Thread: DIY LED lights
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Old 01/07/2008, 07:52 AM
dhesq dhesq is offline
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For real, though, you could go and get LED's from Radio Shack. They sell in bulk "pure white" LED's that work out to about $0,75 a piece. I have a bunch of LED's that brighten up areas, you know like burning a picture, and for a few other things that I'm waiting for my patent on. Usually they are 5-watters that are best hooked up in parallel. That way one light out won't wipe out all the lighting. Also, I liked the lo-wattage ones. I was only sending about 24-volts to the top of the tank. FBN, I have some plans. If you want I could help you brainstorm.

Icefire: I'm wondering why one would lenses for an LED matrix to work. I understand that LED's are a "multi-directional", if you will, but everything that I did, including using them exclusively on a 20gal long, they were okay just by pointing them in the direction that I wanted light, and using some sort of reflection above. That looked so cool, Ill see if I can find a picture.
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