12V LED neon flex.
Added 2019-04-16 17:33:03 +0000 UTCA look at the construction of a common LED based neon replacement material from eBay.
The neat thing about the 12V stuff is that it doesn't flicker like the 120/240V stuff that has series strings of LEDs across rectified but unsmoothed DC. It can also be cut every 25mm (just under an inch).
It looks good, but it's always hard to tell how long generic LED material is going to last. You can nudge up reliability significantly by under-running it.
Comments
Thanks for the video Clive. A special thanks zooming in.
Nuts 'n' Proud
2019-04-20 22:05:31 +0000 UTCIs anything rated correctly anymore?
2019-04-19 20:09:52 +0000 UTCCheap for what you're getting at about £5/$7 a metre. And definitely cheaper than actual neon.
Big Clive
2019-04-17 01:25:37 +0000 UTCI'm always a bit suspicious about ratings and tend to run PSUs at half their rated current.
Big Clive
2019-04-17 01:24:27 +0000 UTCOTOH I've killed two 9V wallwarts by driving LED strips with them. No idea how, one of them had been happily driving a 12V computer fan for a year but a few months driving LEDs and it died. Then the replaced lasted about a year. Both used 6-10 hours a night to light the hallway. (both were well within the current limit they were specd for)
Moz in Oz
2019-04-16 23:34:02 +0000 UTCYeah, but it's not very bright. If they could get the brightness up...
Nani Isobel
2019-04-16 23:18:25 +0000 UTCYou weren't kidding that they're not so cheap. Pretty cool though!
mikenco
2019-04-16 22:18:22 +0000 UTCEL wire is a little bit like neon.
Paul Hill
2019-04-16 19:46:51 +0000 UTCAnother great Video. Got me curious about the manufacturing process. I believe you are right Clive, quite a bit of manual processes. Here is a link. (It's not the style in this video but it does give an idea of what's involved) <a href="https://youtu.be/2ZZSy49iezY" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/2ZZSy49iezY</a>
2019-04-16 18:53:54 +0000 UTCQuite a few, as they are also used for technical doodles outwith videos.
Big Clive
2019-04-16 18:39:36 +0000 UTCI am curious how many notepads you go thru each year.
Mark Trombley
2019-04-16 17:55:31 +0000 UTC
