stardustsailor
Well-Known Member
Well ..
Ain't about a grow light ,this time ...
A friend who is an architect ,asked me for a designer's desk lamp ...
LED lamp ,to be ...
She specifically said : " - Not something expensive ,but as "fancy-cool " as possible ... "
Women ...
...
Anyway ...
-24x cheap asian leds : 12x WW 3K 80Ra & 12x NW 5K 75Ra ( ~$10 )
- 1x 24x mcpcb from e-bay (~$5 )
- 1x led driver from e-bay (~$10)
-4x 1m different aluminum profile bars (~$15 )
- piece of PMMA (plexiglass) (~$1 )
- Inox screws,washers,bolts & rivets (~$5)
- some aluminium rivets
- 1 x stainless steel rod salvaged from an old inkjet printer
-Internal parts from old VCR player
-Tattoo machine tube handle
-2x small heat sinks ,salvaged from old sound amplifier .
- 2x springs and 2x Inox chain rings
Total cost : < $50
So ....
The lamp (installed on a wooden box) :
![P1152301.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431174-1c6a30df5414495fd7f1d7e68ebb6318.jpg)
Pitch - Yaw mech.
![P1152303.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431169-ec87627a8d699ce5861fab54ae4bbc86.jpg)
Balancing counter weight ...
Yes ,weird and it also spins really fast / smooth (two ball bearings on that VCR player part )...
![P1152305.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431170-7daad909b6d82f0fcd99adcbb720009c.jpg)
Lamp unit mech .
![P1152306.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431171-90bd69d5b84e23448ddd81a6a18b70c7.jpg)
Heatsinks (glued with thermal conductive epoxy ) ,mcpcb ,leds and the PMMA protective screen ...
(it rotates also to be cleaned easily )
![P1152307.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431172-f498de80ed04ad30ba5f6f8cdcf9c447.jpg)
I hope that she will like it ...
(wiring is not the final one ...Just for testing .)
![P1152309.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431173-850f65701e7d62bc670fa98276835927.jpg)
I know ,not much to do with herbs and growing ,but ...
I'm just sharing some ideas with people I do not actually know in person ...
But nevertheless I still like them a lot .
Cheers.
![Peace :peace: :peace:](/styles/smilies/peace.gif)
Ain't about a grow light ,this time ...
A friend who is an architect ,asked me for a designer's desk lamp ...
LED lamp ,to be ...
She specifically said : " - Not something expensive ,but as "fancy-cool " as possible ... "
Women ...
...
Anyway ...
-24x cheap asian leds : 12x WW 3K 80Ra & 12x NW 5K 75Ra ( ~$10 )
- 1x 24x mcpcb from e-bay (~$5 )
- 1x led driver from e-bay (~$10)
-4x 1m different aluminum profile bars (~$15 )
- piece of PMMA (plexiglass) (~$1 )
- Inox screws,washers,bolts & rivets (~$5)
- some aluminium rivets
- 1 x stainless steel rod salvaged from an old inkjet printer
-Internal parts from old VCR player
-Tattoo machine tube handle
-2x small heat sinks ,salvaged from old sound amplifier .
- 2x springs and 2x Inox chain rings
Total cost : < $50
So ....
The lamp (installed on a wooden box) :
![P1152301.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431174-1c6a30df5414495fd7f1d7e68ebb6318.jpg)
Pitch - Yaw mech.
![P1152303.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431169-ec87627a8d699ce5861fab54ae4bbc86.jpg)
Balancing counter weight ...
Yes ,weird and it also spins really fast / smooth (two ball bearings on that VCR player part )...
![P1152305.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431170-7daad909b6d82f0fcd99adcbb720009c.jpg)
Lamp unit mech .
![P1152306.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431171-90bd69d5b84e23448ddd81a6a18b70c7.jpg)
Heatsinks (glued with thermal conductive epoxy ) ,mcpcb ,leds and the PMMA protective screen ...
(it rotates also to be cleaned easily )
![P1152307.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431172-f498de80ed04ad30ba5f6f8cdcf9c447.jpg)
I hope that she will like it ...
(wiring is not the final one ...Just for testing .)
![P1152309.JPG](/data/attachments/2431/2431173-850f65701e7d62bc670fa98276835927.jpg)
I know ,not much to do with herbs and growing ,but ...
I'm just sharing some ideas with people I do not actually know in person ...
But nevertheless I still like them a lot .
Cheers.
![Peace :peace: :peace:](/styles/smilies/peace.gif)