DIY with Quantum Boards
- Thread starter robincnn
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I don't see the "guides" secting on HLG.com, but there are driver recommendations and similar stuff on the product page of the board/kit you bought.
eg: https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/all/products/qb120-quantum-board
Some product pages then have a link to their specific board guide: https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/all/products/qb120-quantum-board
eg: https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/all/products/qb120-quantum-board
Some product pages then have a link to their specific board guide: https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/collections/all/products/qb120-quantum-board
Frank Nitty
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I don't have them hooked up to anything right now, the driver is now running the light it's supposed to, and those other lights are collecting dust... I bought what I thought was the same driver that goes with the 240w rspec kit, but no go... Like I said before I could have bought a one piece fixture with the money I spent trying to find the right driver, and the money I spent on all of these lights... I'm getting good grows,but I believe that they could be much better... Enough with the rambling...
Frank Nitty
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Single light kits are easy peasy to set up,two even, for me,after two lights I'm in trigonometry class...
Frank Nitty
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None of these work with either sets of lights 
Frank Nitty
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This works but its only an 80w driver and I'm tired of half assing my grows
Er3
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I see what your saying now..I'm a little slow but I do catch on!
Frank Nitty
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I haven't used the top light ONCE in the 2 or 3 years I've had them
Frank Nitty
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FALSE!!! The driver in the top pic is the only one that works both sets of lights
Frank Nitty
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Suffice it to say that pop22,if anyone knows, its you!!! Show us the way Master Splinter!!!
Frank Nitty
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Another correction, not 120s but 132s v2
XtraGood
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That HLG-80H-54A should work with a single QB96 pretty well.
ilovereggae
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ok I think I know what's been your problem. you got the C series drivers which are constant current. Those are for using in series. From your pic of your QB boards you have them connected in parallel! That's why they won't work.
The C2100 will work for the 4 QB120s if you connect them in series and u will get 240-250w.
The C1750 will work for the 2QB288s in series but you are only going to get @170w that way. You would need to add a 3rd QB and then it will output 250W.
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PJ Diaz
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That's because you are set up to run your 54v boards in parallel, and that top driver is the correct voltage for that setup. The other drivers run higher output voltages, so you would need to reconfigure your boards in series for them to work with those other drivers.
When in doubt, check the specs:
ilovereggae
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@Frank Nitty here is how i would wire up the QB120 fixture in series using your current setup to keep the wiring simple. You just need to make sure the + / - are in the proper positions so u might need to flip the 2 'bottom' boards so they are setup like in this diagram.
red is driver +
black is driver -
gray is wires connecting the boards together in series
red is driver +
black is driver -
gray is wires connecting the boards together in series
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Er3
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At last! Score!