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zappa66 · 01-19-2018, 03:48 PM

Hi all I had myself pretty much convinced that I wanted a QB but have sort of gone down the rabbit hole and am wondering if there are other ways to go about lighting a 2’ x 3’ area. Looking for the best bang for my buck with quality led. Mainly I’m looking at kits. There are a few rapid led kits that look decent. Main concern here with them is that I have never soldered anything before. Can’t be that hard. Are there any kits that I may be missing in the 200-300w range $200-350?

I am also considering using a (240)130w blurple blackstar panel I have. Does it make sense to add ~100w of QB or COB to that for a similar effect or should I just pony up and replace that wattage entirely?

3 cob (227.50) HLG-240H-C2100B driver + poke in chips
https://www.rapidled.com/vero29-triple-cob-array-kit/

260w qb ($325 ish)
https://growerslights.com/collection...-board-led-kit

https://horticulturelightinggroup.co...60w-qb-led-kit

Koondense · 01-20-2018, 04:28 PM

Check out Timber led lights, they have a new solderless kit with QBs(350$) and lots of Cob based lights(450$+) which would be great for your space.

QB kit
https://timbergrowlights.com/240-watt...row-light-kit/

Cob light
https://timbergrowlights.com/model-3vl/

Cheers

AvidLerner · 01-20-2018, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by zappa66

Hi all I had myself pretty much convinced that I wanted a QB but have sort of gone down the rabbit hole and am wondering if there are other ways to go about lighting a 2’ x 3’ area. Looking for the best bang for my buck with quality led. Mainly I’m looking at kits. There are a few rapid led kits that look decent. Main concern here with them is that I have never soldered anything before. Can’t be that hard. Are there any kits that I may be missing in the 200-300w range $200-350?

I am also considering using a (240)130w blurple blackstar panel I have. Does it make sense to add ~100w of QB or COB to that for a similar effect or should I just pony up and replace that wattage entirely?

3 cob (227.50) HLG-240H-C2100B driver + poke in chips
https://www.rapidled.com/vero29-triple-cob-array-kit/

260w qb ($325 ish)
https://growerslights.com/collection...-board-led-kit

https://horticulturelightinggroup.co...60w-qb-led-kit

Check out GrowGreen 200w boards come in kits with solderless connectors and mounted on heat sinks, two boards would do your area fine https://growgreenled.wordpress.com

zappa66 · 01-21-2018, 12:14 AM

Growgreen looks interesting I'll have to look a bit more into it, thanks. edit* am I correct in thinking that a driver must be purchased separately? its sort of hard to tell

zappa66 · 01-29-2018, 10:06 PM

So I got all set up, cheap grow tent brand grow tent off amazon, shockingly high quality for the price. I got my 260w QB as well, and its bright as hell. Remains to be seen what it can do in practice but seems really well made. Its certainly a nice spectrum for working under thats for sure. I will be interested to see how stuff flowers under it.

Right now I have some Hazeman Mikado and Goldfish seedlings in there. I'm picture shy but I'll try to pop back in once I'm farther along to update on how the QB performs.

Thanks for all the good information.

edit* its a HGL 260 with the 304 boards @ 3000k

zappa66 · 02-01-2018, 02:09 PM

I'd just like to add another thought about the HGL 260. This thing generates heat, quite a bit of it. Prior to receiving it I had a 130w at wall (240w advertised) cheap led panel in there with no ventilation at all and temps were no higher than room temp. The 260w QB generates approximately the same heat my old 150w HPS, I found that surprising. I just wanted to toss that info out there incase it helps someone in their planning.

Koondense · 02-01-2018, 05:45 PM

That's good info.
QBs are in the highest efficency range but still produce some heat.
Every relevant light source has a light/heat efficency ratio, qbs are around 65/35, a 150w hps should be at 35/65 approx. Meaning around 90-100w of heat coming from both sources, almost same figures.

