LEDs can be very effective and economical in long term use. 10 watt LED bulbs can replace a 100 watt incandescent bulb or a 30 watt compact fluorescent bulb. Despite the relatively high initial cost compared to other types of lamps, your electricity bill can be significantly reduced if you use these LED lamps yourself.
Here I will show you how to make your own stylish 10 Watt LED light.
Necessary materials.
We will need:
1. Base from a burnt-out energy-saving lamp.
2. Two grips (to connect to the LED);
3. Powerful ten watt Light-emitting diode, color of your choice;
4. Two small screws;
5. One ten watt LED driver;
6. Thermal paste;
7. Radiator from video card;
8. Heat shrink tube (or insulating tape);
9. wires with a cross section of 2 mm.
10. Drilling machine.
First of all, we need to disassemble the old or burnt-out energy-saving lamp. Be careful not to damage the glass flask. Otherwise, mercury gas, which is very harmful to health, will come out of it.
We only need the part of the case with the base.Let's cut off the leads from the board going to the base and solder our own, coming from the driver LED, behind which we insulate with heat-shrinkable tubes.
Using a soldering iron, we will make a couple of holes for the wire that will hold the entire structure.
Next, in the center of the radiator (where the video card processor previously touched), drill two holes for mounting LED and cut the thread.
We plant Light-emitting diode. To do this, lubricate both surfaces with thermal paste and tightly screw the LED to the radiators.
Then we take the terminals, crimp them, and connect them to the LED, observing the polarity.
Let's check. Some Chinese drivers slow down by about 3 seconds, so if the LED does not light up immediately, wait a little.
Don't even think about looking at the LED when it's on. The light intensity is very strong and can harm your eyes!
If everything works, we assemble the lamp into a single whole. As in the picture.
Diffuser.
The LED is very bright and casts harsh shadows. You can make the light smoother and softer using a homemade diffuser.
Cut out the bottom of a two-liter plastic bottle and sand it on all sides to make it completely opaque to direct light. Make four holes and attach it to the radiator with wire. See photo.
By making this lamp you will not only save your money, but also make our planet cleaner!
