Quote Originally Posted by Weezard
Aloha MX

I've seen the kapton tape builds.
And I've used the thermal epoxy.
I have zero actual experience with the tape so can't condemn or promote it.

But, I can say that the stars mounted with heatsink compound and bolts do run cooler than the thermal adhesive mounts according to my "Tempgun" readings from face of the emitters.

I don't math around much, I jus' measure.
Pragmatism uber alles appeals to da terminally lazy!

As for the tape?
"Good enough" is also a working model.
Time spent agonizing over nits, is time lost growing buds, yah?

Jus' my take on it.

Aloha Y'all
Weezard
Good enough is good enough for now. I can improve it later. Nice to hear from you Weezard. When I upgrade I'll probably have to bolt them down anyway since I'll want more light and it will mean a lot more heat. I am probably going to order one more blue LED for now since the PSU will support it. That makes 5 blue 460nm, 4 660nm, and 4 625nm. I figure it might help keep the plants a bit shorter anyway since most people advise a low dense grow with LEDs.

Peace