LED dot light, single

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These lights were taken down when I moved out of my first apartment.

LED light 2

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

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  LED light 2

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  Mounted in window

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  Under shelf

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  LED light 1

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  LED light on mask

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  Plant light, green

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  Plant light, green

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  Under shelf

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  Blue in glass cabinet

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  Vertical 10mm power LED

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  Vertical 10mm power LED

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  Vertical 10mm power LED

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  Red 10mm LED

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  Red 10mm LED

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  Two dot LEDs under glass figure