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The Chinese Quantum Board Knock Off Builds

fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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Just realized I posted in the wrong thread earlier.
Added my drivers and fuses and changed the wiring around so the 4 stronger ones are in the corners.
Got some rough lux comparisons after I finished the first side. I taped a 2x2 to the meter and held it to the same screw on the same board on each side. Quite a difference. This was just from dropping a board so the others gained 27w. The corners are 15w higher than the rest. Forgot to take a reading.
Shits bright, it gave me a headache which I've never had happen under those lights.
Everything went well with no issues. It's already looking like this will also give me the extra heat boost I needed to keep the tent where I wanted it.



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bigmikey86

bigmikey86

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fragileassassin said:
Just realized I posted in the wrong thread earlier.
Added my drivers and fuses and changed the wiring around so the 4 stronger ones are in the corners.
Got some rough lux comparisons after I finished the first side. I taped a 2x2 to the meter and held it to the same screw on the same board on each side. Quite a difference. This was just from dropping a board so the others gained 27w. The corners are 15w higher than the rest. Forgot to take a reading.
Shits bright, it gave me a headache which I've never had happen under those lights.
Everything went well with no issues. It's already looking like this will also give me the extra heat boost I needed to keep the tent where I wanted it.
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That looks fucking wicked man! Congrats on the setup. These are gunna kick ass.
 
fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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Thanks!
Its pretty impressive to stand in front of it in person. Should have done this from the start.
Decided ill hold off on moving boards around until after this crop, have to take them down and out of the tent to get that done.
 
fragileassassin

fragileassassin

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They have people welded into their homes and stuff still. They were on an extended break for their new year and things are just starting to ramp back up. I'd expect to wait a while.
 
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smokadepep

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Would you say it is better to run 2x 240s or 1x 480 in a 4x4 tent? The 240s I could move around and spread more light with. It is also cheaper to get 2x240s than it is for 1x 480 at meiju. My only concern is power draw. Right now I have 1k hps running on that circuit. Is there a big watt spike with 2x 240 drivers as compared to 1x480 driver? Is there a way for me to mount the drivers out of the tent and also grab a 480 to power both?
 
Airwalker16

Airwalker16

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smokadepep said:
Would you say it is better to run 2x 240s or 1x 480 in a 4x4 tent? The 240s I could move around and spread more light with. It is also cheaper to get 2x240s than it is for 1x 480 at meiju. My only concern is power draw. Right now I have 1k hps running on that circuit. Is there a big watt spike with 2x 240 drivers as compared to 1x480 driver? Is there a way for me to mount the drivers out of the tent and also grab a 480 to power both?
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2 240's is always better. If one dies, you still have half your light. Also, remotely mounting drivers is as easy as just making the length from the driver to the fixture longer.
 
Rocket Soul

Rocket Soul

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smokadepep said:
Would you say it is better to run 2x 240s or 1x 480 in a 4x4 tent? The 240s I could move around and spread more light with. It is also cheaper to get 2x240s than it is for 1x 480 at meiju. My only concern is power draw. Right now I have 1k hps running on that circuit. Is there a big watt spike with 2x 240 drivers as compared to 1x480 driver? Is there a way for me to mount the drivers out of the tent and also grab a 480 to power both?
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Id go for 2x240 drivers but put them on separate timers if youre worried; the 240s seem more reliable, at least as per hlg steve.

And yeah, 2 x 240 fixtures would be better
 
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