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Michael A. Terrell Michael A. Terrell is offline
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Default Screw in flourescent light bulbs.


Peter Hucker wrote:

On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:05:34 -0000, Michael A. Terrell wrote:


Peter Hucker wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:33:19 -0000, Michael A. Terrell wrote:


Peter Hucker wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:07:54 -0000, GregS wrote:

In article , "Peter Hucker" wrote:

They use so little power though. Anyway the main source of heat in any
lighting is from the light source itself, not the wires supplying it. I've
never felt any LEDs getting warmer than body temperature.


I got an LED array that uses 45 watts. See if you can hold that.

What size is it? If it's too hot to hold I doubt the LEDs will last long.


You really are dense, aren't you? Some LED arrays are built on an
aluminum heatsink.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us%3AIE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLD&q=high+power+LED+array+alumi num

If it's too hot for me to hold, the LEDs will also be too hot. If the heatsink is working, then it won't be too hot for my hand or the LEDs.



Sure its ok. What's that smell? Someone is cooking bacon!


Are you telling me you'd be happy to design an LED light where the LEDs were hot enough to burn skin? They wouldn't like that temperature.



Are you telling me that your mother had any kids who weren't born
brain dead?


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