How thick of aluminum?

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lotus710

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So i finally made the order and got 20 2ft eb strips. Now for the aluminum. I found a bunch (for a steep price) but they are all soo damn flimsy. Im gonna have to order some.

So my question is how thick should the 2 ft flat aluminum bars be? I dont wanna get something super thick but i also dont want something thats gonna bend on me.
 
Randomblame

Randomblame

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I prefer c-channels, 1-2mm thick, 1x1x1" and cheap ebay thermal tape with no screws. It works great and you can go up to 1,4A with no issues.
 
nc208

nc208

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lotus710 said:
I actually ordered 20 2ft 2 inch c channel at 1/8th thick. Cheapest i could get. 95 bucks total. Getting it in town. Needed 2inch cuz of the eb strips being 24mm.
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Sorry why did you order 2" when your strip is 24mm? An inch is 25.4mm.
 
nc208

nc208

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lotus710 said:
I was wanting the samsungs but i can get two ebs for one samsung. When i add the extra bars i plan to use samsungs. Probably be cheaper then too
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Really? I used samsung because they were very cheap. I picked these up for 7$ US each, each has 96 lm561 c s6 3500k 80cri diodes.
 
nc208

nc208

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lotus710 said:
HAHAHAHAHAHA most obviously a knockoff huhXD cant even spell samsung
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You obviously have never dealt with buying direct from China before if you feel a sticker a Chinese vendor makes a spelling mistake on it leads to immediate knockoff.

That's why I asked seller to send pic of leds being used. You can go to Samsung's website and verify the serial numbers to see they are legit. I also did a Google image search to make sure the image wasn't stolen. HTB1dkoISpXXXXXVaFXXq6xXFXXXe.jpg.png
 
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