Does the AMC7135 driver need to be heatsinked?

[johnny13oi]

Hey guys, I am planning on putting one of those multi level AMC7135 drivers inside my Ultrafire C2 and was wondering if the driver needed to be heatsinked? I have read that there were some instances where people have used these drivers, not the multilevel ones, and have had them burn out due to heat over extended usage. I plan on running the light only on 18650s after the driver switch. I just wanted to make sure if this was confirmed or not? And if this driver did need some heatsinking, what would be the best way to do that? Thanks guys.

 

[Mr_Light]

THere are many variables that can effect this (input voltage/current, the type of LED...). I would hook your components up on the work bench and feel the driver board. If it gets hot I would heatsink it, if it stays cool after a reasonable amount of time I don't think you need to.