[Lab] LED temperature

[Aurelius R]

Check the data sheet. Your options are heatsinking, reducing the current,
or PWM as suggested.

What's the part number?
On May 6, 2014 8:02 AM, "Justin" <justin at slootsky.org> wrote:

>   I can bring a temperature reading thingy to modlab tomorrow.
> Is the heat next to the hardboard a concern?
>
> On May 6, 2014 7:37:19 AM greg atcheson <greg.atcheson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That's a good question, I looked up the part used and can't find a solid
>> datasheet. It's quite small to pump 50W through, I guess that heat has to
>> go somewhere. Considering the relatively low cost of the component and
>> triviality of its use, the only thing you should really be concerned with
>> is setting fire to the surroundings.
>>  Do you know what temperature it's actually getting to? A thermocouple
>> probe that comes with some multimeters would be perfect for this.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 1:46 AM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I made this cool led lamp: http://inventorartist.com/lamp/
>>>
>>> It get's pretty hot. Does anyone know what temperature the LED is
>>> allowed to get to?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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