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Shipping right now is causing that. When I made my purchases (2 boards per purchase, and 3 purchases), I saved about $100 per board with the shipping included. Fortunately my purchases were all before shipping problems began to occur.The idea is finding a good deal and not finding out they want 300 to ship it too ya. I understand the whole China to the US but it's hardly a deal sometimes.
Shipping right now is causing that. When I made my purchases (2 boards per purchase, and 3 purchases), I saved about $100 per board with the shipping included. Fortunately my purchases were all before shipping problems began to occur.
No you are absolutely right I'll order two right now if I could find that deal. Best I could do week or so ago was like 220 shipped and just didn't have the 450.At $156.00 a board delivered i cant complain.
HLG does not have their boards made by kingbrite or any other company. They build their own Quantum boards here in the USA. Kingbrite simply copies anything HLG or fluence etc researches and develops.Kingbrite is a factory distributor (but I don't know if Kingbrite supplies HLG.) Kingbrite boards are unbranded but with an order of 100 or more, they will put your brand name on the light. HLG does business with one of these type of suppliers to have their lights built to their specs. As long as there's no mis-advertising going on, the top bin LM301 diode used for the HLG would also be the same top bin LM301 diode in the Kingbrite boards. They both use Meanwell drivers. They are the same board in more ways than they are different. One company is in the USA. The other is in China. People on this board who have bought Kingbrite Quantum boards have been very happy with them ... and have purchased more since they made their first. I've purchased from them 3 times now.
But the components all come from the same place. HLG assembles purchased components. The same components that Kingbrite uses. This really is the point here. An LM 301 diode is an Lm301 diode and the difference between top bin and regular bin LEDs is so small the argument becomes almost irrelevant due to the cost of the Kingbrite boards.
But the components all come from the same place. HLG assembles purchased components. The same components that Kingbrite uses. This really is the point here. An LM 301 diode is an Lm301 diode and the difference between top bin and regular bin LEDs is so small the argument becomes almost irrelevant due to the cost of the Kingbrite boards.
Actually, I do. The PCB says Samsung right on it. You can trace the serials if you choose. I traced the meanwell driver serials and they are legit. So yes, I do feel mine are legit boards performing as they should. It seems that those who question whether or not the Kingbrite boards are legit are the people who don't own them.You have no proof they use the same components. They dont stick to any quality control. You can get lucky or unlucky. They have had big runs of defective lights. With all the research you have done how come you dont know the negative facts?
I'm fixing to order one right now. Trying to decide what Kelvin to use. Only gonna use for Veg.Actually, I do. The PCB says Samsung right on it. You can trace the serials if you choose. I traced the meanwell driver serials and they are legit. So yes, I do feel mine are legit boards performing as they should. It seems that those who question whether or not the Kingbrite boards are legit are the people who don't own them.
Actually, I do. The PCB says Samsung right on it. You can trace the serials if you choose. I traced the meanwell driver serials and they are legit. So yes, I do feel mine are legit boards performing as they should. It seems that those who question whether or not the Kingbrite boards are legit are the people who don't own them.
I got an answer back from sixstring on why he only buys from HLG.
"The knockoffs generally use lower bin diodes which tend to be 50-70% cheaper because they dont meet the same efficiency # as the top bins,and top bins always go to the big players first, hlg,fluence ect. Those guys buy hundreds of thousands of diodes at a time so of I was to call Samsung and say I want 20k 301h diodes they would say minimum order for that chip is 100k but they will sell the lower quality LEDs all day and 99% of the users would never know the difference. Then you have the pcb boards,another way to make cheap boards is use thinner boards or lower quality aluminum plus thinner."
Some of sixstrings recent builds.
He is using his COB leds in veg now.Wonder what he did with the last 4 years of builds? They were all shapes and sizes and combos. Wish i could pick through his leftovers. ;-)
I own 5 kingbrite 240w boards and haven't had a one major issue. A short in a pointiometer is all which I just took off and run at full in flower room. Mine are over a year old and are great,no issues. Albiet I've never ppfd tested them, they hermied a run over to much light so I know they provide enough light. So......my two cents. Worth every penny.
No it was 3 240W spaced 24in apart over a 5x9 canopy in a small room with white wallsIm on board as well, as an unprofessional grower i have a unprofessional budget.
These fit the bill nicley.
The crop you had issue with hermies, you grow in a tent right? I can see how these panels could overpower and or overheat a enclosed space easily.
DSome of sixstrings recent builds.
WPSome of sixstrings recent builds.
wow does he sell them ?Some of sixstrings recent builds.
True and it's hard to decipher for me which ones are legit I'm on three different sites and each one I have lights in the cart ready to buy but something keeps telling me to research more and I am on a budget but with what I have it's pretty fair and I think I could find something decent I found the HLG 550 V2 But I've heard a lot of great things about but when I research it I find the same model but one of them has some green little latch things or something on it one doesn'tThe idea is finding a good deal and not finding out they want 300 to ship it too ya. I understand the whole China to the US but it's hardly a deal sometimes.
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