Using old led fixtures for heat sinks?

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I was wondering if you could take a broken led fixture like a AI sol or vega and use those as a diy heat sink. I see the ones that are "for parts" on eBay all the time.
 
I was wondering if you could take a broken led fixture like a AI sol or vega and use those as a diy heat sink. I see the ones that are "for parts" on eBay all the time.

Why not. As long as you have a good compound to do the heat transfer you are good.
 

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