First time builder, much too long reader- looking to make my first light
required: 4 quantum boards, 1 driver (PLC 6 Mindset, best bang for the foot-in-the-door buck)
I'll be using it for flower in a 4x4 space, let's also assume we are talking about the 288, though I'm not opposed to one or the other, and let's also assume due to nature of the "batches" that these 4 boards will never be separated or added to, only driver changed out possibly for veg or something in the future (but I probably shouldn't even be thinking that far ahead as I have 4 SE HPS to replace in total.)
According to LEDgardeners pt 2 video I can use a 320H-C1400 (at 50% max current,) or a 480H-C2100 (at 70% max current(HLG 550 setup)) wired in series to achieve this. I'm definitely leaning towards at latter, but being as this will be my first time building and seeing the things, I have no idea how much it's gonna heat up. It's well worth it to burn more watts vs a small percent increase in efficiency for someone in my situation right? Could I use the 480H-C2100 to wire them in both series and parallel later to run them at 1050mA?
Is 2100mA for the 288 considered soft? Would I be fine with the Slate 4 at 2100? Maybe I should get the Slate 5 just for the better spread if nothing else? (+$15) There is plenty of air movement in my room. Tell me to buy this shit and change my fucking life, I've done too much reading and not enough buying.