Kingbrite 480w quantum board anyone ??

bigmikeyg · Jul 31, 2019

So .. i think i want a quantum board setup...

i KNOW. i don’t want to pay 1300 :)

So i’ve seen the kingbrite in a few forums and a few people saying they are decent.. but always the smaller stuff... and never really a here it is working awesome .. a few sort ofs and nothing concrete

has anyone bought their 480w v3 hlg 550 setup ?

located here>>link<<

so i guess the first thing that jumps out at me is that they claim they are using LM301H top bin leds..

then i see people talking smack about the drivers these places use .. the one in this model is a
Driver: HLG-480H-48B
seems legit ? but is it .. lol .. is it good for 4x QB288 Board(16S18P).. and then wait are those decent boards

lol

man o man .. i wish i wasn’t stupid ... and again i’m back to i think i want a QB.. that’s quantum board for the noobs more noobish than me :)

any help or insight or any feedback on this company and this setup .. man o man would i appreciate it ...

two man o mans in one post :(

is it the long weekend yet :)

bigmikeyg · Jul 31, 2019

@TerriR it’s not that funny :) are you one that enjoys pain :) .. i wanna damn cry .. i got sucked into the rabbit hole today and can’t find the opening again :(

bigmikeyg · Jul 31, 2019

oh yeah they have what seems to be the same thing but one is 4 dollars more and it is still the 3500k 480 watts but it also has epistar 660nm

google wasn’t really helpful on that one either .. maybe a couple of extra red leds .. 4 bucks more could it be all that bad lol ..

here is a pic of one of the girls from out side in the greenhouse to make me smile when i m on this thread :)

TerriR · Jul 31, 2019

bigmikeyg said:
@TerriR it’s not that funny :) are you one that enjoys pain :) .. i wanna damn cry .. i got sucked into the rabbit hole today and can’t find the opening again :(

I know...sorry. Just had the same problem myself last week, so I feel the pain. I finally decided to go with 2 HLG 100 v2 QBs. That is the amount of $ that I am willing to invest and I will just have to be happy about it. Also gives me time to study all the diy videos (that’s where you can save some cash, I believe). Just thrilled to be able to grow! Let us know what you decide...I promise no light envy

bigmikeyg · Aug 1, 2019

@TerriR did you order from albaba any import fees at the door ?

TerriR · Aug 1, 2019

bigmikeyg said:
@TerriR did you order from albaba any import fees at the door ?

not from alibaba...a place in Oregon

78OzFinest · Aug 1, 2019

I would get two of the 240w instead personally. Cheaper and you can mix your spectrums up a bit.. i got 3000k qnd 4000k. Import fee was 24 dollars canadian

bigmikeyg · Aug 1, 2019

pulled the trigger .. got the 480 v 3000k with the meanwell driver..

512 CAD. then the fees at the door ... maybe 60 bucks more will update

bigmikeyg · Aug 1, 2019

78OzFinest said:
I would get two of the 240w instead personally. Cheaper and you can mix your spectrums up a bit.. i got 3000k qnd 4000k. Import fee was 24 dollars canadian

have you been running these alibaba kingbrite versions ?

78OzFinest · Aug 1, 2019

I paid 117 each

bigmikeyg said:
have you been running these alibaba kingbrite versions ?

Yes

78OzFinest · Aug 1, 2019

Nice, youll be happy with it im sure! They are great lights. Everyone who has bought one is happy with them

bigmikeyg · Aug 1, 2019

78OzFinest said:
Nice, youll be happy with it im sure! They are great lights. Everyone who has bought one is happy with them

yeah i’m happy that’s it wasn’t 1400 :) can’t wait to try it on the next 4x4 tent grow

78OzFinest · Aug 1, 2019

Yeah no kidding haha.i cant imagine paying that either..their diy kits at HLG are reasonable though.

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Ace9137 · Aug 1, 2019

Do LED Light Bulbs Really Last 10 Years?

LED bulbs are bit a more expensive than other types of light bulbs, but they claim to last a lot longer.

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Mr.jiujitsu · Aug 1, 2019

Ace9137 said:
Do LED Light Bulbs Really Last 10 Years?

LED bulbs are bit a more expensive than other types of light bulbs, but they claim to last a lot longer.

www.howtogeek.com

The relevance is a bit off of you ask me. This is specific to screw in bulb replacements.....

Ace9137 · Aug 1, 2019

Mr.jiujitsu said:
The relevance is a bit off of you ask me. This is specific to screw in bulb replacements.....

Still something to consider in investment, You seem to know something about LED, what would be the life expectancy for the best LED, and would it actually live up to it?

Mr.jiujitsu · Aug 1, 2019

Ace9137 said:
Still something to consider in investment, You seem to know something about LED, what would be the life expectancy for the best LED, and would it actually live up to it?

I have yet to see any failures from use from HLG quantum boards. Life expectancy will be based on level of usage and since most users are running these at well below max I expect the life expectancy to be close to the claimed 10 years or more. That’s my opinion. I have some tthat have run near max almost continually for close to two years....

Ace9137 · Aug 1, 2019

Mr.jiujitsu said:
I have yet to see any failures from use from HLG quantum boards. Life expectancy will be based on level of usage and since most users are running these at well below max I expect the life expectancy to be close to the claimed 10 years or more. That’s my opinion. I have some tthat have run near max almost continually for close to two years....

Maybe more discussion, in another thread, just one more thing though, does that mean at 18/6 or 12/12?

Migrower · Aug 1, 2019

bigmikeyg said:
So .. i think i want a quantum board setup...

i KNOW. i don’t want to pay 1300 :)

So i’ve seen the kingbrite in a few forums and a few people saying they are decent.. but always the smaller stuff... and never really a here it is working awesome .. a few sort ofs and nothing concrete

has anyone bought their 480w v3 hlg 550 setup ?

located here>>link<<

so i guess the first thing that jumps out at me is that they claim they are using LM301H top bin leds..

then i see people talking smack about the drivers these places use .. the one in this model is a
Driver: HLG-480H-48B
seems legit ? but is it .. lol .. is it good for 4x QB288 Board(16S18P).. and then wait are those decent boards

lol

man o man .. i wish i wasn’t stupid ... and again i’m back to i think i want a QB.. that’s quantum board for the noobs more noobish than me :)

any help or insight or any feedback on this company and this setup .. man o man would i appreciate it ...

two man o mans in one post :(

is it the long weekend yet :)

Two of the 240’s from kingbrite. 4 months and still no drop in ppfd measured plenty. At least at 18” Once I take it down I’ll check again all boxes.Im completely satisfied.