DIY with Quantum Boards

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nobighurry

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Afternoon fellow growers: Excuse my lack of led knowledge I am learning slowly, my question is can I run 3 qb288 v1 boards off one mean well Hlg240-54A I am gathering the materials to put 4 boards together I have a hlg480H-c2100A for powering them but for now could use a little more coverage in my veg tent, currently running 2 qb288v1 right now, I have ran all the pos+ to driver pigtail and all the neg- to the other driver pigtail...m
 
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Dear ol" Thankful Grower!

Dear ol" Thankful Grower!

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SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe said:
I've got a question for you guys or maybe @Stephenj37826 could give me some insight.
My apologies for a bit of a long post.

My bean' sprouted 4 weeks ago now. When I first put together my qb 320 I did not have a screwdriver to dim it. I also did not have a kill a watt meter.

The light was extremely bright so I figured it was at least half way on the driver or at full. I put the fixture at 36" until the hardware store opened in the morning. After I bought the screwdriver I dimmed the driver all the way and kept the fixture at 15". I finally got the kill a watt last tuesday (late ups shipping due to wild fires in Cali) and when I plugged it in I was getting 165 watts.

I kept the lights at 165w and 15" till last night. My plants started to flower so I decided to up the wattage to 230 and put the lights at 27" they seem to be doing very well as of my morning check.
(My Journal; https://www.rollitup.org/t/my-grow-journal.977937/page-3#post-14584231)

My question is, should I up the wattage in increments till I get to 320w and move the fixture if need be, or should I dim the fixture back down to 165w and lower the fixture? I'm still a bit confused on how led works for growing applications and want to make sure I'm giving the plants the best lighting.

I have read conflicting write up' regarding led wattage. Some articles have said run them at full wattage. while other have said you don't need to run led at high wattage to achieve good results. I've not been able to find anything to go off of for journals with the 320xl. The one I did find is for 561c.and it was from last year and abandoned. I have lm301b if that makes any difference? I'm not sure.

Any and all help is appreciated.

@Stephenj37826 do you know the inside diameter of the holes along the flange of the slate2 triple? I want to put groumets where I fed my wires through. I do not have a caliper to check. I bought a kit but none of the sizes fit. Also, if I decide to buy a few more boards will they all be from the same lot if purchased individually?
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My first run with quantum boards I kept em at 18” as it was re
calitrees916 said:
6 qb304 powered by hlg-240h-c1050 (1 driver per 2 boards)
2 qb11 red
2 qb11 blue
Ladies seem to be loving life right now

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goals!
 
SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe

SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe

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Dear ol" Thankful Grower! said:
My first run with quantum boards I kept em at 18” as it was re

goals!
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Did you run a journal? Every time I try to go through your postings to check, my damn browser freezes up lol. I also tried to creep your profile postings lol but you have it set to private. I figured I would go look for my self before I bombard you with questions.
 
calitrees916

calitrees916

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SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe said:
Did you run a journal? Every time I try to go through your postings to check, my damn browser freezes up lol. I also tried to creep your profile postings lol but you have it set to private. I figured I would go look for my self before I bombard you with questions.
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I have a thread that I started “ LED grow from start to finish” check it out when you have some time. No journal at this time as I’m not to familiar with all of RIU functions. I’d be happy to answer any questions you have with the knowledge that I have acquired as time permits
 
SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe

SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe

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calitrees916 said:
I have a thread that I started “ LED grow from start to finish” check it out when you have some time. No journal at this time as I’m not to familiar with all of RIU functions. I’d be happy to answer any questions you have with the knowledge that I have acquired as time permits
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I'm going to go check it out now. Thank you!
 
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fivestringedfrenzy

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lurking and learning for years, posting now and again. here's my (mostly) quantum canopy! starting with cxb3590 in the back 2x6, moving to qb 304, 288, and then 120. running platinum cookies on perpetual with blumats, pictured here going into weeks 5 and 9. it's been quite a journey, 3 years ago this room ran 4 kw of HPS...IMG_20181112_044230.jpg IMG_20181114_040817.jpg IMG_20181114_040906.jpg
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