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Unread 05/03/2012, 10:49 AM   #1
Voxboy
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LED Placement on 10 x 15" heatsink

I am in the process of a DIY LED. I have 108 3watt LEDs. 72 RB and 36 WH. 18 of the WH are 10,000k and the other 18 are 6500k. I am dividing these onto 3 - 10"x 15" heat sinks.
What would be the best placement of colour on each heat sink. 36Leds per sink. I am concerned about getting even spread that will blend without getting the "circus" spotlight look.

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Unread 05/03/2012, 03:14 PM   #2
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I would probably just do

B B WH B B CW ... repeat

legend below:
B = Royal Blue
WH = Warm White? - 6500 k
CW = 10000k


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Unread 05/03/2012, 05:57 PM   #3
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I would probably just do

B B WH B B CW ... repeat

legend below:
B = Royal Blue
WH = Warm White? - 6500 k
CW = 10000k

Should I stagger each row. I was going to do 4 rows of 9


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Unread 05/03/2012, 06:27 PM   #4
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Yes, something like the following:

B B WW B B CW B B WW
CW B B WW B B CW B B
B B WW B B CW B B WW
CW B B WW B B CW B B


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