Hi Ron,
I may be totally out to lunch on this, but I believe the standard 100W PAR
bulb
puts out roughly double the mcd output claimed for the LEDs. Also, high
output
LEDs generally have stringent cooling requirements emphasizing airflow
close
to the emitter dies. Excessive heat can cause the rated life of the LEDs
to shorten
even to far less than regular incandescent bulbs, sometimes dramatically
shorter.
It would be great if this LED system could be made bright and cool enough.
It might be worth noting that LoPresti should be offering their HID
lighting
system with the new compact ballast at Oshkosk for $3-400. That is also
a potentially nice solution, if one can design an appropriate mount!
Ron, are you going to Osh?
Ira N224XS
Many notches in my soldering iron from LEDs
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