ilovereggae
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I got drivers, heatsinks, and dimmers in for my DIY 8 QB288 v1 480W build, going to try to get at least the first light hung by this weekend.
Last things I need to get are screws to mount the boards to the heatsinks. Do I need to use M3? Am I ok to use 0.125" / #5 screws instead? I can't seem to find a drill bit / thread tap locally that is metric. Everything is in inches, and everything on Amazon that is metric is some no name brand that I am afraid will break halfway thru the job. Seems to me it would be fine but I also read that the wrong size screws have caused ppl to short out their boards so want to double check before I buy the wrong thing.
From reading on here, if I remote mount my drivers, I need to use plastic washers between the screws and boards?
Last things I need to get are screws to mount the boards to the heatsinks. Do I need to use M3? Am I ok to use 0.125" / #5 screws instead? I can't seem to find a drill bit / thread tap locally that is metric. Everything is in inches, and everything on Amazon that is metric is some no name brand that I am afraid will break halfway thru the job. Seems to me it would be fine but I also read that the wrong size screws have caused ppl to short out their boards so want to double check before I buy the wrong thing.
From reading on here, if I remote mount my drivers, I need to use plastic washers between the screws and boards?
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