TheGiantHogweed
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I am making my own daylight equivalent LED light that uses around 30 watts. I have simply got an aluminium panel that is 250 x 250mm and put 12 LED strips each with 12 LEDs on them. This does get to the point where it is just a little to warm to touch on the back. I will eventually be fixing this on an old lamp that used to have a 300w halogen lamp in it. I have converted it inside and will now just be using the correct 12v power needed. I will also be using a diffuser to make the individual LEDs appear merged together for a softer effect. But as this diffuser will mean less heat will escape, I am just wanting to know a good way of attaching a heat sync to the back of the Aluminium panel.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N2MXP2S/
This heat sync is pretty much exactly the size of the area that the LED strips cover, so should be ideal. I just don't have much knowledge about the methods of attaching it. Are there any particular thermal compounds i should use? I'm not sure if these act like glue and your hold the heat sync in place without needing screws or i would need to drill holes and screw it into the panel?
It might even be the case that the LEDs don't need any of this extra cooling at all and it is just overkill. But I would just like to know how to do this as other LED strips don't get this warm so I feel i should do something to cool these down to extend their life. The LED strip was quite expensive and they are much brighter than others i have got and the colour temperature is far more accurate as well as the CRI. So I want to do what is best to make them last.
Any advice?
Thanks.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07N2MXP2S/
This heat sync is pretty much exactly the size of the area that the LED strips cover, so should be ideal. I just don't have much knowledge about the methods of attaching it. Are there any particular thermal compounds i should use? I'm not sure if these act like glue and your hold the heat sync in place without needing screws or i would need to drill holes and screw it into the panel?
It might even be the case that the LEDs don't need any of this extra cooling at all and it is just overkill. But I would just like to know how to do this as other LED strips don't get this warm so I feel i should do something to cool these down to extend their life. The LED strip was quite expensive and they are much brighter than others i have got and the colour temperature is far more accurate as well as the CRI. So I want to do what is best to make them last.
Any advice?
Thanks.