LED dot light, single
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These lights were taken down when I moved out of my first apartment.
These lights were taken down when I moved out of my first apartment.
A single four chip white LED in a small plastic box, used as a dot light.
Details
In my old apartment I used these small dot lights under shelves above my desk. If mounted close to the wall they give a cool cone effect, not terribly bright but pretty decorative and not intrusive. And they are really easy to make; one LED, resistor and a small plastic box, 10 minutes, tops. Powered by: 5V.
They also fit nicely at the top of a window frame, shining light down on the window post. Here is an image example using a 5mm LED.
Colors:
- White
- Warn white
- Red
- Blue
- UV (black light)
Gallery
Parts list
Qty. | Part |
---|---|
1 × | Enclosure, plastic (1551), 35x35x15mm |
1 × | LED 10mm clear, White, 3.4V, 80mA, 11lm, 50° |
1 × | Metal bracket, 15x25mm |
1 × | Resistor, metal film, 0.6W, 22 Ω, 1% |
2 m | Wire, stranded, 0.22mm2, Grey |
2 m | Wire, stranded, 0.22mm2, Yellow |