Lighting liquid cooled cobs.....

[briman]

If anyone is interested in liquid cooled bars blocks etc let me know I can custom build them at reasonable prices.

@NastyN8t, No soliciting selling on AFN, unless you are an approved vendor!! If you would like to be an approved vendor, do let us know! We would be glad to have you pay your vendor fee and give you your own area and promotional banner slot. You read and agreed to the rules of AFN upon your sign up. If you want to share your tech and kit here, by all means, pull it apart or do a DIY build and show the members what you have going! I know they would love to see a DIY liquid cooling cob thread. I know I would! Thanks!

 

[NastyN8t]

No sweat,that all makes sense. I'll do a DIY. Not trying to necessarily peddle my wares ,just want to spread some innovative ideas. My apologies

 

[NastyN8t]

I edited my post to emphasize, I can show ppl how to build them

How much is a vendor fee if I do end up having someone request a few cooling tubes?
Afn is Way more friendly than other forums. I don't see as many pissing contest by arrogant pricks

 

[briman]

I am going to report your post, for the sole purpose of @Son of Hobbes to get ahold of you for the vendor info. He's the resident Admin in charge of all that.

 

[NastyN8t]

Right on I'm just a mad scientist of a builder that recognized that the price and performance differences of water vs air cooled heat sink's.

To me it was a matter of necessity..... I wanted cobs to brighten my world without raping my pocket book.

My whole set up for the cooling system was under$200 and it's easily expandable for much less.

When I get some time I'll do a detailed build.....

Anyone else try anything like this?

 

[BigSm0]

@Jupiter is doing a liquid cooled light right now actually. We were just talking about doing a larger scale build with hooking the lights inline to a hot water heater to pre charge the cold water before entering the tank.

 

[NastyN8t]

Inline works but id advise splitting the flow evenly and why would you want to heat the water? That's counter productive to cooling? No talking crap just the opposite of my theory and practice......

Liquid cooled cobs have the highest efficiency by keeping cobs cool.....
The cooler the cob the more lm/w and can push them harder......

 

[Jupiter]

Inline works but id advise splitting the flow evenly and why would you want to heat the water? That's counter productive to cooling? No talking crap just the opposite of my theory and practice......

Liquid cooled cobs have the highest efficiency by keeping cobs cool.....
The cooler the cob the more lm/w and can push them harder......

I think Bigsmo was talking about tempering the cold water entering the hot water heater. It's a common practice in plumbing with the hot water recirculation line. He's got some really big ideas making everything as efficient as possible. No energy goes to waste.It would obviously have to run through a heat exchanger so that wouldn't be any cross-contamination.

 

[Jupiter]

These have 17 between them but only 600- 720w rms.30-40 on 4x4ft tubes would be easy.

I've thought of sandwiching peltier cooling between the cob and cooling tubes for unsurpassed efficiency.the draw back being more heat and electrical draw on the set up overall.

Either way watercooled will easily out perform any aircooled set up and it remotes the dissipated heat to a desired location with readily available plumbing pieces!
I'm planning on eventually prototyping water blocks purpose built for cob grow lighting with parabolic reflectors and varifocal lenses. I'll have them cast and machined to fit common Cree,Vero,citizen etc holders.......that's the dream anyways....

Stitch has a patent on some liquid cooled LEDs. I think a Chinese company actually tried bootlegging them in the form of a lightbulb that you screw in. Great concept though.

 

[NastyN8t]

I exhaust the heat in summer and use it where I need it in winter.....

Exchanging it into the hot water heater circuit would be awesome