8bit_brain
- May 7, 2017
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I want to build a lamp for my 500L aquarium. I want 3x 20W LEDs (I hope 60W it is enough). I already purchased an aluminum bar of about 140 x 4 x 0.5 cm and some people on electronics.stackexchange.com (I hate that site, I find people on this forum more polite AND MUCH MORE HELPFUL) that it might not be enough to dissipate the heat from those 3 LEDs.
Since I want to mount this INSIDE of the aquarium, I wonder if it might be possible to install the LEDs on aluminum and submerge them (or have them float). This will DEFINITIVELY eliminate the overheating problem.
Any idea on how the LED could be electrically insulated, protected from the water and made the float?
I am open to any ideas. I am thinking of epoxy. LOTS OF IT!
Since I want to mount this INSIDE of the aquarium, I wonder if it might be possible to install the LEDs on aluminum and submerge them (or have them float). This will DEFINITIVELY eliminate the overheating problem.
Any idea on how the LED could be electrically insulated, protected from the water and made the float?
I am open to any ideas. I am thinking of epoxy. LOTS OF IT!
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