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MEXICOWANDERER
Jan 04, 2016Explorer
Ferengi women go naked (Quark). I made up a driven 100% 30 watt 10-chip lamp that lights up 2,000 square feet like a stadium night game. The thousand watt unit will have 100,000 lumens at 5K temperature. Eqvt to about 1900 watts of metal halide. Driving LEDs at spec sheet max ma provides an incredible increase in lumens versus commercial lamps. But heatsink cost is daunting. I wish Pabst muffin fans were more affordable :(
I just purchased 35 4" CPU heatsinks with fans for a reasonable price. Each will support a pair of 1,000 lumen 5K chips. 1.9 amperes @ 12.00 volts. Theory is fine but I proof my designs with an IR insection. I "assume" nothing. 20-watts of my fixture renders a surprisingly greater level of illumination than a 26-watt G.E. CFL. The difference is quite significant.
I just purchased 35 4" CPU heatsinks with fans for a reasonable price. Each will support a pair of 1,000 lumen 5K chips. 1.9 amperes @ 12.00 volts. Theory is fine but I proof my designs with an IR insection. I "assume" nothing. 20-watts of my fixture renders a surprisingly greater level of illumination than a 26-watt G.E. CFL. The difference is quite significant.
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