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qb132 v2's are out....

Discussion in 'Growing Marijuana Indoors' started by Tbone Shuffle, Dec 29, 2018.

  1. 4 packs of boards at HLG's website for $125. They need no heatsink. Simply hang and wire them up to proper power. They also list the v1 boards for $99 a 4 pack. The v2's are samsung 301b diodes and the v1's are samsung lm561c. Both are great performers but the 301b is the current gold standard for efficiency and about 8% better then the older boards umol per watt. They also run a little cooler. Worth the price difference.

    For some reason I just noticed these new qb132 v2's on HLG's website. They're not on amazon yet. Amazon does have qb120v2's which are 24 volt boards with less diodes still listed. The qb132's are 36 volt boards approx 75 watts each 2000mA recommended max current.
    QB132 V1 & V2 Quantum Boards

    My favorite drivers to use with a 4 pack.
    The constant current meanwell HLG-320h-c2100b with a remote dimmer from rapidled.com. wired in series
    https://www.arrow.com/en/products/hlg-320h-c2100b/mean-well-enterprises
    Cased Potentiometer with Knob

    The HLG-320h-36a wired in parallel. It has included dimmers.
    https://onlinemeanwell.com/en/hlg320h36a-1467.html

    This is a great single board driver.
    HLN-80H-36A

    On a budget this driver will get you going with all 4 boards but only run them about 200 watts.
    ELG-240-36A
     
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  2. #2 AestheticJuan, Dec 29, 2018
    Last edited: Dec 30, 2018
    Any suggestions for a couple cheap drivers lthat will run 2 Qb120s maxed or close to maxed? I had 4 of them hooked up to a 240h-c2100a. But I swapped the driver to my 288v2s...

    Decided to split up the 4 120s into 2 separate 2 board fixtures..just need a couple drivers that will power them.


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  3. https://onlinemeanwell.com/en/hlg120h24a-1229.html
    Perfect for 2 qb120's in parallel wiring. Will have included dimmers as well.
     
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  4. thats our prefered driver for 2 ish120s too.

    interestingly we have 150 piece boards we are releasing end of jan. 90w boards 24cmx24cm same footprint as the 120s.

    how do you find the 120s t bone ?
     
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  5. Nice to hear from you. I have everything I need to hang them up I'm just always busy. I love the way your 120's have a balanced layout of spacing on the leds compared to HLG's. I will very soon when I switch my next flower plant in coming days.
     
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  6. yeah the spacing gives a nice even distribution. cheers t bone. hope you get some use out of them .

    hope u had a good christmas an you have a good new year man
     
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  7. I got my best Christmas present early from Invisible Sun. =)

    I hope you know how much I appreciate the boards you send me. I feel like a lazy ass for not having them setup already but if you were in my shoes and saw what I have to deal with you would understand I'm sure.

    I've sort of been saving a surprise for you because I will set them up eventually and I have two LRS-75-24 drivers for them. They are going to make them look like rock stars compared to my qb120's on MDR-60-24's next to them. I'll be sure to take pictures of them side by side and mention Invisible Sun for you. I'm happy to support someone like you that steps out and tries to compete in the LED grow light industry. From what I've seen you make a first class product that rivals any boards on the market. It's also great that you can supply the UK/Euro side of the industry that HLG has sort of ignored.
     
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  8. very kind word as always pal. really appreciate it.
     
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  9. The ELG-200H-c2100a driver only does 150 watts at 120 volts. That’s the driver I’m going to use with two ISH120’s

    ELG-200-C-MEAN WELL Switching Power Supply Manufacturer
     
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  10. i like the ELG line. we use the elg 240 c2100a 3y for our main kits and also 4 x 120s

    the hlg 120 24a id a great option tho. i like sticking it in cc mode can push 2 boards up to 170w out that bad boy
     
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    this is a good driver for 4 boards in parallel 240h 24a . i love it
     
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  12. Two boards to 170w with the HLG-120H-24a? I’ll keep that in mind
     
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  13. yeah man. the boards dont even get hot
     
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  14. #14 RaindrOP, Jan 7, 2019
    Last edited: Jan 7, 2019
    Sweet thanks for the info
     
  15. HI! I would like to build a led light with 6 QB132 v2 boards, 450w. Is HLG-480H-54A a good driver for that purpose? I would really appreciate it if you could list other components I need to buy, cables, connectors etc. I'm a led newbie.
     
  16. The qb132 boards are 36 volts not 54 volts. That driver you're talking about is a 54 volt driver. You could use the HLG-480h-36a to run 6. It's a little on the large side. They put out about 515 watts or more in real life. That would be 86 watts per board but they probably won't draw that much current from it.

    That driver would be wired in parallel. I would use 5 way lever wago connectors on the output of the driver to split the current to each board. On the input of the driver just put a male 120v plug on the end of it. Then you can run a short extension cord to it or locate it near a power strip surge protector. No need to splice a long cord on the input. Just put a male plug on it. That's the easy solution.

    I think a better driver to use is the HLG-480h-c2100a. It's a constant current driver so it would wire in series. The wiring would be much more simple. It's capable of 229 volts on the output so 36volts x 6 boards will fit under that in series.
    https://www.arrow.com/en/products/hlg-480h-c2100a/mean-well-enterprises

    The positive output of the driver goes to the positive input of the first board. The negative of the first board goes to the positive input of the second board. The negative of the 2nd board goes to positive of the 3rd board. Ect. Until at the end you run from the negative of the 6th board to the negative of the driver.

    Series uses less wire and with the high voltage output you'll get less loss in the circuit over parallel wiring at 36 volts. The 2100mA max output of that 480h driver is only 100mA above the max rating of those board. They could probably take it maxed out but you'll also have an included dimmer on the driver if you want to back them off up to 50%.
     
  17. All you need is a single roll of 18awg wire to run between boards and a 120v 3 prong male wall plug connector to splice onto the driver. It doesn't even have to be more then one color. It should have 300volt approved insulation at least since if you use the series driver you'll be running well over 200 volts.

    I'm not sure if you need tips on building a frame for the boards. You can just hang each one. I do that with my veg boards.
    IMG_1118.JPG

    This is what I mean by male plug on the end of the driver input. You don't want the female plug on the output unless you're running parallel wiring.

    If you want to extend your wires when running series to remote locate the driver you can use a 2 input wago lever connector. That's the easy way. Shrink tubing crimp connectors like you would use for a boat or car are fine to splice with as well. IMG_1094.JPG
     
  18. Wow, thanks a lot for taking your time with such a detailed answer! A lot of knowledge right there! Maybe I'm on the wrong path. My goal is to have a flexible light that don't produce much heat and don't build hight. I like your setup with no frame. Maybe if I buy 2x4 packs of qb132? Would I need 2 hlgs? I would like to use them both for veg and flower, split spectrums? What would you do?
     
  19. I have 2x600w hps today and that works great now when it's winter. But in the summer 1x400 is too hot. Cellar in an old house in a 3,5x8,5 foot room. :) Would like the same capacity in the summer and maybe replace one 600w during winter.
     
  20. I assume 2x HLG-320h-c2100b would be a good option for 2x4pack?
     

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