Klompen
Active member
Overambitious
If you end up building a light, the moment you turn it on you'll realize you can run it 24/7 with no problem at all. The only reason "overheating" is on your mind right now is because of the driverless cobs.
In the same vein: if nobody in the world needs a huge copper water block, why would you?
If it's longevity and efficacy you're after, just buy more leds and run them softer. (= lower current)
LOL I know I don't NEED a water block. Probably won't ever do it, but it still sounds like a fun project. That's the primary point of the Arduino project: I want to learn Arduino and it will give me a low-priority project to learn it with.
What I mean though about thermal protection is for if something goes wrong(like the board shorting, or getting wet, or something).