Light And Magnifiers

[Schraddel]

Hello,

another experience with light, LED strips. LED strips are well known and many of us have them in use.
Last year i wanted more and brighter light. So i ordered from an Chinese supplier some strips (20m) and power bricks. This was mainly intended for better enlightening of my layout at home use.


The parcel arrives the next day. The supplier maintains a warehouse in Bremerhaven, so quick delivery and no hassle with customs or taxes.
This was the content:
- 4 reels with 5m LED strip with 600(!) warm-white LEDs. Thats 120 LEDs / metre.
- 2 power bricks with 12V 10A output.
- 2 cables with Schuko plugs for the 230V AC net here.
- 2 adapter plugs for 12V
The price for this way only 40,-€ postpaid.

Next i drive to the home depot and purchased four "L" shaped sectional strips out of wood.



In my madness i mounted the content of one of the reels onto one sectional strip of 1m length. That were 585 LEDs perched onto the 1 metre. It were only 585 pieces because i shortened each strip of 3 LEDs for better and more rigid mountingof  the connecting cables.


Then lights on. Dang was that bright. And dang this was much too bright. The camera dampens the brightness on the photo automatically.




Also i removed two of the LED strips. Still 351 LEDs. And still very very bright.


Unable to look direct into the LEDs. The camera too. And not remommended.






Next experimental step were only 2 LED stips. Still 234 LEDs and bright more than enough. And much more comfortable.

Conclusion: 234 LEDs per metre are enough for a pleasing workspace.


Lutz