bexteck
Enlightened
This information may have been posted previously, so forgive me if it has, but I have some K2 emitters and Luxeon I stars on the way and want to make sure that I know what to do and not do so I don't kill any of them. I will list what I believe to be true, and any questions I have, if you have any corrections, hints, tips or anything else, please share. Thanks.
1. Bottoms of emitters are not electrically neutral and must be electrically isolated from cathode and annode connections but thermally connected to a heatsink. What is the best way to do this, will heat sink compound work for the thermal connection if the heatsink is not one of the conductors?
2. Stars are thermally connected to emitters but not electrically connected, so they can be screwed to a heatsink that is not electrically neutral.
3. Lux I's are rated for around 350mA at 3.9V, I belive I have heard of people running them at 700mA, is this safe to do as long as they are heatsinked?
1. Bottoms of emitters are not electrically neutral and must be electrically isolated from cathode and annode connections but thermally connected to a heatsink. What is the best way to do this, will heat sink compound work for the thermal connection if the heatsink is not one of the conductors?
2. Stars are thermally connected to emitters but not electrically connected, so they can be screwed to a heatsink that is not electrically neutral.
3. Lux I's are rated for around 350mA at 3.9V, I belive I have heard of people running them at 700mA, is this safe to do as long as they are heatsinked?