Interesting Heatsink for LEDs
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Sgt. LED
Flashaholic
Will that fit in my Maglite?
clint357
Newly Enlightened
I'd opt for a big copper plate.
HAHAHAHAHA
I am ahead of the times!
That was just to test out the LED..... but still it was on a thermal pipe.
I am ahead of the times!
That was just to test out the LED..... but still it was on a thermal pipe.
bshanahan14rulz
Flashlight Enthusiast
I always thought that heatpipes would be good bases for PnP automotive bulbs...
Steve K
Flashlight Enthusiast
Is frostytech just trying to sell thermal pipes??
I thought the virtue of thermal pipes was the ability to connect a heatsource to a distant heatsink, such as in laptops. In this application, there's nothing stopping them from attaching the LEDs directly to the heatsink fins via a fairly modestly sized chunk of aluminum. (right?)
Interesting application though. Getting 50W of heat out of an auto headlight might be interesting, considering that the environment under a car's hood is already pretty warm. Maybe a better solution is to add a small radiator in front of the existing engine coolant radiator, and just use liquid cooling for the lights?
Steve K.
