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    So I'm selling some worldy posessions trying to cobble some cash together to get some more lovely lumens and start two more plants in a staggered grow, I really want a HLG quantum board and have been salivating over the 260W R Spec. It's a fair chunk of change but from what I can gather it's the best way to go for my 100x100x180 tent, but I keep running into stumbling blocks.

    Obviously my first stop was Vivid but all their stock is backordered and delayed. I've sent them two emails over the last two weeks, one technical and one about availability, haven't heard a thing back so I'm sorry but that means I'm done with them.

    So I went to NO LINKS they have lights in stock and free shipping to Ireland (always a plus). They have the R spec but it's only available with a 120W driver, I'm sorry but wtf? There isn't an option to upgrade or even buy a 240W separately. What's the point of putting top-bin diodes on a board and then not include a driver that can, you know, drive them? Am I missing something? I'm a new grower but I've been a lighting designer for 15 years, this would not fly in a professional setting.

    I've tried emailing the EU website but the contact page didn't work. Then the whole site went down, and it's still down. I have to be honest if this is the best they can do I'm not impressed.

    This wasn't supposed to be a rant, more a cry for help, sorry if it seems a bit ranty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chiefo View Post
    So I'm selling some worldy posessions trying to cobble some cash together to get some more lovely lumens and start two more plants in a staggered grow, I really want a HLG quantum board and have been salivating over the 260W R Spec. It's a fair chunk of change but from what I can gather it's the best way to go for my 100x100x180 tent, but I keep running into stumbling blocks.

    Obviously my first stop was Vividled.co.uk but all their stock is backordered and delayed. I've sent them two emails over the last two weeks, one technical and one about availability, haven't heard a thing back so I'm sorry but that means I'm done with them.

    So I went to horticulturelightinggroup.eu, they have lights in stock and free shipping to Ireland (always a plus). They have the R spec but it's only available with a 120W driver, I'm sorry but wtf? There isn't an option to upgrade or even buy a 240W separately. What's the point of putting top-bin diodes on a board and then not include a driver that can, you know, drive them? Am I missing something? I'm a new grower but I've been a lighting designer for 15 years, this would not fly in a professional setting.

    I've tried emailing the EU website but the contact page didn't work. Then the whole site went down, and it's still down. I have to be honest if this is the best they can do I'm not impressed.

    This wasn't supposed to be a rant, more a cry for help, sorry if it seems a bit ranty.
    They can only make a sale if they have stock!

    Can get drivers anywhere bud, they buy them in locally.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gardro View Post
    They can only make a sale if they have stock!

    Can get drivers anywhere bud, they buy them in locally.
    I get ya but then I'm buying two drivers for no good reason, at a time when cash is incredibly scarce

    Also I was making general inquiries to help me make a future purchase, ya don't need any stock to reply to emails
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chiefo View Post
    I get ya but then I'm buying two drivers for no good reason, at a time when cash is incredibly scarce
    Ask them to give you a price minus the driver. We can buy anywhere

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    Quote Originally Posted by gardro View Post
    Ask them to give you a price minus the driver. We can buy anywhere
    Cheers I'll give it a go, when they get their site back up.

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    To be fair, the Vivid website does say that all orders are delayed. Equally, Alexander's number is on the home page - Whatsapp him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Herbitual View Post
    To be fair, the Vivid website does say that all orders are delayed. Equally, Alexander's number is on the home page - Whatsapp him.
    Fair enough but I'm a bit of a night owl, I generally don't operate well during business hours!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chiefo View Post
    Fair enough but I'm a bit of a night owl, I generally don't operate well during business hours!
    Check your PM Chiefo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hotshot View Post
    Check your PM Chiefo.
    Thanks for the suggestion dude, those specs are basically exactly what I'm after, but are ya sure they're definitely not lies, do you have something similar? I'm worried if I buy a Chinese light the big boys will laugh at me...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chiefo View Post
    Thanks for the suggestion dude, those specs are basically exactly what I'm after, but are ya sure they're definitely not lies, do you have something similar? I'm worried if I buy a Chinese light the big boys will laugh at me...
    It's not A china light, it is A samsum, just sold by china company. And the driver's are all made at factory in China, just cutting out the middle man.

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