DIY with Quantum Boards

[pop22]

depends on how many boards and board voltage. I'm running 4 QB304 and pulling 363 watts from the wall, for about 85 watts per board from a 320H -C2100b.
Two, 100 volt boards on that driver should be about 150 - 160 watts per board

What size room/Tent you going to use them in. My 2x4 is only 70in tall so think I'm going to grab a 3.5 x 3.5 or 2.5 x 5 that's 80inches tall so I can run the two 324 boards full power and be closer to 30w per sqft.


Do you know how much watts the 320h-c1400a can put out at max power?

 

[Humple]

I rarely take pics (because my camera is a piece of shit), but what the hell, here's some QB-grown bud curing in the jar. Latest harvest of my favorite strain, HSO's Black D.O.G. Smells like gasoline, tastes like dirt and lemons. Tasty and POTENT. I fucking love this strain. About to load up the X-Max V2 Pro and vape the knee pain away...

 

[Dave455]

I rarely take pics (because my camera is a piece of shit), but what the hell, here's some QB-grown bud curing in the jar. Latest harvest of my favorite strain, HSO's Black D.O.G. Smells like gasoline, tastes like dirt and lemons. Tasty and POTENT. I fucking love this strain. About to load up the V-Max V2 Pro and vape the knee pain away...

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Nice bud !!! what brand of vape ?

 

[Humple]

Nice bud !!! what brand of vape ?

Thanks! X-Max (I said V-Max in that last post, but I fucked it up). Same hardware as the Storm Vaporizer (from the UK). Cheapest good vaporizer I could find, and it really is good. Doesn't burn the bud, but gives nice clouds. I get two solid sessions out of every bowl (first round at 392°F and the second at 428°F), and it gets me well medicated. I use a glass mouthpiece because the stock mouthpiece is crap. Only downside is that the really tasty hits don't last past the third or fourth pull, but for $60 it's a damn good unit.

 

[Rakin]

Do you know how much watts the 320h-c1400a can put out at max power?

Probably 365-385 at the wall. I’m just guessing based on how all my other meanwell drivers put out

 

[IndicaDogo]

Hey guys been a while since I've been on. But just picked up two QB324'S and a 320h-2100c to run em.
I wanna remote mount the drive outside the tent.
So question is. Can I run 6' from boards to driver with 20 gauge solid wire or is that to long a run?
Or does it not matter at all the length and I'm a dumb ads lol.

 

[Budzbuddha]

Hey guys been a while since I've been on. But just picked up two QB324'S and a 320h-2100c to run em.
I wanna remote mount the drive outside the tent.
So question is. Can I run 6' from boards to driver with 20 gauge solid wire or is that to long a run?
Or does it not matter at all the length and I'm a dumb ads lol.

It is easier to remote mount on a board - either attached to wall or on tent corner like I did.
And I ran wiring thru a tent port.
From what I gather there may be some voltage loss over a certain length. Solid core 18 gauge wire .

The other MOD I did was to add a quick disconnect coupler at power wires and dimmer so I can easily separate components PLUS I can simply swap up to a higher power driver without much effort.




Note : lights just went out but you can see they are fed from wall side port.

 

[jayblaze710]

How did I not find this thread earlier?

I’m planning on setting up another small tent in the tiny bit of extra space I have. I’m thinking 36” x 36” and am looking for some advice on lights. I’m considering this tent for moms, males and whatever random shit I wanna run, but definitely want the potential to flower for decent yields.

I’m currently looking at either 4 x QB120 or 4 x QB132. I’d run the QB120s with an HLG-240H-C2100A. I’m guessing I’d actually be able to get about ~280W from that driver and be close to maxing out those 4 boards, giving me about ~30W per square foot. While that may not max out my yield per square footage, it should still yield high quality bud I’m thinking.

Anyone have any input? Can anyone verify if I can get 280W from that driver? I really like that the smaller QBs don’t need a heat sink, makes things a hell of a lot simpler and cheaper. Plus, those lights seem perfect for clones, moms, and miscellaneous gardening projects. I doubt I’d ever not have a use for them.

 

[Rakin]

How did I not find this thread earlier?

I’m planning on setting up another small tent in the tiny bit of extra space I have. I’m thinking 36” x 36” and am looking for some advice on lights. I’m considering this tent for moms, males and whatever random shit I wanna run, but definitely want the potential to flower for decent yields.

I’m currently looking at either 4 x QB120 or 4 x QB132. I’d run the QB120s with an HLG-240H-C2100A. I’m guessing I’d actually be able to get about ~280W from that driver and be close to maxing out those 4 boards, giving me about ~30W per square foot. While that may not max out my yield per square footage, it should still yield high quality bud I’m thinking.

Anyone have any input? Can anyone verify if I can get 280W from that driver? I really like that the smaller QBs don’t need a heat sink, makes things a hell of a lot simpler and cheaper. Plus, those lights seem perfect for clones, moms, and miscellaneous gardening projects. I doubt I’d ever not have a use for them.

I get 302watt at the wall on a hlg-240-24a with 4 qb120

 

[Rakin]

5 days from transplanting. The peppers are a little stressed but the tomatoes are doing good. Already have 3”+ growth on the heirlooms. I’m calling them Space Tomatoes. The qb120’s on the peg board is working beautifully.

