<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755">Hi,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755">I have been playing around with this type of emmitter.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.dx.com/p/80w-6500k-6000-lumen-80-led-white-light-board-dc-30-36v-109330#.VkunFDahfcs" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2867">80W 6500K 6000-Lumen 80-LED White Light Board (DC 30~36V)</a><br></div><div style="width:450px; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';margin-top:5px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff;" contenteditable="false" id="enhancrCard_0" class="link-enhancr-attachment link-enhancr-element richcompose-card"><table class="link-enhancr-element" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width:450px; height:170px; position: relative; display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2895"><tbody id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2894"><tr class="link-enhancr-element"><td class="link-enhancr-element" colspan="8" style="height: 1px; 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Find the cool gadgets at a incredibly low price with worldwide free shipping here.</div></div></div></td></tr><tr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3162"><td colspan="2" class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 4px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3161"><div class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 4px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 4pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3160"></div></td></tr><tr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2954"><td class="link-enhancr-element" style="vertical-align: middle; font-family: 'Arial', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif';" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2953"><div class="link-enhancr-element" style="font-size: 0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2952"><a href="http://www.dx.com/p/80w-6500k-6000-lumen-80-led-white-light-board-dc-30-36v-109330#.VkunFDahfcs" class="link-enhancr-card-url link-enhancr-element" style="color: black; text-decoration: none !important;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer !important;" target="_blank" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2951"><span class="link-enhancr-element link-enhancr-view-on" style="display: inline-block; line-height: 11px; max-width: 145px; min-width: 85px; overflow: hidden; max-height: 13px; word-break: break-all;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2886"><span class="link-enhancr-element link-enhancr-mobile-no-resize" style="vertical-align:middle; font-size: 9px; line-height: 11px; color: #999999; -moz-text-size-adjust: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-size-adjust:none;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2950">View on <span style="font-weight: bold" class="link-enhancr-view-on-domain" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3167">www.dx.com</span></span></span></a></div></td><td class="link-enhancr-element" style="vertical-align: middle; width: 100px; font-family: 'Arial', 'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'sans-serif';" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3005"><div class="link-enhancr-element link-enhancr-preview-wrapper" style="max-width: 100px; min-width: 80px; overflow: hidden; text-align: right; line-height: 11px; max-height: 13px; font-size: 0pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3004"><span class="link-enhancr-element link-enhancr-preview-by link-enhancr-mobile-no-resize" style="vertical-align:middle; font-size: 9px; line-height: 11px; color: #999999; -moz-text-size-adjust: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-size-adjust:none;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3003">Preview by Yahoo</span></div></td></tr><tr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3165"><td colspan="2" class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 9px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0pt; border-collapse: collapse;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3164"><div class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 9px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_3163"></div></td></tr><tr class="link-enhancr-element" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2933"><td class="link-enhancr-element" colspan="8" style="height: 1px; background-color: #e5e5e5; font-size: 1px; border-collapse: collapse;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2932"><div class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 1px; background-color: #e5e5e5; font-size: 1px; line-height:0px" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2931"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755">Which seems a pretty standard format for high powered emitters.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755">I am now thinking of oil compensating my lights, so the emitters</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755">will be under pressure.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755">What concerns me is that I have been told to handle these with care</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">as the yellow covering material is some sort of compressible silicon &</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">the wiring running off the LEDs are less than a hair in diameter.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">The emitter in cross section is bowl shaped with, in this case, 80 LEDs</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">in the bottom of the bowl with wires running up the side of the bowl. The </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">bowl shape is filled with a compressible silicone type compound. If a lot of </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">pressure was put on the silicone covering (in my case about 250lb over the </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">surface of that emmitter) it would drag down on the wires that go up the </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">side of the bowl & break them.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">I know there are smaller emitters with a glass or hard covering over the LEDs</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">Does anyone know of any high powered LEDs with a hard covering over them?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">What is the Verolux like?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">BTW was given a quote of NZ $100- to cut a 60mm D x 10mm toughened</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">glass lens, that is why I am looking at oil compensating.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447798579063_2755" dir="ltr">Cheers Alan</div></div></body></html>