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Originally Posted by reeferaddict
I saw a brochure at Safari yesterday for these - pretty pricey... BUT imagine not having to replace bulbs and the overall energy savings! If anyone's getting one of these puppies, let me know... I want to see with my own eyes!
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Thank you for your comments. Our control board is sprayed with a protective coating for saltwater as well as all the circuit boards in the unit. We do not have a heat problem with our units. The maximum inside temperature next to the LED's is 40 Deg C. (The hottest point). Not only are they fan cooled and don't produce the heat of metal halides, they also have an internal RTD unit that will shut the entire unit down if it gets to hot.
Our unit has only 12V dc in the hood not high voltages like it takes to fire metal halide lamps. This continues to reduce the risk of fire and shock.
We are constantly changing/improving the Solaris as well as the new LED fixtures we are developing with feedback from people like you. We appreciate your comments and if you have more please send them to us. For your information, the unit has been almost entirely redesigned since our first showing at the Chicago IMAC because of customer suggestions. The outside may look the same, but the inside is dramatically different.
Thank you,
Patrick Ormiston
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 5:38 PM
To: Patrick Ormiston
Subject: LED's
Thank you for being first and pushing research forward, I think this light can eliminate all aqua lights in the future,
I have a question/recommendation though, Would you consider moving controlling CPU away from the heat and aquarium top also away from moisture. Looking at Giesemann lights they are catching fire and CPU’s are failing because of overheating. Why not take “Tunze” for example and keep CPU/controller away from aquarium top where it is subjected to harsh environment.
Just my two cents for what it worth