InspectHerGadget
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Every time I read about CC on the forums or in a review, it is always portrayed as a positive.
I can see the point that you get constant light although, it doesn't seem worthwhile if it shortens run times OR generates significantly more heat.
Heat is a big problem in most lights as they drive them to the maximum. You can certainly turn them down or off to cool but if you want to use it on maximum then heat is an issue.
I wonder how much extra heat it generates? Every Watt that doesn't go into producing light will be wasted as heat. The exact amount is hard to calculate from graphs, but looking at graphs of lights like the Niwalker Vostro BK-FA02, it seems that it runs much longer, other things being equal compared to CC lights.
I suspect that CC circuits produce a lot of extra heat but I'd like someone to comment.
I can see the point that you get constant light although, it doesn't seem worthwhile if it shortens run times OR generates significantly more heat.
Heat is a big problem in most lights as they drive them to the maximum. You can certainly turn them down or off to cool but if you want to use it on maximum then heat is an issue.
I wonder how much extra heat it generates? Every Watt that doesn't go into producing light will be wasted as heat. The exact amount is hard to calculate from graphs, but looking at graphs of lights like the Niwalker Vostro BK-FA02, it seems that it runs much longer, other things being equal compared to CC lights.
I suspect that CC circuits produce a lot of extra heat but I'd like someone to comment.