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    Off Road Light Bar using 11 XM-L emitters for RZR-S.

    im currently running 3 xml in series for a similar project and my heatsink is 6"x1.75" x .5" if i run them past 2.2 amps the temp soars beyond 130f. this is pure passive cooling. if you mount it outside on the truck the air and or rain with help cooling. just 10mph knocks down temps. Dont drive...
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    Led Headlights

    so far Audi has them on R8, the Escalade has themtoo, Acura patented the "jewel eye" and BMW has some incredible adaptive LEd headlight system
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    led conversion on new beetle

    sounds like he did drop ins with 9 5050smd
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    German engineering leading the way in Led Automotive lighting

    Has anyone seen the latest innovation in headlight adaptive lighting that Bmw is developing? I thought it was remarkable how they control with such precision the lighting of the road so effectively with a camera system and LEDS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dvPZ3H1Vm4&sns=em
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    Led convex lens optics

    wow thanks that makes perfect sense, The lens was described as a 28mm convex but its good to know those other versions exist. I have also looked into the aspherical lens by anhorton and most people have gotten nice results. I will post pics later this week. Thanks for the help man.
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    Led convex lens optics

    Yesterday I received my first Cree xml I have mounted it on a heatsink and used a 1" copper coupling and a 28mm glass convex lens to explore its optic capabilities. I have observed the the xml is very difficult to focus to create a small narrow sharp projection of the dye. Basically I manuall...
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    100w Led chips

    Well stated but we can always learn how its done and give it a shot, def not something i will take out the road but it will be a killer research and development project that an educational facility or research lighting lab might enjoy reviewing .
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    Lighting Fixture Project

    buy a rgb strip along with the controler and wrap it around the T5 Cfl
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    Unconventional Automotive headlights

    so far i discovered you need a narrow cone reflector 8 degrees or so, a tight emmiter the smaller the better, multiple emitters to reach the desired lumen output yet project the light a far distance down the circuit race course. potential problems are that your reflectors will not cut off the...
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    what's the difference between XML vs XML2 ?

    Is this one of the smallest and most powerful chips manufactored to date?
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    100 watt LED help

    Awesome!!! How did it turn out???
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    Little led spot light for motorbike

    I tried it out at a local park and it puts down good light with no lens...yesterday i received the housing and projector lens and it greatly increased the concentration of light but doesnt really beam the light infront of the bike very far. Its great in dark trails at night looks very clear and...
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    Can someone help me with an image tweak on a Photoshop file?

    ^^ correct if you resotre the bark you can simply crop your face and your buddies faces lay it over the tree bark and set the blending mode on the layer with your face to overlay. If you need more help just let me know thats an easy task
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    Little led spot light for motorbike

    I am going to post a pic of the 30w LED chip that I installed on my 18 speed pedal asssist motor bike so you see how nice it lights up. It was pretty simple build a SMD 30w Chip and DC -DC Step up and a 11.1v lipo battery. The lens hasnt arrived but its 2500 lumens for under 40 dollars.[/URL][/IMG]
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    100w Led chips

    Inspiration to continue forward http://ledsmagazine.com/news/10/5/7
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