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by almansor
Fri Dec 29, 2017 8:49 pm
Forum: COBs & Other LEDs
Topic: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe
Replies: 27
Views: 4005

Re: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe

@ majorana: sorry if I offended you. It really wasnt my intention to offend you. By "back that up" I ment, back those facts up with data...just like...could you prove that those stripes are the real thing. I fd it up. English is my second language. So youre right, it is a language thing. Please forg...
by almansor
Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:14 pm
Forum: COBs & Other LEDs
Topic: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe
Replies: 27
Views: 4005

Re: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe

Does anybody know a CPU cooler configuration that would cool a Vero 29? Lets be honest, this is just improvising. Fixing a problem with household remedies, when there is a better solution out there...that is just not available. So one has to improvise. But how? I would even concider taping the COB t...
by almansor
Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:59 am
Forum: COBs & Other LEDs
Topic: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe
Replies: 27
Views: 4005

Re: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe

Thank you guys for your input. Seems like I am stuck...like the whole of Europe is stuck with CPU Cooler solutions. @majorana: when I said "back that up" I meant: do you know a reliable product and do you have accesss to datasheets that you can provide via links. Like I said, this technology would b...
by almansor
Fri Dec 29, 2017 5:05 am
Forum: Strips
Topic: Suggestions for strips without heatsinking..
Replies: 14
Views: 2278

Re: Suggestions for strips without heatsinking..

@ Ted and Takeshy Quick question here: when you would have found the right supplier for an aluminum source, and you would have found the right cooling thingy, how would you know, the thing you build out of that, would properly cool your little light, so it would have a long and healthy live e.g. wou...
by almansor
Fri Dec 29, 2017 4:15 am
Forum: COBs & Other LEDs
Topic: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe
Replies: 27
Views: 4005

Re: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe

I feel you! But there is something utterly wrong with that equasion - a complex piece of engineering and a chunk of metal...and the chunk of metal is more expensive...especially in shipping and taxes and stuff... Makes no sense. So there has to be an alternative. If someone has a suggestion, please ...
by almansor
Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:06 pm
Forum: COBs & Other LEDs
Topic: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe
Replies: 27
Views: 4005

Re: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe

Thanks for your quick reply JGG. Lets be real for a moment. I need a sink, that sais to me, in mesurable facts, that the sink can handle the heat. I could ask the scrapyard dog if he has an idea...but... so my question is: What did you guys do, before those heat sinks were available? It is just a jo...
by almansor
Thu Dec 28, 2017 6:30 pm
Forum: COBs & Other LEDs
Topic: No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe
Replies: 27
Views: 4005

No way to get proper heat sinks in Europe

Hello Guys, I am located in germany, and here it seems we have the same problem you in the US had some years ago concerning getting your hands on a propper heat sink. The only heat sinks available here, are the cpu cooler types. You cant even find a chinese cooler in german ebay...they are not here ...