with drilling and tapping you can just use thermal compound (not epoxy) to transfer the heat, the pads are sticky so you can just apply some pressure around the led star. cut some egg crate into squares and put it around the led, get some weight on a flat surface . it could be overkill but thats what i do with epoxy, of course there is like no cure time for sticky pads, so its probably different, you should ask the seller, was it nanocustoms?
how important is dimming to you? IMO you can save decent money by just regulating the current that comes out of a dc power supply. 6.5A 24v supply costs just 15 or so , will let you run 5 strings of 6 comfortably for 30 leds, non dimming transistor based driver (you can set your own current) will cost maybe another 10. two of those will cost a quarter of what you did and let you run 60 leds instead of 56?
give me the word ill make a thread on it. ive built one system for a 55 gal, costed right around 200 for 18 leds.
and you got meanwell 48Ds for 26 dollars? what a killer deal.
it could make a bigger difference if you build for local club members, especially if you want to offer a premium or saltwater with dimming, and an economy package with no dimming.
how important is dimming to you? IMO you can save decent money by just regulating the current that comes out of a dc power supply. 6.5A 24v supply costs just 15 or so , will let you run 5 strings of 6 comfortably for 30 leds, non dimming transistor based driver (you can set your own current) will cost maybe another 10. two of those will cost a quarter of what you did and let you run 60 leds instead of 56?
give me the word ill make a thread on it. ive built one system for a 55 gal, costed right around 200 for 18 leds.
and you got meanwell 48Ds for 26 dollars? what a killer deal.
it could make a bigger difference if you build for local club members, especially if you want to offer a premium or saltwater with dimming, and an economy package with no dimming.