jimjones3630
Flashlight Enthusiast
James, 2" deep reflector has no space between itself and head body and sounds like what you mentioned " D reflector that filled the void of the D bell, with a little layer of thermal paste would be better" I use an aluminum based heat cream or ceramique cream on head threads. With 90w and greater watt bulbs it does get very soft, not dripping but is only a thin layer.
Have thought of adding powered or very fine aluminum shavings to the cream. Maybe then soak or work into ceramic batting insulation??
Can you draw your idea out and paste it here? Heat sink improvements for computors smooth out the surface to improve heat transfer? Read in another thread here's a link.
http://www.svc.com/lapkit.html
Have thought of adding powered or very fine aluminum shavings to the cream. Maybe then soak or work into ceramic batting insulation??
Can you draw your idea out and paste it here? Heat sink improvements for computors smooth out the surface to improve heat transfer? Read in another thread here's a link.
http://www.svc.com/lapkit.html
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I have often wondered if instead of putting insulation around the reflector, put thermal paste intead, and sealing it buy putting a disk on the bottom of the reflector.
If the disk was threaded it could fit on the cammed 9 removed) type reflectors, and the outer edges of the disk touching the bell of the light.
then thermal paste could be squeesed in the void.
down sides would be pottentialy very messy, the grease may thermaly expand? ( doesnt in the thermo wells I use at work thinking about it now, if some air is left in.
Plus's would be wicking heat away from the lamp and reflector.
I think that ceramic insulation under the socket, and under the kiu heat sink, and between the switch and top of the cells is still a good Idea.
Still I suppose a pourpose built D reflector that filled the void of the D bell, with a little layer of thermal paste would be better.
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