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Old 10-28-2012, 05:16 PM
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These would def. be very nice and I would want one except that I have almost no skill in this area so I would not know how to put them together

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Old 10-28-2012, 06:42 PM
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Hi Charles

There are lots of people here that could help you.
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These would def. be very nice and I would want one except that I have almost no skill in this area so I would not know how to put them together

Charles
Not really that much to doing up just one of these. You only need a few components & some sort of mounting rig. The chip, a large heatsink with fan, a driver and hookup wiring are the main requirements. Since the LED is a DC device it's pretty simple to hook up with only two wires, a positive & a negative. The large heatsinks with fans for these chips also need two wires hooked up, again, a positive & negative, usually 12 volts.

A search on the net on builds of this nature will give you plenty of info. But, yeah, if you're unsure about diy something like this, then it's best to look for something already manufactured, such as a Kessil.

EDIT: Here's a how to vid on utube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSPnDY557AA
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Old 11-07-2012, 05:23 AM
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The pic posted earlier was taken with my phone so it looks super blue. These pics are more realistic but still more blue than in reality.





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