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Yes. LEDs on that scale generate a lot of heat. Far less than a normal bulb on the same scale, but the problem is that an LED array is more compact and sensitive, so it retains heat much better, and is more sensitive to it.
Source: I've retrofitted a lot of old ships with more modern LED "bulbs" for their search light.
The part that emmits the light doesn't produce heat radiation like a incondecent bulb, but the circuits driving them do.
That's not exactly true. The LED itself also emits heat. In most cases, this is more than the driver.
/Flashlights enters the chat.
LED bulbs for vehicles also usually have at least a heat sink. Some of them even have a fan or other active cooling.
I've only seen it in enthusiast level flashlights lol.
I have a few that will hurt your hand after a bit, and most have a heat cutoff sensor.