260 Watt Quantum Board LED Kit V2 questions

[Magnarider2012]

Is it safe to run this light at 100 watts?


Thanks

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Do u mean dimmed down to 100w???

Of course, but why are u asking, what's your reasoning

 

[Magnarider2012]

I have mine dimmed down to 100 watts when I first received them they were set at 260 watts. I didnt know ifthere was any danger in dimming down that far. I thought that maybe there was a min max value.

Thanks

 

[Chris Scorpio]

They are vary adjustable

Think of it like a dimmer switch on the wall for a kitchen light, turn it full blast.....or low as it goes


Biggest thing is distance from the plant and the watts it puts out...
Full blast at 24" away, or lowest at 24" away, obviously big difference


All I use now are QBs, love em, holler anytime if u have questions, all my boards are hlg boards

 

[Leopold Bloom]

I love my QB

 

[Stunned]

I usually run mine at about 70 percent till a few weeks into flower, then I crank it full blast till about the last 7 or 8 days
then finish at about 75 percent

 

[Magnarider2012]

Is it ok to use a external dimmer switch like a fan speed control to control the QB power? So just turn it up and then use the fan dimmer to turn it down?

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Get the driver with the dimmer wired separate, very easy

 

[Stunned]

A "B" series Meanwell driver

 

[Chris Scorpio]

A "B" series Meanwell driver

Only ones I use

 

[Stunned]

I'

Only ones I use

I'm lazy so I have my trusty jeweler's handy all the time lol

 

[PurpleGunRack]

Is it ok to use a external dimmer switch like a fan speed control to control the QB power? So just turn it up and then use the fan dimmer to turn it down?

Do you mean one of those cheap thingys you have on the outlet (AC side)?
I wouldn't use those, it might mess with the driver if you alter the input.

 

[Magnarider2012]

I have a driver with the adjustable power but I hate turning that little screw thats inside it to adjust power. thats why I wanted to use an external switch.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

I wouldn't use a dimmer for a fan or similar, like GunRack said it may screw up the driver, I'd buy a new driver if needed, and get the "B" driver with wired in dimmer, not the one on the driver

 

[Magnarider2012]

got a link for the one I would need?

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Do u have lights now?

They will determine the actual driver needed

 

[Magnarider2012]

yh I got the HLG 260 watt V2 but I have no idea about the drivers.

 

[Chris Scorpio]

Do u have it yet?

 

[PurpleGunRack]

You only need to adjust once in a while, I assume? For veg to flower switch and vice versa?

If you want to change the output a lot, you might want to take a step up from the type B driver and potentiometer combo, and get a a type B driver and an Amelech Zigbee controller + Hub, so you can control the driver via an app and set it to automatically change intensity at certain times.

 

[Magnarider2012]

Do you mean replace the Maxwell with an Amelech driver and control hub?