum this week and its only bloody monday, literally. laters

Gond00s · Mar 9, 2020

lukio said:
bro, drag it out all ya like but if "KB is a good one" isnt a recommendation then i dont know what is.

ive had nuff forum this week and its only bloody monday, literally. laters

Read what we were talking about before to understand what I meant by that

Gond00s · Mar 9, 2020

And I’m not going out of my way to get u to buy them lol just saying their good and if u would have asked what do u mean good I would have said their are so many more places u can get lighting from hlg is one or u can get strips from cutter ,arrow,digikey,etc I’ll give a suggestion if someone wants to know what ways to light up a room only way you get alibaba from me is if it’s a person that has tight money

Humple · Mar 9, 2020

RamenToppings said:
DIY is fine

Id like to spend 600 at most with a company lik hlg, any company whose stuff I can find showcased locally like hlg is fine or is a USA based and manufactured. Any manufacture making their boards in China I’m not going to want to do business with. I wanted to do 5 x 5 tent with an hlg 550 but changed my mind when I figured I needed separate light for veg so settled for a hlg 300.

I’m fine reducing tent size if that means not losing light quality and still affording a good light. Just need something from hlg I think

You could definitely light a 5x5 for under $600 if you're ready to DIY. Six of the v1 QB288 boards in 3000k (with Slate 2 heatsinks from HLG), three Meanwell HLG-240H-C2100 drivers (or three HLG-320H-54 if you want to be able to push the boards to the limit), and some aluminum channel, screws, wires, etc. would definitely be within your budget and would rock a 5x5 easily. That said, if you downsized to a 4x4, you could stretch that $600 to cover both a flowering tent and a 2x2 veg tent.

For a 5x5...

Six of these:

QB288 V1 & Slate 2 Single Combo

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung 561C for 5000K or Lumileds 2835HE for 3000K

horticulturelightinggroup.com

Three of these:

HLG-240H-C2100AB - MEAN WELL - TRC Electronics

Order MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C2100AB LED power supply on-line or call today for exceptional customer service. TRC is the USA stocking headquarters of MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C2100AB LED power supplies. HLG-240H-C2100AB is ready to ship today.

www.trcelectronics.com

For a 4x4...

Four of the boards linked above.

Two of the drivers linked above, or one of these two (the 600 obviously gives you more power, but you may find that it's not needed in a 4x4):

https://power.sager.com/hlg-480h-c2100a-5191128.html?utm_source=googlemerchant&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=power-brand&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0pfzBRCOARIsANi0g0tYs6561jZOcmXbF8fM2Z6O-MSL-ETNMMFv6z_blcpqRJDLBaS_PqMaAn3fEALw_wcB

https://power.sager.com/hlg-600h-54a-3991245.html?utm_source=googlemerchant&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=power-brand&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0pfzBRCOARIsANi0g0sZI3STjnv70i2c9wlXM4zczQ-pXt9oiFpfyb_RVykXI6dLt5K0qpUaAj-6EALw_wcB

That would leave you with plenty of money left to outfit a 2x2. One of these is a quick, easy, relatively affordable entry point for a small veg area (though you could certainly DIY the veg light too, if you want to go the extra mile):

HLG 65 V2

HLG 65 V2 is ideal for a vegging or flowering in compact spaces. Equivalent to 120W T5 or 200W CFL output or 150W metal halide. Samsung LM301H LED

horticulturelightinggroup.com

There are many other configurations and options for your build, but these are a good starting point for your research. Best of luck!

RamenToppings · Mar 9, 2020

Humple said:
You could definitely light a 5x5 for under $600 if you're ready to DIY. Six of the v1 QB288 boards in 3000k (with Slate 2 heatsinks from HLG), three Meanwell HLG-240H-C2100 drivers (or three HLG-320H-54 if you want to be able to push the boards to the limit), and some aluminum channel, screws, wires, etc. would definitely be within your budget and would rock a 5x5 easily. That said, if you downsized to a 4x4, you could stretch that $600 to cover both a flowering tent and a 2x2 veg tent.

For a 5x5...

Six of these:

QB288 V1 & Slate 2 Single Combo

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung 561C for 5000K or Lumileds 2835HE for 3000K

horticulturelightinggroup.com

Three of these:

HLG-240H-C2100AB - MEAN WELL - TRC Electronics

Order MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C2100AB LED power supply on-line or call today for exceptional customer service. TRC is the USA stocking headquarters of MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C2100AB LED power supplies. HLG-240H-C2100AB is ready to ship today.

www.trcelectronics.com

For a 4x4...

Four of the boards linked above.

