How to make cheap LED lights

[alcapone]

Quite impressive, but how do you get a dimmer on them. I have a few sets of these for my coffee table. I also bought a 5 mtr roll, off ebay for 99p. Fitted them under kitchen units, by the kickboard. Makes nice mood lighting in the kitchen.

The dimmers are available on Ebay:

Single channel:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LED-Light-Dimmer- ... 3cb68ac2bf

Reg/Green/Blue:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3CH-DC12V-DC24V-R ... 3366208bf9

[AlanN]

It interesting you post up the dimmers for LEDs, have you ever seen anything that will rotate the colours around automatically? I want to rotate 4 sets of white leds

[MrMPuk]

It interesting you post up the dimmers for LEDs, have you ever seen anything that will rotate the colours around automatically? I want to rotate 4 sets of white leds

Yes you can get programmable RGB controllers but with 4 sets of white you would still get white.

[AlanN]

Just want them to fade in and out randomly in my daughters room, if that makes sense Mike

[captain hook]

A few drinks should do it

[AlanN]

A few drinks should do it

[alcapone]

It interesting you post up the dimmers for LEDs, have you ever seen anything that will rotate the colours around automatically? I want to rotate 4 sets of white leds

There are several sets of LED's using a common controller which has eight modes. An example of the controller and such LED's can be seen athttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/120-Blue-LED-Part ... 414f9838bd - some of the effects are quite good, but they are mains powered.

For 12V, this might be better -http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IR-Remote-Control ... 1c16e0d5d3, but I haven't tried one of these so can't comment on their ability.

[solarman]

It interesting you post up the dimmers for LEDs, have you ever seen anything that will rotate the colours around automatically? I want to rotate 4 sets of white leds

Maplins do a fogger/ colored light that chages colour with a set of programed sequences,just don't use the fogger,
Solarman.

[pat stevens]

Quite impressive, but how do you get a dimmer on them. I have a few sets of these for my coffee table. I also bought a 5 mtr roll, off ebay for 99p. Fitted them under kitchen units, by the kickboard. Makes nice mood lighting in the kitchen.

that coffee table is the b****cks love it dont think id get away with one with the mrs tho.

[redcube]

i always like LEDs

[alcapone]

i always like LEDs

Me too, much less power and very cool (as in don't get too hot).

[redcube]

and some times there brighter i replace all my extra lights on the van with LEDs now i look like a Christmas tree at night

[alcapone]

and some times there brighter i replace all my extra lights on the van with LEDs now i look like a Christmas tree at night

I think you can only say they are brighter when you compare like-for-like (i.e. 5W of bulb compared to 5W worth of LED's). LED's will always win with light output like-for-like... hence I ripped the 20W spots out of my motorhome and replaced with about 2500 LED's

[redcube]

Cover a hole transit in LED that will be one of the shines paint jobs every

[alcapone]

Cover a hole transit in LED that will be one of the shines paint jobs every

Multi-coloured LED's... Plod might not like it though. And it'll be a bugger to keep all the crap off...