Cheers

zappa66 · 03-18-2018, 04:49 AM

We’ll see if I still remember how to add images, but the qb is performing well. Got two hazeman mikado and one goldfish under the screen. Just went 12/12 five or so days ago.

zappa66 · 03-18-2018, 04:52 AM

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01-19-2018, 03:48 PM	#1
zappa66 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 441	lighting a 2x3 tent Hi all I had myself pretty much convinced that I wanted a QB but have sort of gone down the rabbit hole and am wondering if there are other ways to go about lighting a 2’ x 3’ area. Looking for the best bang for my buck with quality led. Mainly I’m looking at kits. There are a few rapid led kits that look decent. Main concern here with them is that I have never soldered anything before. Can’t be that hard. Are there any kits that I may be missing in the 200-300w range $200-350? I am also considering using a (240)130w blurple blackstar panel I have. Does it make sense to add ~100w of QB or COB to that for a similar effect or should I just pony up and replace that wattage entirely? 3 cob (227.50) HLG-240H-C2100B driver + poke in chips https://www.rapidled.com/vero29-triple-cob-array-kit/ 260w qb ($325 ish) https://growerslights.com/collection...-board-led-kit https://horticulturelightinggroup.co...60w-qb-led-kit
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01-20-2018, 04:28 PM	#2
Koondense Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,264	Check out Timber led lights, they have a new solderless kit with QBs(350$) and lots of Cob based lights(450$+) which would be great for your space. QB kit https://timbergrowlights.com/240-watt...row-light-kit/ Cob light https://timbergrowlights.com/model-3vl/ Cheers __________________ :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Zamaldelica x KaliChina under LEDs Pangi and Friends under LEDs Zamal Hashplants and Friends under LEDs Testing ..:: La Buena Hierba ::.. Outdoors
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02-01-2018, 02:09 PM	#6
zappa66 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 441	I'd just like to add another thought about the HGL 260. This thing generates heat, quite a bit of it. Prior to receiving it I had a 130w at wall (240w advertised) cheap led panel in there with no ventilation at all and temps were no higher than room temp. The 260w QB generates approximately the same heat my old 150w HPS, I found that surprising. I just wanted to toss that info out there incase it helps someone in their planning.
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02-01-2018, 05:45 PM	#7
Koondense Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,264	That's good info. QBs are in the highest efficency range but still produce some heat. Every relevant light source has a light/heat efficency ratio, qbs are around 65/35, a 150w hps should be at 35/65 approx. Meaning around 90-100w of heat coming from both sources, almost same figures. Cheers __________________ :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Zamaldelica x KaliChina under LEDs Pangi and Friends under LEDs Zamal Hashplants and Friends under LEDs Testing ..:: La Buena Hierba ::.. Outdoors
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03-18-2018, 04:52 AM	#9
zappa66 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 441	https://i.cubeupload.com/lUw7qI.jpeg Last edited by zappa66; 03-18-2018 at 05:03 AM..
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01-21-2018, 12:14 AM	#4
zappa66 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 441	Growgreen looks interesting I'll have to look a bit more into it, thanks. edit* am I correct in thinking that a driver must be purchased separately? its sort of hard to tell
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01-29-2018, 10:06 PM	#5
zappa66 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 441	So I got all set up, cheap grow tent brand grow tent off amazon, shockingly high quality for the price. I got my 260w QB as well, and its bright as hell. Remains to be seen what it can do in practice but seems really well made. Its certainly a nice spectrum for working under thats for sure. I will be interested to see how stuff flowers under it. Right now I have some Hazeman Mikado and Goldfish seedlings in there. I'm picture shy but I'll try to pop back in once I'm farther along to update on how the QB performs. Thanks for all the good information. edit* its a HGL 260 with the 304 boards @ 3000k
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03-18-2018, 04:49 AM	#8
zappa66 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 441	We’ll see if I still remember how to add images, but the qb is performing well. Got two hazeman mikado and one goldfish under the screen. Just went 12/12 five or so days ago.
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