Re: LED Security camera heat question

["B Fuhrmann" <b-fuhrmann-usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

600ma at what voltage?  At 12 Volts, that would be 7.2 watts.  That is
similar to the power consumed by the smaller 120V Christmas tree lights (the
ones common before the mini lights became popular in the 60s.
Those would burn your skin.  A larger case that transfers the heat to the
air better will stay cooler.  If this is a small case, I would expect it to
get hot (in our terms, still not hot for electronics).

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Bill Fuhrmann

<fsm2k2> wrote ...
> Hi,
> I've got some wireless CMOS 30-LED security camera's wired in my home,
> and have noticed they run very hot.  After running only a minute or so,
> you cannot put your hand on it for more than 20 seconds.
>
> I'm reading conflicting information about these cameras, that heat
> generation is in fact normal, but this seems hard to believe.  For a
> camera that claims to consume 600mA's of power, it seems quite hot
> whether running in the day or night.