QB96 circuit help

Hello, I bought 3 QB 96's and I'm running them off of a HLG-320-H

I set them up by wiring them directly with this cable wire - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D73ZRDP/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s04?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I ran the wiring from

Positive of Driver -> + Board 1 -> - Board 1 -> + board2 ->- Board2 ->+M Board3 - > Then connected the negative of board 3 back onto the negative of the driver.

The first time I did it, only the middle light (board 2) turned on. I've never wired anything in my life before and I'm not even sure if this is the right material to be using. I've been trying to find guides but nothing real indepth about QB96.

I'm using this as a reference -

Give the complete driver model, otherwise we are only guessing at the output voltage. Are you trying to connect in series or parallel? Your description is confusing. That wire is a bit thick but should work ok.

PJ Diaz said:

Give the complete driver model, otherwise we are only guessing at the output voltage. Are you trying to connect in series or parallel? Your description is confusing. That wire is a bit thick but should work ok.

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HLG-320H-54. There was a huge spark and now none of them are lighting. Im using these boards exactly https://www.horticulturelightinggroup.ca/products/qb96-elite-v2-quantum-board-engine. I'm afraid I already burnt out all three lights...

Im trying the series circuit they have visualized, but will accept anything that will work without blowing up.

GreenForMiles said:

HLG-320H-54. There was a huge spark and now none of them are lighting. Im using these boards exactly https://www.horticulturelightinggroup.ca/products/qb96-elite-v2-quantum-board-engine. I'm afraid I already burnt out all three lights...

Im trying to series circuit they have visualized, but will accept anything that will work without blowing up.

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I think you ran them in series and you should've ran them in parallel. But wait for PJ.

PJ Diaz said:

Give the complete driver model, otherwise we are only guessing at the output voltage. Are you trying to connect in series or parallel? Your description is confusing. That wire is a bit thick but should work ok.

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I debugged it a little and if I directly connect each light to the neg/positive of the driver, the work individually. nothing's been blown yet luckily. If I plug in 2 boards only the one closet to the negative side lights on

GreenForMiles said:

I debugged it a little and if I directly connect each light to the neg/positive of the driver, the work individually. nothing's been blown yet luckily. If I plug in 2 boards only the one closet to the negative side lights on

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You're trying to run them in series and I think that's the problem. But wait because I haven't hooked mine up yet. What do you think @PJ Diaz ?

Yep, exactly. You need to run them in parallel. When you run them in series the voltage of the boards are additive, meaning you would need a 162V driver to power them, but your driver is only 54V.

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I Appreciate the help, I was able to get them working, now I just need some electrical tape for the loose wires so its height can be adjusted easily.

GreenForMiles said:

I Appreciate the help, I was able to get them working, now I just need some electrical tape for the loose wires so its height can be adjusted easily.

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Glad to hear it. Get some of these connectors and ski the e-tape: https://www.onlineelec.com/parts/wago/push-wire-connector/series-221/wago-221-415/