BeastFlashlight
Flashlight Enthusiast
Is it a mathematical constant that 1 lumen will always equal 'X' amount of heat? Obviously as technology advances lumen counts rise, but can technology improve upon the 'heat per lumen' factor or is that something that will always remain constant?
Here's what I'm driving at, it won't really matter in 20 years from now if one LED emitter can dish out 10,000 lumens all by itself, who cares if you'll still need a massive tank of a metal host to dissipate all that heat!? What advantage would that be? But, can technology make it so that 10,000 lumens 20 years from now only produces the heat content that 500 lumens produces today?
Here's what I'm driving at, it won't really matter in 20 years from now if one LED emitter can dish out 10,000 lumens all by itself, who cares if you'll still need a massive tank of a metal host to dissipate all that heat!? What advantage would that be? But, can technology make it so that 10,000 lumens 20 years from now only produces the heat content that 500 lumens produces today?