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I just recently bought and installed some LED ribbon lights[1] above my home desk/workbench for task lighting. I got them "raw" so the project involved some sol
by tesseract 15y ago
I just recently bought and installed some LED ribbon lights[1] above my home desk/workbench for task lighting. I got them "raw" so the project involved some soldering and, for appearances' sake, mounting them inside a piece of aluminum channel but I am quite pleased with the result.
I don't know your experience with LED lighting or LED flashlights but unless you are very certain you want "cool white", you should probably opt for "warm white" which tends to be in the 2700-3300K range and matches the color temperature of a modern, non-"daylight" CFL.
[1] e.g. http://www.adafruit.com/products/357 http://www.adafruit.com/products/357 - or you can go the route I did and order 5-meter reels direct from China on eBay; they run $30-$40
- Egregore 15y agoAre these waterproof ribbon lights safe for in-home use? Here in local market I was told that these are for outdoor use and not designed for indoor.
- tesseract 15y agoYou can get them without the silicone waterproofing tube, or remove it if you have ones that came with that. Ideally they should be stuck to a material such as metal that can help with conductive heat dissipation - especially if you get the kind with extra-bright "5050" LEDs rather than the standard "3528" components. However I don't think that is absolutely necessary - and I have also never heard of any kind of warnings against using them indoors, whether waterproof or not.