booth2010
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So this is my first attempt at DIY LED lighting. I am going to do under tank lighting for the stand for my first go at it. The stand is going to be 38"Lx20"Dx30"T.
The only thing I know for sure is I am going to use 2x 2ft 1" squared aluminum tubing as my heatsinks.
I just bought 25 3 Watt Cool White Epistar LEDs from Steve's LEDs since theyre only $.80 ea. I figure it will give me several to mess up on since this is my first LED venture. I am not sure how many I am going to use yet so any suggestions will be nice. I was thinking 16 total LEDs so I could use 1 3 Watt LED 110V-220V Input 900ma driver from Steve's LEDs. I could go more and use 2 smaller drives though.
My main questions for now is, the leds I bought are coming in 2 pieces so I have to mount the LED to the Star. Do I need to put Thermal Paste in between the two or is the paste only for attaching the Star to the Heatsink?
I will post pics and more questions as they come up. Thanks
The only thing I know for sure is I am going to use 2x 2ft 1" squared aluminum tubing as my heatsinks.
I just bought 25 3 Watt Cool White Epistar LEDs from Steve's LEDs since theyre only $.80 ea. I figure it will give me several to mess up on since this is my first LED venture. I am not sure how many I am going to use yet so any suggestions will be nice. I was thinking 16 total LEDs so I could use 1 3 Watt LED 110V-220V Input 900ma driver from Steve's LEDs. I could go more and use 2 smaller drives though.
My main questions for now is, the leds I bought are coming in 2 pieces so I have to mount the LED to the Star. Do I need to put Thermal Paste in between the two or is the paste only for attaching the Star to the Heatsink?
I will post pics and more questions as they come up. Thanks
