parthitis wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:18 am

Definitely go with the thermal tape. I'm using the same one and it's great. It transfers heat nicely and evenly and also attaches the strips to the U-Channel.

I didn't know about the Kapton tape. It looks intriguing and awesome.

Which one did you bought?

If you're going to be to mounting rigid LED strips to an aluminum heatsink or 'U' channel, this is the type of tape to use: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FQKJSB/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I7ZV45RTCER3P&colid=34U0SR7UA55S2 Two-sided thermal transfer tape. If you're looking for a durable, high temperature...

The back of a QB is very smooth aluminum. These strips are quite rough and uneven. In most builds I’d say yes, absolutely you should use TIM, but knowing that you’re running at such low power, you might get away with it. You could always try with and without to see before you do them all. Thanks fo...

What about thermal paste? Is it really needed?

https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/p ... connectors

THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL

TIM such as paste and pads are Not Required when boards are used on flat surface like aluminum sheet or Slate series heatsinks.

Thanks for the reply Ted!

I'm thinking about wiring a multimeter.

I'm in Europe we use 220-240V. Would this one work?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0156F3DVQ/

Is this the correct parallel wiring to avoid thermal runway, voltage drop, etc. bullshit?

Thanks in advance!

everythingonthecob wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:52 am

holy shit thats a big strip build. subbed to see this thing. how did you pick how many strips for yoru 5x5?

I picked the number of strips based on the aprox. total wattage and current per diode.

Hello everyone! Today is a big day for me because today I'm joining officially the DIY LED community! My 32x F564B from Digikey just arrived! After months of research throught forums, videos, etc. I decided to go with the Linear Strips Build. The light uniformity, energy efficiency and build overall...

I think per-strip or per-group of strips would be the best way to do it, but that'd be a lot of work (depending on how many strips you run). Which strips will you run and how hard will you drive them? My build: LED DigiKey 28 x LM561C F Series FB22B Linear Strip 3000K 80CRI (SI-B8V521B20WW) Driver ...

I found many statements in the web that I could underdrive them as low as my wallet can. All I'm going to need is extra diodes. I can build 4000 diodes at 50mA each for 600W or 2000 diodes at 100mA each for 600W. More diodes brings more uniformity and better efficacy but what's the real cost for und...