Build an LED Arch Hobby Light
The LEDs
I set myself a bit of a wishlist on the LEDs as they do come in all sorts and varieties.
I wanted a simple setup with a single colour temperature – day light. You can, of course, get sets that will vary the light temperature from warm light to daylight, but often they use multiple varieties of LED on the strip so at any one time you are only utilising half the LEDs. Because I want this as a work light I’m not fussed on being able to change that.
You can also get other systems such as Philips Hue that will let you play with colour, I thought hard about this and although I’m a big fan of Hue again I opted not to bother and put all the tech into a simple setup without the bells and whistles that honestly I would rarely use in this use case.
Power of LED’s is another consideration, in this instance, I’ve opted for 24v as the electrical contractors tell me I will, in fact, get more light from them.*
You can also see that the led density on the strip is quite high, and it comes with a 3M self-adhesive back.
A word on ‘local experts’…
One area of my life that has been a real letdown is ‘local experts’ for some reason 99% of any that I have ever worked with have unfortunately been bullshitters.
So as it turns out there are differences between 12v and 24v but it has little if nothing to do with brightness.
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