Generic LED lamps old and new comparison.
This style of lamp is very common on ebay. It’s been around for a while, so I thought I’d get a couple of the latest versions and see if they’ve …
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Tag: Lamps
Industry standard 44mm diameter panels in LED lamps.
Someone asked if my MR16 superflux PCBs would fit into the integrated downlight unit, and the answer is yes. They won’t clip in, but they could be tacked in with …
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Rebranding of Poundland LED lamps. But is the circuitry different?
Poundland seem to have rebranded the LED lamps and changed their packaging. I guess the lamps were proving quite popular. They certainly seem to fly off the shelves in all …
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Inside some of my earliest DIY LED lamps.
I made my first LED lamps a considerable time ago when there were hardly any available to buy. The cases were made from repurposed bases from compact fluorescent lamps. The …
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Hacking more Poundland GU10 lamps with different LEDs.
I forgot I’d already done a similar video to this. But here’s a new version with all the same pitfalls. I’m getting better at swapping these LEDs. The trick seems …
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3D illusion novelty LED lamps
A quick video about cheap 3D effect colour-changing LED lights. Available in countless designs from the links below (and elsewhere). ——BUYING OPTIONS—— (CLICK SHOW MORE) EBAY UK: US: CA: DE: …
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New, and VERY interesting Poundland 5W LED lamps.
Note that in real use the 5W lamps are showing signs of heat related failure. So it may be better sticking to the more sensibly rated 3W units. Poundland is …
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Poundland’s 2016 solar “firefly” lamps.
Rather a nice light if I have to admit. Not sure how long the units are going to run at night with such a tiny solar cell on the end, …
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Smokin’ hot CANbus LED lamps. (230C in open air.)
If you look for car LED lamps on eBay you will often see some referred to as being CANbus compatible. This is just an odd way of saying that they …
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Electronically controlled LED lamps glowing when off.
LED lamps (and some fluorescent ones) may glow or flash when they’re supposed to be off when used with electronic switching devices like solid state relays and dimmers. Here’s why. …
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