 

[jayblaze710]

I get 302watt at the wall on a hlg-240-24a with 4 qb120

Nice. How much current is running through your qb120s? Are they overheating at all running that high?

 

[NanoGadget]

I'm just going to call it now... my HLG QB is the best purchase I've ever made in relation to growing. Thanks again @Stephenj37826
Can't wait to chop this girl.

 

[Rakin]

Nice. How much current is running through your qb120s? Are they overheating at all running that high?

I haven’t checked the current but I have the driver maxed out. Hlg-240-24a is rated for 10a divided by 4 is 2.5a each. I’m sure it’s putting out more then that being they all seem to be under rated. As far as heat goes on the board they will get hot if no circulation but I have my circulation fans blowing across them and they are very cool to the touch that way. Also note that each board is in parallel from the driver and not thru the board so no board has to carry the current of the next board which is important when running at max. Also kept all the wire length as close as possible so no one board would have more voltage drop then the others. I have 2 16ga solid 2 wire feeding 2 20ga pairs each with 3 way wagos

 

[pop22]

You can run them at about 60 watts per board without a heatsink. Much more than that and you'll bake then

How did I not find this thread earlier?

I’m planning on setting up another small tent in the tiny bit of extra space I have. I’m thinking 36” x 36” and am looking for some advice on lights. I’m considering this tent for moms, males and whatever random shit I wanna run, but definitely want the potential to flower for decent yields.

I’m currently looking at either 4 x QB120 or 4 x QB132. I’d run the QB120s with an HLG-240H-C2100A. I’m guessing I’d actually be able to get about ~280W from that driver and be close to maxing out those 4 boards, giving me about ~30W per square foot. While that may not max out my yield per square footage, it should still yield high quality bud I’m thinking.

Anyone have any input? Can anyone verify if I can get 280W from that driver? I really like that the smaller QBs don’t need a heat sink, makes things a hell of a lot simpler and cheaper. Plus, those lights seem perfect for clones, moms, and miscellaneous gardening projects. I doubt I’d ever not have a use for them.

 

[pop22]

I've got a tomato in with my CBD Haze and White Widow autos. Got 15 more in the living room waiting for the weather to finally warm up here. Going to put this one in the 12/12 tent soon.

5 days from transplanting. The peppers are a little stressed but the tomatoes are doing good. Already have 3”+ growth on the heirlooms. I’m calling them Space Tomatoes. The qb120’s on the peg board is working beautifully.View attachment 4124420

 

[Budzbuddha]

Happy 4/20 all ...

Well , I missed out on some testers at Greenpoint this morning ........
*Open Window .... " FFFFFFFFUUUUCCCKKK !!!!!! "

Anyways , I figured I would do some Dr. Frankenstein shit today and Chuck some pollen.
I picked GG4 that is about week 4 ... Normally I shoot for week 2/3 but since. Branch I chose is a single lower branch that will stay growing whenever main plant gets harvested.

It was absolutely a NO BRAINER to pollinate her ..... She is a big healthy bitch .
She is about 47" tall , bushy , green and stout. Like a Russian female ...lol.

Gorilla Glue #4
Freebie regular seed

Pollen is from a FEMMED Blue Dream ..... So I tagged the branch and named it
BLUE GORILLA .

So , I decided to take lemon and make lemonade .... *Shrug

Yeah I could taken cuttings of the GG , but I have no room presently to grow a tray .
Plus I had pollen on hand. The Alaskan Thunderfuck that is a MALE is still potted and in another place away from plants . That will be pollen harvested.

 

[Rakin]

I've got a tomato in with my CBD Haze and White Widow autos. Got 15 more in the living room waiting for the weather to finally warm up here. Going to put this one in the 12/12 tent soon.


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Heck yeah. I love tomatoes. This year has been crazy here as far as setting plants outside. Last year I was able to put them out on Easter. Looks like at least another week for me. Oh well with these quantum’s going I don’t think the plants mind one bit.

 

[Madmungo]

Happy 4/20 all ...

Well , I missed out on some testers at Greenpoint this morning ........
*Open Window .... " FFFFFFFFUUUUCCCKKK !!!!!! "

Anyways , I figured I would do some Dr. Frankenstein shit today and Chuck some pollen.
I picked GG4 that is about week 4 ... Normally I shoot for week 2/3 but since. Branch I chose is a single lower branch that will stay growing whenever main plant gets harvested.

It was absolutely a NO BRAINER to pollinate her ..... She is a big healthy bitch .
She is about 47" tall , bushy , green and stout. Like a Russian female ...lol.

Gorilla Glue #4
Freebie regular seed

Pollen is from a FEMMED Blue Dream ..... So I tagged the branch and named it
BLUE GORILLA .

So , I decided to take lemon and make lemonade .... *Shrug

Yeah I could taken cuttings of the GG , but I have no room presently to grow a tray .
Plus I had pollen on hand. The Alaskan Thunderfuck that is a MALE is still potted and in another place away from plants . That will be pollen harvested.

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What do gorillas dream of when they have a little gorilla snooze........?

 

[Budzbuddha]

What do gorillas dream of when they have a little gorilla snooze........?

Hmmmmmm .. If I had oprah's phone number I would ask her.

 

[Madmungo]

Hmmmmmm .. If I had oprah's phone number I would ask her.

Oprah seems like a clever genuine woman to me and I wouldn’t mind being a quid behind her in my bank account either.