Hacking LED strip lights. AGAIN! Last Time! Promise! (WnW #59) Video

A Final(?) Follow-up that Fixes previous problems.
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I think I've finally successfully hacked these LED strip lights to use the, as "regular" lighting.


I had two main problems with my LED strip lights after my previous experiments.

#1 was that they got so hot that the adhesive backing failed. I think they really should have a metal backing to help dissipate the heat. I found that a metal stud from the big box hardware store was the cheapest solution.

#2 was that the cheap DC-DC converter that I had bought could not handle the load. I'm still trying to avoid buying $20+ 12v power supplies so I settled on (?) using a surplus PC power supply. It requires a bit of creative soldering, but seems to do the job well, and it has enough wattage to handle several power strips.

Project web page:
http://www.wordsnwood.com/2016/LEDs-revisited/

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Previous LED videos:

#1) It all started here. "Can LED strip lights replace Fluorescent!? (WnW #46)"
https://youtu.be/yeC4tXANdv4

#2) Problems come out in this shop update
"Snow, Shop Update, and LEDs part 2 (WnW #52)"
https://youtu.be/oiEl96CIOGI

#3) Minor mention in this shop update, mostly about the Power Supply
"Meetup in Toronto, Mic Test, and Shop Update"
https://youtu.be/Ayr2gStI3fc

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