Help! Trying to find 3 watt Cree Blue replacements

[str8juizy]

Hey all, I have a halide set up with built in 3 watt cree leds, 3 blue, 3 white. I want to replace the white ones with blue but cannot find replacement bulbs anywhere. Does anyone know where to get them? Thanks! Rachel

 

[mwirsche]

rapidled.com
cree.com
or if you want a low cost alternative to crees, go with
stevesleds.com

i think i remember readin about some place called ledgroupbuy.com could be wrong on that one though!

 

[Guerry]

are the emitters you want to replace on a PCB star? if so I can help you out

 

[T1tan360]

pictures would help a lot as well so we can determine what type led you need

 

[BigAl07]

As already mentioned it's not as easy as "I need a new LED to screw into this socket". You'd be well advised to get pictures and let the gang here help you determine exactly what you need before you place an order. Plus I love seeing pictures so I'm self serving too

 

[estanoche]

As already mentioned it's not as easy as "I need a new LED to screw into this socket". You'd be well advised to get pictures and let the gang here help you determine exactly what you need before you place an order. Plus I love seeing pictures so I'm self serving too

+1


pics!! pics!!! pics!!!!

plus, there may be other parts you need if you are thinking more along the lines of upconverting LEDs on one of those metal halide fixtures - which may require drivers, etc..... the variety of technologies and applications of LEDs is endless

 

[str8juizy]

Thanks for the advice everyone! I will try to get some pics up but I can tell you this... The system consists of two double ended 175 watt metal halides, two actinic compact fluorescents, three blue 3 watt cree leds & 3 white cree leds. The leds were put in to replace the moonlights. He put in heat sinks & those glass things over them to diffuse the light (I don't remember what they are called). I am a girly girl and do not know how to open up the unit to see what type of bulbs they are & looking at it from underneath I cannot tell because they just look big & round. Once I turn my lights off for the night I will do some more investigating. I also found the number to the guy I bought them from so hopefully he will be able to help. I tried to upload a couple of pics of the tank with lights on but all that came up in my post was the filepath to the pics on my computer... let me know if they are viewable