Can u tell me if I can hook 2 folux 288s or 4 of the single boards up to the meanwell driver in picture? And do u think that 8 single boards in all run by two 240 meanwells in all is enough power and light for a 4x4 My other option is to run 3 of those meanwell drivers each on a folux kit(288s) but I would like to take one driver and kit to use for veg. Im planing on buy some more 288s just boards
I’m looking at my other options cause I’m realizing now I should have gone about my purchase a bit differently.
Comments from anyone else that has info is also appreciated hope fully it makes since thanks
Most people are shooting for 30-35w of high quality LED per ft2. So 240w × 2 = 480w. 480w ÷ 16ft2 = 30w/ft2 and is the low end for flowering with LED but do-able according to the math.
I have 3 kits
So in all 3 drivers and 6 boards (Six boards as in each board is 1 foot by about 7 inches) having a lot of trouble explaining that but basically three kits has three drivers three dimmers and six boards (I got the separate ones that are not attached or else I would say 3 boards hope That makes sense also sorry if my explanation is obvious but for some reason having difficulty explaining. help is appreciated thank you
These your supplies???...
- (6) 288
- (6) heatsinks
- (3) 240h 48b
- (3) dimmer switches
Again, shooting for (30-35w)/ft2 at least, but if you have the power I'd go for (40w)/ft2, and it seems you have enough power for that (240w × 3 = 720w ; 16ft2 × 35w/ft2 = 640w) .
With 3 kits you could dim the drivers down to 210w/each (640 ÷ 3 = 213w) and run (2) boards on each driver. That's about 105w per board and you're still getting the maximum amount of light in a 4'×4', or 16ft2.
If you only want to run 4 boards per tent, then just crank the drivers on max and use the 4 boards. You'll get more yield from using 6 boards @ 105w, than 4 boards @ 120w each. If you're not wanting to split up your boards between 2 rooms, ie, use some for a veg tent and use some for a flower tent, then I'd recommend using all 6 in the 4'×4' for a bigger yield.