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Alright I'm going forward w/ my LED project. I was on hiatus due to serious family issues and everythings taken a hit. But my Radium is set to expire. So what size heatsink would you reccommend for 24x20x18? I am thinking 12x10 w/ 26LEDS. Any inputs welcome. Thanx

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24x20 should need about an 8x4 array for good coverage. A 16x10" heatsink from HeatsinkUSA will do the job nicely.

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24x20 should need about an 8x4 array for good coverage. A 16x10" heatsink from HeatsinkUSA will do the job nicely.

 

 

Fair enough... I was really hoping to get away with just two meanwells but it is what it is. Is there a formula for figuring out the heatsink?

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Dropping to 24 LEDs would hurt coverage, but it could be done. 32 will still be better.

 

Figuring heatsink size is easy. Just make it bigger than your LED layout :) The size of heatsink, and the array that I suggested is based on my standard spacing: 2" between LEDs per row, and 3" between rows.

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