No more soldering on those LEDs

[martinmcnally]

Found this at rapid LED.

http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/the-...or-CREE/Detail

I'm excited again about LEDs

[martinmcnally]

Doh! Doesnt work with lenses. Do you need lenses? I notice the Vertex unit doesnt have any.

[mike31154]

To heck with the optics. Just the fact that you don't need to solder will allow much easier building of different arrays, not to mention the risk of frying your premium Cree everytime you get close with a soldering iron. I reckon they'll come up with suitable optics at some point anyhow. Kind of makes you wonder why it's taken so long for someone to design this connector for LEDs.

I've been waiting for the common screw in base LEDs in high power versions to become more commonplace, but with these connectors I might just be convinced to do a DIY LED array.

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Interesting little gadget.
But i like the lenses as it narrows the light to any angle i need.and for being permanent connection that doesn't sound too good for me as i will have wire connection between each led instead of this


I still prefer the soldering job, but i do understand for some of us not so good with soldering.

[sphelps]

You can get LEDs with 90 degree spread as appose to 120 which eliminates the need for optics for most applications. However keep in mind these connectors may only work with certain LEDs and require a drilled an tapped heat sink. Unless you're buying a pre-drilled heat sink it'll be much easier to solder the LEDs and use a thermal adhesive. Soldering isn't difficult at all if done properly, anyone can learn very quickly. Tapping many holes on the other hand will become very frustrating, especially once you bust off a tap

[monocus]

use a self tapping screw to start your holes then put your final in