10 watt LED's

[ScubaDo]

There's a new 10W LED available that runs on 12V.  It suposedly is brighter than a 100w lightbulb.  There is a police compact flashlight that uses this bulb running on 4 AAA batteries putting out 400 lumens.  A 3W LED puts out 80 lumens and there's a new 3W that puts out 100 lumens, although I don't see that much of a difference.  Anyhow, back to the 10w.  This LED puts out 700 lumens at 12v.  There is also a 20W that runs on 16V and puts out 1100 lumens.  There are two company's that built a fixture to to replace incadescent lights in the form of a flood light, the reflector being a beefy heatsink for the bulb with a hefty price of $100.  Another company has the same thing for around $65.  The bulb itself goes for $35 on Ebay and I believe does not come with a heat sink.  The bulb does not have a molded lense like other LED's and not sure if the lenses for the 1,3 watt LED's will work.  I currently have one on order to play with and build an underwater light either for video for my camera or a flashlight.  Anyhow these should compete very well against the HID lights for price and durability.