MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I was hoping to get indidual 30 watt drivers for around 16 dollars. Chip, driver, heat sink add up to a lot of money.
$16 for individual 30W LED driver seems to be really skinny on the price.. Even dumpster diving on Ebay most likely is not going to get you anywhere near that not to mention the quality of being cheap may bite you in the behind down the road (electronic items are often not a good thing to be cheap on)..
To get better pricing you may wish to consider a LED and driver bundle (30W LEDS alone are going for $10-$11 so a bundle for $19.99 means you are getting the driver for less than $9)..
$19.99 for 30W LED AND DRIVER
HERE$16.99 for 20W LED AND DRIVER
HERE$9.99 for Warm White 20W LED AND DRIVER
HERE$5.30 for 40A solid state relay heat sink which could be adapted to LEDs..
HEREOR.. you do realize that you can buy an entire 30W LED 120V AC weather proof outdoor light fixture for $19.99?
HEREThe above has a constant current driver which accepts 85V AC to 265V AC, 30W LED, Heat sink plus an enclosure..
If you don’t like or want the enclosure you simply can remove the LED and driver and possibly cut off the unwanted extra material to use the back of the fixture as the heat sink for the LED..