magicmagni
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Yeah they get a bit hot. It's to be expected from high output LED such as this one that uses the housing as a heat sink basically. I was testing it out today and the LED housing is 130 degrees surface temp as verified with my temp gun running the lamp 100% for 4 hours. I can touch it and not quite get burned. It will help heat up the enclosure a bit, but adding a PC fan to the enclosure can help if you need to cool ambient temps down a bit. If a full screen top type viv like a Dubia branded enclosure.. I would be surprised if overheating is an issue since there is so much ventilation. YMMV.I'm understood, thank you!
I'll ask you a little more about LED light.
Now I use the Arcadia Jungle Dawn separately from the case ThermalZooPro and I noticed that the LED light heats up significantly, sometimes you can even burn your hand on the aluminum case. This worries me a little. I know this is a common feature of the Arcadia Jungle Dawn LED light.
Do you know that in the new Arcadia the LED lamp has become colder?
Thanks for the measurements! I don't have a temp gun, but I do have a kitchen steak thermometerYeah they get a bit hot. It's to be expected from high output LED such as this one that uses the housing as a heat sink basically. I was testing it out today and the LED housing is 130 degrees surface temp as verified with my temp gun running the lamp 100% for 4 hours. I can touch it and not quite get burned. It will help heat up the enclosure a bit, but adding a PC fan to the enclosure can help if you need to cool ambient temps down a bit. If a full screen top type viv like a Dubia branded enclosure.. I would be surprised if overheating is an issue since there is so much ventilation. YMMV.
Yes, it is a great idea to install two UV lamps for a 3 foot wide terrarium. But pay attention to how the UV lamps are installed inside the Arcadia TZP. They are located with tilt, this allows you to direct the UV beam to the centerSo to help I'm running two Arcadia 24W T5 fixtures for more coverage front to back of the enclosure if that makes sense?
This is the temp gun I'm using.. very reasonable price... wow it's on sale for $14 now!Thanks for the measurements! I don't have a temp gun, but I do have a kitchen steak thermometerand it reads 120 degrees on the surface of my Arcadia Jungle Dawn. If I touch it with my hand, I can withstand it for 5-7 seconds, I can’t do it longer. You're right, the LEDs get very hot, but I'm still worried that something inside will melt.
I've read complaints about the JD, often these lamps burn out, so I'm still afraid to use this lamp inside the TZP housing, because the ventilation there is not the best and the cooling of the LEDs will be noticeably worse.
I was hoping that the heating would be less in the LuminIZE, but it seems that this is not the case.
Thanks for this.. You're absolutely correct.. there is some overlap like shown above with the TZP.. it's not quite that drastic though, but that's why I had to swap out the 12% for 6%.. Even still I'm really happy with the results so far.Yes, it is a great idea to install two UV lamps for a 3 foot wide terrarium. But pay attention to how the UV lamps are installed inside the Arcadia TZP. They are located with tilt, this allows you to direct the UV beam to the center
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which may prevent you from making a wide coverage of the UV light. you should think about how to eliminate the tilt of the UV lamp inside the Arcadia TZP
I also have a custom device for mounting the Arcadia lamp, which allows you to change the height of the lamp, but does not change the tilt. If you have the opportunity, please tell us about your solution, I think it will be interesting to everyone!That said I've designed some custom brackets for mounting the JD inside the enclosure that provides some thermal isolation between PVC enclosure ceiling and also allows tilting of lamp.
You can try installing a triangular wedge between the Arcadia TZP case and the UV mounting bracket.Thanks for this.. You're absolutely correct.. there is some overlap like shown above with the TZP.. it's not quite that drastic though, but that's why I had to swap out the 12% for 6%.. Even still I'm really happy with the results so far.
Thank you! Really good price!This is the temp gun I'm using.. very reasonable price... wow it's on sale for $14 now!
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Right on!Any reason for the drip system at the top of the enclosure instead of buried in the substrate?
The substrate should look good.
I might have missed it, but do you have your dragon yet for the enclosure? Or are you waiting to get it all situated before purchasing?
PS, went ahead and added your build thread to the DIY sticky. You didn't build your enclosure, but you've built about everything else you possibly could lol.
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