Electric-Light
Senior Member
And a mule is similar to a horse.
Near three times the lumens.
Remote driver.
Your whole thing about heat and trims is obvious. This unit is another step up from the caps I have been generally noting in the commodity marketplace. That "step" is my point. This product has stepped up the light output from a compact form factor that is wet location, air tight and insulation contact rated.
These two have those same ratings. If you see the real thing, you'll see the ballast is just clipped into place and the wires coming from the LED module and the ballast are crimped together externally. So if you feel compelled, the ballast can be unclipped and relocated. If you remove the ballast, poke a small hole in a ceiling tile, thread the wires, silicone and mate it to a DC 0.52A ballast from the ceiling panel next to it, it would work and you can get away with quite a bit more since it's a Class 2 wiring just like the self install 12v exposed wiring MR16 kit.
14.8W 1215 lm 7.8" 4000K
http://www.cooperindustries.com/con...c_sheets/halo-sld-1200-unv-td518030en-sss.pdf
33W 2400 lm 9" 4000K. Additional heat sink in the back.
https://www.lotusledlights.com/images/Cut_Sheet_Slim_Recessed_LED_8_inch_LY82RCD-English.pdf
About the only difference is whether the bulk of the gut is recessed or room side which determines the size of hole you need to make into the ceiling, but they both depend on a room sided heat sink that makes up the outer 1 1/2" of the room side which obviously increase in area with the diameter.