Two of the drivers linked above, or one of these two (the 600 obviously gives you more power, but you may find that it's not needed in a 4x4):

https://power.sager.com/hlg-480h-c2100a-5191128.html?utm_source=googlemerchant&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=power-brand&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0pfzBRCOARIsANi0g0tYs6561jZOcmXbF8fM2Z6O-MSL-ETNMMFv6z_blcpqRJDLBaS_PqMaAn3fEALw_wcB

https://power.sager.com/hlg-600h-54a-3991245.html?utm_source=googlemerchant&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=power-brand&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0pfzBRCOARIsANi0g0sZI3STjnv70i2c9wlXM4zczQ-pXt9oiFpfyb_RVykXI6dLt5K0qpUaAj-6EALw_wcB

That would leave you with plenty of money left to outfit a 2x2. One of these is a quick, easy, relatively affordable entry point for a small veg area (though you could certainly DIY the veg light too, if you want to go the extra mile):

HLG 65 V2

HLG 65 V2 is ideal for a vegging or flowering in compact spaces. Equivalent to 120W T5 or 200W CFL output or 150W metal halide. Samsung LM301H LED

horticulturelightinggroup.com

There are many other configurations and options for your build, but these are a good starting point for your research. Best of luck!

I hope you have people in your life that appreciate what you do to help others, thanks man

RamenToppings · Mar 9, 2020

Humple said:
You could definitely light a 5x5 for under $600 if you're ready to DIY. Six of the v1 QB288 boards in 3000k (with Slate 2 heatsinks from HLG), three Meanwell HLG-240H-C2100 drivers (or three HLG-320H-54 if you want to be able to push the boards to the limit), and some aluminum channel, screws, wires, etc. would definitely be within your budget and would rock a 5x5 easily. That said, if you downsized to a 4x4, you could stretch that $600 to cover both a flowering tent and a 2x2 veg tent.

For a 5x5...

Six of these:

QB288 V1 & Slate 2 Single Combo

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 has 288pcs Samsung 561C for 5000K or Lumileds 2835HE for 3000K

horticulturelightinggroup.com

Three of these:

HLG-240H-C2100AB - MEAN WELL - TRC Electronics

Order MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C2100AB LED power supply on-line or call today for exceptional customer service. TRC is the USA stocking headquarters of MEAN WELL HLG-240H-C2100AB LED power supplies. HLG-240H-C2100AB is ready to ship today.

www.trcelectronics.com

For a 4x4...

Four of the boards linked above.

Two of the drivers linked above, or one of these two (the 600 obviously gives you more power, but you may find that it's not needed in a 4x4):

https://power.sager.com/hlg-480h-c2100a-5191128.html?utm_source=googlemerchant&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=power-brand&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0pfzBRCOARIsANi0g0tYs6561jZOcmXbF8fM2Z6O-MSL-ETNMMFv6z_blcpqRJDLBaS_PqMaAn3fEALw_wcB

https://power.sager.com/hlg-600h-54a-3991245.html?utm_source=googlemerchant&utm_medium=click&utm_campaign=power-brand&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0pfzBRCOARIsANi0g0sZI3STjnv70i2c9wlXM4zczQ-pXt9oiFpfyb_RVykXI6dLt5K0qpUaAj-6EALw_wcB

That would leave you with plenty of money left to outfit a 2x2. One of these is a quick, easy, relatively affordable entry point for a small veg area (though you could certainly DIY the veg light too, if you want to go the extra mile):

HLG 65 V2

HLG 65 V2 is ideal for a vegging or flowering in compact spaces. Equivalent to 120W T5 or 200W CFL output or 150W metal halide. Samsung LM301H LED

horticulturelightinggroup.com

There are many other configurations and options for your build, but these are a good starting point for your research. Best of luck!

Is the diy for the 5 x 5, 4 x 4 a veg and flower light? I'm trying to be able to complete one full cycle for 600 for lights.

Humple · Mar 9, 2020

RamenToppings said:
Is the diy for the 5 x 5, 4 x 4 a veg and flower light? I'm trying to be able to complete one full cycle for 600 for lights.

Ahh, I see. Yes, 3000k is a very suitable spectrum for full cycle, seed-to-harvest growing. I veg under 3000k myself, and have always been very happy.

RamenToppings · Mar 9, 2020

Humple said:
Ahh, I see. Yes, 3000k is a very suitable spectrum for full cycle, seed-to-harvest growing. I veg under 3000k myself, and have always been very happy.

Should I get 6 of these instead and just use full cycle for veg and flower? I don't know if those are the the next step up equivalent of the other one.

QB288 V2 Rspec Quantum Board

Ultra High Efficiency LED Boards for DIY. QB288 V2 has 288pcs Samsung LM301H LED

horticulturelightinggroup.com

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