SupraSPL
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Finally got around to organizing this and I figured it might come in handy for those who are designing DIY lamps. These charts show the surface area and surface area/cost for each of the Heatsink USA profiles.
So in summary, the cheapest surface area is the 2.08" profile. It gives a lot of spread, maybe too much spread for our purposes. The 4.85" is also cheap and might be good for a vegging heatsink. Thin base plate though, not ideal for COBs.
The 4.6" serrated is a good value and it has a .23" baseplate thickness/riser height so it might be good for COB and gives a good spread between COBs. It has decent height to the fins, so uses active cooling efficiently (120mm fan should cover all fins). The 4.9" has a thick.3" base plate and still gives a good spread, should be very good for high powered COBs. Same with the 5.88" and it fits 140mm fans.
So in summary, the cheapest surface area is the 2.08" profile. It gives a lot of spread, maybe too much spread for our purposes. The 4.85" is also cheap and might be good for a vegging heatsink. Thin base plate though, not ideal for COBs.
The 4.6" serrated is a good value and it has a .23" baseplate thickness/riser height so it might be good for COB and gives a good spread between COBs. It has decent height to the fins, so uses active cooling efficiently (120mm fan should cover all fins). The 4.9" has a thick.3" base plate and still gives a good spread, should be very good for high powered COBs. Same with the 5.88" and it fits 140mm fans.
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