Reddit mentions: The best outdoor deck lights

Here is the LED

Here is the driver

Any help on keeping these things cool would be appreciated. Is there a better sub reddit for this kind of question?

EDIT: yes the date is not set correctly on the camera.

It's for my stepdad and myself as a project. We enjoy the engineering aspect of it, even though we could probably buy something as good if not better. I had my eye one one of these after watching this video. Clearly 1 won't be as bright as the 10 those guys used, but like I said, we just do it for the fun of the problem solving and engineering.

I appreciate your input, I might have to take you up on that offer! I've been looking at LED options, and the CREE's you linked are my ideal, but I don't want to risk frying a $50 LED while still figuring it out. I found these on Amazon for about $10 a piece, so I think I'll pick up a few of those and start messing around with them and see what I can do.

I also came across this video that is doing exactly what I was aiming for, so there's at least some hope for me! Now to figure out the MOSFET and power supply

And yeah, I'm not looking for perfect color accuracy, I may attempt something with RGB to avoid the phosphor, but even with the phosphor after glow, I don't think it'll be that much of a difference in the final image, but thats something to deal with later on.

It will surely help a good bit and its a nice project.
I actually meant just that besides the cheap part haha. You can use these(first I found on amazon) 6-6500k and these 2800-3000k chips I believe they use the same drivers and their 20, 30, 50, and 100w versions are all 5x4.5cm and you can run two 100w at 25% and make them last a long time, as well as 2 50w at 50% and so on. Id say 6-6500k has enough red but I get that and the cost thing, I dont know how big the sink is but I guess you have at least15x15cm to work with.

i did not see the rating on the Amazon listing for the one i got https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CZ75TWA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

but if you are intrested in some high CRI goodness this company http://store.yujiintl.com/collections/frontpage/products/bc-series-cob-400hs?utm_campaign=DIYPerks&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=YouTube&variant=488243521
makes a high quality remote phosphor chip.

LOHAS 100W LED Chip Cool White Bulb High Power Energy Saving Lamp Chip https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CZ75TWA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_H5GZBbRSHCE63

If you want some chonk LEDs, get some of these chinese ones. They aren't very good if you plan on dimming them, but for max brightness they make a lot of light.

https://www.amazon.com/LOHAS-LED-White-Energy-Saving/dp/B00CZ75TWA/ref=sr_1_33?keywords=100w+led&qid=1574117111&sr=8-33

What does the RGBW represent?

Also what there be any benefit or downside of just linking 144 of these

https://www.amazon.com/LOHAS-White-Power-Energy-Saving/dp/B00CZ75TWA

Instead of using the prefab strips?

chs: got one of these kicking around at nsl http://www.amazon.com/LOHAS%C2%AE-White-Power-Energy-Saving/dp/B00CZ75TWA#productDetails

Either led flashlight modules or those 100w modules. Based on space I'd guess 100w modules.

https://www.amazon.com/LOHAS-White-Power-Energy-Saving/dp/B00CZ75TWA

https://www.amazon.com/1200Lums-3-6V-8-4V-1-Mode-Flashlight-SureFire/dp/B072JVLVR1/ref=sr_1_7

Link is in description of first picture of album. Here too.