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Quantum Boards
- Thread starter morgandecaptain
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It arrived today. After duty and brokerage fees it came to $502 CAD. It`s made by Shenzhen Bava. Nice even intensity everywhere and really, really bright (comes with a dimmer). I won`t be installing it for about 3 weeks while I finish the current vertical crop with the retiring 600hps. When I get the next crop going I report back with my impressions and probably a few questions for the experts around here.
G
Guest
@ Smilley,
What sized area/tent will you be using this in? I'm thinking about the HLG 600 in a 4x4, but would like less expensive options.
What sized area/tent will you be using this in? I'm thinking about the HLG 600 in a 4x4, but would like less expensive options.
It's going into a 46" x 52" x 96" space. I'm caĺling it 4ft x 4ft. I've never used led so I don't know if mine has enough power but I'll find out with the first crop. Mine is replacing a 600hps so I'm hoping it'll light my space we'll. When I ran the 600 horizontally I only used a 3ft x 3ft footprint
Got a new toy to play with
EcoNepenthe
Active member
Big Expectations
Big Expectations
Sounds like a nice setup.
QBs or COBs look forward to a really nice harvest. I think ya gonna really like the QBs production and quality. Looking forward to your updates.
Cheers,
Stay safe!!!
Success w/ya grow!!!
Big Expectations
Sounds like a nice setup.
QBs or COBs look forward to a really nice harvest. I think ya gonna really like the QBs production and quality. Looking forward to your updates.
Cheers,
Stay safe!!!
Success w/ya grow!!!
G
Guest
Interesting thread. Personally I was wondering if I should consider a new light but I don’t see a huge jump in the percent of improvement from my 3 year old Timber kit with 3950’s. At this point improvement (I think) is incremental and not worthy of a new light for my 2.5X2X7 tent. I will say though as many have spoken of I added some separate 660 from Rapid LED that I use from flower on as well as some 730’s for the Emerson effect. I do know that before the 730’s if I opened my tent within a few minutes of light on my leaves still had some droop but with the 730’s they seem to be standing up ready to face the day. On a separate timer 7 minutes before lights on and 7 minutes after light out. I bought an Apogee meter $$$ and took readings of the cheap mars hydro I had compared to the new one. Not even close. Not sure where I put the numbers but I think I still have them. Sold the Apogee on eBay.
If I were looking for a new light as a new grower I’d have to do the research but would spend the money for the best available and build my own or a kit. For now I don’t see huge improvement. Guys like me won’t be buying new for a while and even with new growers and the ones who always have to have the latest the market is going to slow down as need for turnover shrinks maybe. That’s when the sales pitches will get crazy trying to convince buyers like me. And yet my light now grows very nice weed.
If I were looking for a new light as a new grower I’d have to do the research but would spend the money for the best available and build my own or a kit. For now I don’t see huge improvement. Guys like me won’t be buying new for a while and even with new growers and the ones who always have to have the latest the market is going to slow down as need for turnover shrinks maybe. That’s when the sales pitches will get crazy trying to convince buyers like me. And yet my light now grows very nice weed.
Of course you don't need a new light, the cxbs are still in top three options regarding cob/qb leds.
I'm still very pleased with my cxb setup, also have vero se cobs and have no need for upgrading, won't need it for some years.
If you pick the right option at the start, there's no need for change and you save time and money on the long run.
Cheers
I'm still very pleased with my cxb setup, also have vero se cobs and have no need for upgrading, won't need it for some years.
If you pick the right option at the start, there's no need for change and you save time and money on the long run.
Cheers
Goats
Active member
yeah, i'm with Koondense, the CXBs are still great lights, and Timber make really nice fixtures. before you were going to buy that fixture i may have suggested getting a QB setup instead because they're cheaper and a touch more efficient, but there isn't anything wrong with your lights.
G
Guest
The quantum boards were not out yet I believe a few years ago when I bought my kit from Timber. If they were I probably would have gone that route.
G
Guest
Thats what I try to tell people as well. When it comes to lights its a long term investment. Buy once, cry once. And yet they still run to walmart or amazon for the cheapest crap and then bitch because it fails.
Buckeyebandit
Active member
Buy once, cry once is the truest words for sure. I bought 2 rapid led chilltech 4x4 kits but I think I made the right choice for my 4x8 tent. Time will tell
R
rastafari80
Hi guys, maybe it's a long time debated question but I found that ali3xpress have lots of HLG look-alike with the same hardware and specs.
Did anyone tested it? or bought one?
I have a 3x3, I work with a cmh but damn, I'm so tempted to buy 2x120w LM301B quantum board.... opinions? It has the same boards and the same driver of the HLG 300... [FYI they have a HLG 550 v1 copy too for a very reasonable price]
https://www. ali3xpress .com/item/led-grow-light-quantum-board-LM301B-288Pcs-Chip-Full-spectrum-240w-samsung-3000K-660nm-Red-Veg/32957263985.html
Did anyone tested it? or bought one?
I have a 3x3, I work with a cmh but damn, I'm so tempted to buy 2x120w LM301B quantum board.... opinions? It has the same boards and the same driver of the HLG 300... [FYI they have a HLG 550 v1 copy too for a very reasonable price]
https://www. ali3xpress .com/item/led-grow-light-quantum-board-LM301B-288Pcs-Chip-Full-spectrum-240w-samsung-3000K-660nm-Red-Veg/32957263985.html
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Buckeyebandit
Active member
Go with v2. I had a change in my purchase and went with HLG 2 x 600 H v2. 1300 $ but doing it once cry once lol. I have 2 of HLG 65'S and love them for veg.
Here's the link https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=359910 to my new thread documenting my first run. I didn't want to clutter up the Quantum Board thread.
Please, come and join me, I can use all the advice I can get...
morgandecaptain
Active member
New toys from HLG, flower initiator and bluetooth driver controller.
The flower initiator needs no timer, just plug it in any outlet. It has a photo cell so it turns on when the main lights go out, PC sensitivity and length of time it stays on are adjustable.
BT controller works on any driver that has 0-10v dimming and requires a 12v power supply. If the driver dims to off there is a schedule in the App that you can use to turn your lights on and off and eliminate the need for a timer.
