Aquastyle Online LED build

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

Can yu not mount the drivers outside of the channel ? ...like get longer wire and mount em away from top f tank. Then yu don't have rust or heat on the drivers

 

[teebone110]

I would also recommend mounting the drivers outside the canopy to keep the additional heat out.

I would assume this is possible since it is DIY.

 

[Krazykarl]

It is possible yes, however I think I'm goin to try placing a fan at one end of the fixture and seeing how much it cools it down. Going to take temp readings 30 mins running without and then 30 mins with. If not much change I will remove the drivers. If a great reduction I'm lucky lol

 

[Krazykarl]

LEDs hit 115 deg F after 30 mins of operation no fan. Tomorrow I wire a fan up see what happens

 

[Krazykarl]

ok so i installed two 5 inch fans into my canopy today....wired em up and let em rip... waited 10 mins and took temp of the metal at the ends closest to the fans and the furthest from the fans....

closest the the fans the temp hit 74 deg F....furthest from the fans (6 feet away) 88 degrees....id say a HUGEEEEEE improvement. i no longer fear running the leds lol...fan def helped

 

[TORX]

Going to have to look into a water cooling system for them like for CPU. Hmmm, that might actually be a good idea

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

There's no way LEDS do run hotter then  other lights

 

[shayneh]

A good source for cheap heatsinks is your local car stereo shop. Just ask for the heatsink from a blown amplifier. Nice part is some of them come anodized and the cooling fins on the back are nice and large..... I have one in my garage if anyone wants it.

 

[Darryl_V]

There's no way LEDS do run hotter then  other lights

They run the same.....as in a watt is a watt is a watt in terms of heat.  The difference being that you use less wattage with LED and the heatsink allows for heat to radiate up instead of down.

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

Even automotive led bulbs don't throw no heat  But I got 2 new led buls for the house so I'll see how they do

 

[TORX]

Strap and wire some a processor cooler on em. I have a few things to try when mine come in