He bought the 300 W equivalent model that draw about 115 W @dbrn32
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I just ordered my dad an HLG 260w quad board kit and itâs AMAZING! I usually build my own cob led lights and have a couple fixtures from Amazon that it retrofit with citizen cxm22âs and cree 3590âs. They kick butt, but arenât as good as the quad board kit my dad has.
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@dbrn32 @Indica_Dogo
Trust me I was leaning on that direction but better to build a system for my upgrade as this is just supplemental
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No worries amigo. Itâs not like theyâre the only way to grow weed.
Hlg did it right though. You can get everything you need straight from them, at a reasonable cost per performance. And it doesnât take an electrician to put them together. If they could just keep the damn things in stock, weâd be set!
Canât go wrong building your own.
Yeah man I waited for the 260w kit for over 2 weeks . And it was really easy to assemble, it took less then 30 minutes.
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I got an e-mail from Robin from HLG and he said they would have some available this weekend. They will go very quickly. They are ramping up production and should have stock continually available by the end of October.
I got 4- QB304 boards on the last go around and built a hybrid light. I had notice that the trichrome production was increased under the red and blue china lights but growth was better with the quantum boards. so I mix the 2 together.
Its to late in this grow to really tell if its going to work, but in theory it should be the best of both worlds. Now you know what to do with your old lights 
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Woow 
!!! @MAXHeadRoom, I really like your approach and what you did here 
Itâs a a genius idea, manâŠYou make my âhead hamsterâ happy and running fast for my plan to build one , lol 
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They are really easy to build and wire. I have no electrical background and I did it so you can too.
The frame is 3/4 x 1/8 aluminum angle. I rivet mine together. Its just drilling holes and cutting straight.
Iâm making another one just like it as we speak
This is way cheaper then trying to add red or blue diodes around the existing Q-boards, and if it burns out, just by another $75 light to replace it. Plug and play
This adds about 100 watts to the build
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Mars hydro 600w
MarsHydro Mars 600W Led Grow Light Full Spectrum ETL Certificate for Hydroponic Indoor Plants Growing 265W ±10% True Watt Panel
Itâs a little more powerful than you asked for yes but a lot cheaper than you wanted.
My Morsen Max 5 COB is BRIGHT-- makes my old VIPAR 600 Spectra look like a flashlight on a sunny day. I realize that all of the choices for COBs have their arguments; the differences in spectra are relatively small, but intensity determines passage to vegetation below the canopy, where PAR is converted to sugars that fuel resin production. I spent a lot of time trying to decide which COB was brightest⊠too much time to spend on a $169 light. Iâd prefer a professional lighting system for 2 grand-- but you can do pretty well for a tenth that price.
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