luvdemshrooms
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We already are an LLC. I'm currently doing real-world tests. Depending on the outcome I may sell them if we can produce them at a reasonable cost. Whether that would be as a conversion kit, a fully assembled unit or a system where people could ship us their existing lights to be converted is unknown at this time. The problem I foresee with a conversion kit is that as many reflectors have different ends (where the HID socket attaches) thus requiring some type of universal bracketing to attach the heat sink. Perhaps a threaded rod at both ends such as I currently have at one end of my test units.
In that train of thought and seeing as the LED temperature runs at just under 50c with an ambient room temperature of about 23c with a 250cfm fan, I added a thermostat directly behind one of the LED's which shuts off the power to the driver so if the temperature exceeds 60c the unit shuts off until it cools down. I may boost that to 65c if we decide to sell them. I also moved the electronics inside the reflector but on the finned side of the heat sink. Now the air flow blows across them as well as the LED's.
Allowing the selection of LED's wouldn't be an issue but the price would vary accordingly.
But it takes time to test these things so a decision won't be made right away. Even then I'd have to set myself up as a vendor here and at a few other sites. I imagine I would start yet another LLC so as to keep separate my current customers who would likely NOT appreciate a product like this.
And of course, I'd have to add a "tattler" to the units so we'd know if the customer had overheated the unit. Not that there are devious humans in the world...
Much to think about.
In that train of thought and seeing as the LED temperature runs at just under 50c with an ambient room temperature of about 23c with a 250cfm fan, I added a thermostat directly behind one of the LED's which shuts off the power to the driver so if the temperature exceeds 60c the unit shuts off until it cools down. I may boost that to 65c if we decide to sell them. I also moved the electronics inside the reflector but on the finned side of the heat sink. Now the air flow blows across them as well as the LED's.
Allowing the selection of LED's wouldn't be an issue but the price would vary accordingly.
But it takes time to test these things so a decision won't be made right away. Even then I'd have to set myself up as a vendor here and at a few other sites. I imagine I would start yet another LLC so as to keep separate my current customers who would likely NOT appreciate a product like this.
And of course, I'd have to add a "tattler" to the units so we'd know if the customer had overheated the unit. Not that there are devious humans in the world...
Much to think about.
