Question for you LED techies about maxspect

[EpicWin]

I am wondering if the little heat synch pads that maxspect provides are as good at transferring heat to the heat synch as arctic silver would be? I want to get as much longevity out of my unit as possible and this to me is a potential pitfall. I only say this because I am unsure of maxspects dedication to quality. Any feedback would be great

 

[dhutcheson]

IMO the answer is NO ...the arctic silver thermal paste would be better than the thermal adhesive pads as would drilling and taping bolts into the heat sink would be better still from a heat trransfer standpoint. With that being said it is not that much of a reallife difference. The heat from LEDs are disipated so quickly by the large aluminium heatsink anyway it should be a non factor. With the life of the LED at approx 50,000hrs (11yrs of 12hrs a day run time) I think the bigger issue will be corrosion within the various connections and circuts when it comes to longevity of any led light.

 

[CJO]

It's according to the thermal heat pad. Some have very good transfer characteristics, some do not. I'm not sure which ones Maxspect uses.

CJ