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03-20-2005, 03:13 PM

AndyL

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Not worried about them melting plastic... They don't get that hot.

But 300 of the 20,000mcd units in a limited space are going to put out a fair amount of heat. Excessive heat can dramatically reduce the life of the LED, thus I definitely want a material that will wick the heat away.

Andy

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