Re: Will a potted WA1185 overheat a stndard Mag sw
Thanks for all your input. It sounds like though it gets hot, its not a major problem. I was trying to think of some way to heatsink the top part of the bulb pedestal, but the neck of the reflector covers that area. If you used a camless reflector, some sort of heatsink could be used ... but then you lose out on the focusing capability that the cam provides.
CPFMan, I used the terms potted and PR based interchangeably - didn't mean to be confusing. In terms of reliability, my guess is that a good bi-pin socket will give you the best reliability. The PR based method has the limitations discussed here (too much heat can cause the solder on the PR base to melt.) As mentioned by Juancho above, as well as on other threads, heat can also degrade the bi-pin drop-in from the Magcharger switch. If a ceramic-based bi-pin socket were available, that would handle the heat better.