DIY with Quantum Boards

Chip Green · Feb 13, 2020

I have a few years of LED experience, built everything from scratch so far. This particular tent is for a seed making project, I have no intention of running it wide open.

hybridway2 · Feb 13, 2020

707finisher said:
I will say that when I get another one I will try hlg, the point of the thread was not lost on me, and I try to buy local humboldt county products as well as made in USA whenever possible!
The problem was hlg wasn’t advertised well enough for a beginner in the trade to lock-on to as the best option. This is the 2nd forum I’ve been to, and here it’s all over the place and confusing as well, I had to really look hard, so instead of TELLING EVERYONE TO FUCK OFF IN CAPITAL LETTER BOLD, try helping my little uninformed mind.
Also if they were a solid USA company with solid reliable results why aren’t they in a single grow shop in humboldt county? That’s my confusion, and the only reason they aren’t hanging over my plants.

Cuz Himbolt is a few yrs behind.

hybridway2 · Feb 13, 2020

707finisher said:
Really the greedy middle men to me are the local grow shop owners, they mark everything up quite a lot, and the local growers just buy it. I save a ton by buying off amazon, but it’s sort of an ethical dilemma of its own. I wasn’t implying hlg was a middle man.
I buy stuff like soil and local formulated nutes but pretty much all my equipment is made in China anyway, spending like 230$ on a 120$ 400w hps is silly

Hlg is not the middle man when it comes to to the QB or anything like it. Nextlight had their chance n got surpassed.

Airwalker16 · Feb 13, 2020

hybridway2 said:
Hlg is not the middle man when it comes to to the QB or anything like it. Nextlight had their chance n got surpassed.

Ya what did HLG do differently ?

ilovereggae · Feb 14, 2020

Just ordered 6 more v1 boards...

and a t-shirt

. now I can take my QBs with me wherever I go

(ps this movie was weird as shit but I thought this scene was appropriate right now lol)

hybridway2 · Feb 14, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
Ya what did HLG do differently ?

Made more then then one style. Offered more options, diy packages, more affordable.
More info on the product.
Condensed the diodes for More compact light that acts as a 750w, DE replacement,1 for 1.
Allot of things. Now all the supplemental offerings.
NextLight went from overpriced Birdhouse to a good idea but failed to execute like HLG did.

Humple · Feb 14, 2020

hybridway2 said:
Made more then then one style. Offered more options, diy packages, more affordable.
More info on the product.
Condensed the diodes for More compact light that acts as a 750w, DE replacement,1 for 1.
Allot of things. Now all the supplemental offerings.
NextLight went from overpriced Birdhouse to a good idea but failed to execute like HLG did.

I think their presence on social media is the biggest factor in their success. They made sure to stay in the public eye, which is like money in the bank.

2com · Feb 14, 2020

HLG is having a (Tax Time) sale. I think it starts tomorrow, Feb/15-Feb/29:

"Add the HLG 550 V2 to your shopping cart in either R Spec or B Spec. Get 10% off on the HLG 300 4000K (limited quantities available), our R Spec DIY Kits or HLG 550 ECO during the same Tax Time Sale!"

Code: TAXTIME15
Code: REFUND10

And they have two new form factors of the HLG 300, the "HLG 300L" Rspec and Bspec.

Peace.

Airwalker16 · Feb 14, 2020

2com said:
HLG is having a (Tax Time) sale. I think it starts tomorrow, Feb/15-Feb/29:

"Add the HLG 550 V2 to your shopping cart in either R Spec or B Spec. Get 10% off on the HLG 300 4000K (limited quantities available), our R Spec DIY Kits or HLG 550 ECO during the same Tax Time Sale!"

Code: TAXTIME15
Code: REFUND10

And they have two new form factors of the HLG 300, the "HLG 300L" Rspec and Bspec.

Peace.

So you have to buy a 550... To get a 10% discount ... On a light you're not buying?

2com · Feb 14, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
So you have to buy a 550... To get a 10% discount ... On a light you're not buying?

I duno what you're talking about. Maybe "@" Stephen or something.

hillbill · Feb 15, 2020

RIU discount works

Stephenj37826 · Feb 15, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
So you have to buy a 550... To get a 10% discount ... On a light you're not buying?

No Taxtime15 is for 550 15% off and Refund10 is for kits and other products......

pop22 · Feb 15, 2020

And they started righ here on RIU as enthusiasts. They didn't run out and borrow $100 million and have no stock holders to grease.

Humple said:
I think their presence on social media is the biggest factor in their success. They made sure to stay in the public eye, which is like money in the bank.

ilovereggae · Feb 15, 2020

Just scored 2 more QB288 v2 boards on Craigslist for $50 for both

Used for one flower cycle and stored in their anti static bags.

I may also have to accept I am addicted to Quantum Boards.

Humple · Feb 15, 2020

Question for @Stephenj37826 - I took a closer look at the v1 QB288s I just bought, and noticed that the diodes are using the 2835 form-factor. I was out of the scene for quite a while, so maybe I missed something that everyone else knows, but did Samsung put out the LM561C in form-factors other than 5630? Or are these not 561C diodes? If not, I'd love to know what they are!

Airwalker16 · Feb 15, 2020

Humple said:
Question for @Stephenj37826 - I took a closer look at the v1 QB288s I just bought, and noticed that the diodes are using the 2835 form-factor. I was out of the scene for quite a while, so maybe I missed something that everyone else knows, but did Samsung put out the LM561C in form-factors other than 5630? Or are these not 561C diodes? If not, I'd love to know what they are!

Qb v1 is LM561C for sure

Humple · Feb 15, 2020

Airwalker16 said:
Qb v1 is LM561C for sure

Well my old v1 boards, both QB288 and QB120, certainly are 561Cs, but I'm having difficulty finding any examples of LM561C in a 2835 form-factor. As far as I knew, it was only a 5630.

Rocket Soul · Feb 15, 2020

They look like 5630s to me. They look too narrow to be 2835, they look about twice as wide as high, with 2835 it would be like 0.8 instead of .5 ratio.

Grand deal on v1 and heatsinks.

ilovereggae · Feb 15, 2020

Rocket Soul said:
They look like 5630s to me. They look too narrow to be 2835, they look about twice as wide as high, with 2835 it would be like 0.8 instead of .5 ratio.

Humple said:
Well my old v1 boards, both QB288 and QB120, certainly are 561Cs, but I'm having difficulty finding any examples of LM561C in a 2835 form-factor. As far as I knew, it was only a 5630.

Just looked and can confirm the LEDs in my recently purchased v1 boards seem to be the same form factor as the ones in my v2 board... They dont look like the diodes on the v1 boards on HLG's website. Actually the boards themselves are more white than gray. They also have this code printed in the middle:

PCB E-QB288-V1-L-2835

which definitely seems to indicate 2835 diodes? Since I am newer to LEDs than most of you, does anyone know if these came after the 561C series? I would guess that is the case since they look closer to the LM301Bs than they do the 561C. Will be interesting to hear Stephen's response. I wonder if these were early v1 boards, or late gen v1 boards before the v2 boards came out?

Rocket Soul · Feb 15, 2020

These boards where bought from hlg???
Looks ilrs boards are china boards, no hlg logo.

Humple, whats the story on your boards?

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