biglurr54
11/29/2013, 05:18 PM
Necessity is the mother of invention...
I had some cheap leds that are old that I dont care about laying around. I wanted to get some light on my tank while it cycles and I design the new light and order the new leds. I didnt any anything to adhere the leds to the heat sink with and didnt feel like drilling and tapping the heat sink. I got some thermal grease from radio shack and some 2 min cure epoxy from home depot. I put a light dab of the grease on the middle of the star and a small dab of mixed epoxy on the edge of three tabs of the star. I then stuck it in place and twisted back and forth lightly. I had to remove on because it shorted out (not due to heat) and it seemed to take a little to pop off but not as much as thermal epoxy. The grease seemed to be working like it should. The light has been working fine for the last 2 weeks and the heat sink is just as warm as the led stars.
I think I may go this route for the new leds. I have everything already and it seems to work well and its easier to remove/replace/rearrange the leds because they dont have as much epoxy. Any thoughts?
I had some cheap leds that are old that I dont care about laying around. I wanted to get some light on my tank while it cycles and I design the new light and order the new leds. I didnt any anything to adhere the leds to the heat sink with and didnt feel like drilling and tapping the heat sink. I got some thermal grease from radio shack and some 2 min cure epoxy from home depot. I put a light dab of the grease on the middle of the star and a small dab of mixed epoxy on the edge of three tabs of the star. I then stuck it in place and twisted back and forth lightly. I had to remove on because it shorted out (not due to heat) and it seemed to take a little to pop off but not as much as thermal epoxy. The grease seemed to be working like it should. The light has been working fine for the last 2 weeks and the heat sink is just as warm as the led stars.
I think I may go this route for the new leds. I have everything already and it seems to work well and its easier to remove/replace/rearrange the leds because they dont have as much epoxy. Any thoughts?