[Hackupy-discuss] Lighting

[Dana S.]

For the moment I bought a 5M 12V waterproof LED strip:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/?_nkw=5m%20led

And some 1W and 3W LEDs,  will use something to diffuse the light.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=star+led+high+power

I'm not very experienced with high power led drivers, would something like this work?
http://www.instructables.com/id/Super-simple-high-power-LED-driver/

- Dana


On Tue 22/11/11  4:46 PM , Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:

> Arlen Abraham wrote, On 2011-11-21 20:23:
> > Tiz the season:
> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005OI67KU/ref=redir_mdp_mobile [1]
> 
> These lights are pretty close to what you want. The give enough light
> without being too painful to look at.
> 
> The other option are 3W LEDs...
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-pcs-New-3W-High-Power-white-Led-Lamp-Prolight-St
> ar-/230683894264?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b5d4e1f8[2]
> 
> One of these with a single 9V battery can last for 6ish hours, give or
> take. They're bright as hell, and can also blind you if you stare into
> it. They require a heat sink but considering how cold it is outside,
> they should be fine without one.
> 
> I think one would need a drive to make it work with 12V properly. You
> could also make it run off of some AA batteries and recharge them.
> 
> Miloh: Do you have any input? I'm still keen on building Altoids lights
> that can be reused with one of these on the lid.
> 
> -- 
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
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