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Hardware => Lynx Aether => Topic started by: holland lights on January 13, 2013,

Title: Heat sink question
Post by: holland lights on January 13, 2013,

Am i missing it, where do you get the heat sink from?

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: keitha43 on January 13, 2013,

It is in the coop.

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: holland lights on January 13, 2013,

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It is in the coop.

O ok, i am thinking about making a more powerful version for the mini coming up.

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: caretaker on January 14, 2013,

Generally 1/8 inch thick aluminum will do a decent job at being a heat sink but the trick is to figure how much heat dissipation you need for the size LED you are using.   

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: lonewolf41 on January 14, 2013,

I have a few extra from the last coop.  They are .090 rather than .060, but work just fine. 

Thanks,
-Keith

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: chrisatpsu on January 14, 2013,

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I have a few extra from the last coop.  They are .090 rather than .060, but work just fine. 

Thanks,
-Keith

Keith, the Host of "Pimp My Aether II"

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: zwiller on January 14, 2013,

So I am not the only guy that got the buffing wheel and compound out to put a mirror finish on the heat sink...   ;D

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: holland lights on January 15, 2013,

I probably would have tried to buy one of the heat sinks off of you, but i realized after i done striped the light of the origional parts, that the 100 watt led i am going to use wont hardly fit into that light. The 10w (600-800 lumens) Red White Blue flood i made years ago just could not light up everything i needed to, so i am making a 100 watt (9000 lumens) version and making a custom case and everything.

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: chrisatpsu on January 15, 2013,

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i am making a 100 watt (9000 lumens) version and making a custom case and everything.

you trying to blind Santa into crashing in your yard so you can take all the presents?

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: holland lights on January 15, 2013,

Yeap, i want to light up the night. Mainly aimed more towards Halloween, so i can light up our big oak tree for lightning effects. The 10 watt version just did not have enough power to do it.

Title: Re: Heat sink question
Post by: zwiller on January 15, 2013,

I am sure you have other uses for that 100w beast besides Christmas shows (and being seen from space  ;D) but there is no substitute for photo floods for Halloween lightning... 

http://1000bulbs.com/product/7297/STAG-1000263U.html?utm_source=SmartFeedPriceGrabber&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_term=STAG1000263U&utm_content=LightBulbsStageandStudioPhotofloodLamps500WattPhotofloodLamps&utm_campaign=SmartFeedPriceGrabber&thissku=STAG777dash7771000263U&site=pricegrabber.com (http://1000bulbs.com/product/7297/STAG-1000263U.html?utm_source=SmartFeedPriceGrabber&utm_medium=Shopping&utm_term=STAG1000263U&utm_content=LightBulbsStageandStudioPhotofloodLamps500WattPhotofloodLamps&utm_campaign=SmartFeedPriceGrabber&thissku=STAG777dash7771000263U&site=pricegrabber.com) 

Yes, they really are less than $3 for 500W.  A stage classic, next to dry ice.  I suppose it is theoretically possible to use 16 of these on a LE for a total of 8kw...   :o