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Step 2LED Preparation
The Luxeon LED's you are using are very high-powered; because of that, you need to use a heat sink to prevent them from burning out. When you attach them to aluminum barrel nuts, it will wick the heat into the aluminum frame (hopefully, anyway).
In order to ensure a good bond between the LED's and the aluminum barrel nuts, use sandpaper to delicately rough up the back of your LED's and the backsides of the barrel nuts.
Mix up a small quantity of JB Weld.
Carefully glue each LED to a barrel nut. This, in conjunction with the aluminum frame, will act as a heat sink.
With fast-set JB Weld, you will be able to handle LED's within the hour; however, it's best to let it fully cure before handling.
The time spent waiting for this to set up is the perfect time to make yourself a cocktail. Today, I will be serving up a Basil Pepper Caipirinha...
In order to ensure a good bond between the LED's and the aluminum barrel nuts, use sandpaper to delicately rough up the back of your LED's and the backsides of the barrel nuts.
Mix up a small quantity of JB Weld.
Carefully glue each LED to a barrel nut. This, in conjunction with the aluminum frame, will act as a heat sink.
With fast-set JB Weld, you will be able to handle LED's within the hour; however, it's best to let it fully cure before handling.
The time spent waiting for this to set up is the perfect time to make yourself a cocktail. Today, I will be serving up a Basil Pepper Caipirinha...
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