954baby

I had some leftover heat sinks and put them ontop of a 36 watt CFL fixture. After a 6 hour light cycle the temp was easily around 110-120 degrees F. You couldn't touch the top of the fixture for more then a second. Now with the heat sinks you could put your cheek on the fixture (I tried it). The heat sinks seemed to have brought the temp to around 100-105 degrees F. I have no data to base these approximations on but I can touch the fixture without having to remove my finger where before I feared burning myself. Also I have no data in reference to the water tempterature. However, it is my hypothesis that the water temperature is a degree or 2 cooler. If this is the case, it would prove very usefull if you had very intense lights. You could get a bunch of heat sinks and alleviate the heat coming off the fixture. Maybe it could prove beneficial to the overall room temperature. I feel like my room is less hot from the fixture now. Anybody?