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Nymrod121 · 22nd Nov 2017, 3:07 pm

I'm in the process of building a dedicated 10' x 6' workshop. My intention is to fit a number of home-built LED strip lighting assemblies which I've formed from 'sticky-backed LED-strip' (apologies to Val Singleton & Co.!) such that 15mm plastic trunking acts as an easy-to-fix semi-rigid carrier as well as its own cable management system. It will use a homebrew 12v DC, linear power supply. One strip draws 380mA at 12v.

I did this a while back for our under-kitchen-unit lighting; I fitted an SPST toggle switch to each one which gives flexibility as to how much ambient light one needs. I used 'warm white' for the kitchen whereas the workshop ones will be 'cool white'.

Hope this helps.

Best wishes
Guy

22nd Nov 2017, 3:07 pm	#60
Nymrod121 Nonode Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worcestershire, UK. Posts: 2,052	Re: Workshop: LED replacements for flourescent tubes. I'm in the process of building a dedicated 10' x 6' workshop. My intention is to fit a number of home-built LED strip lighting assemblies which I've formed from 'sticky-backed LED-strip' (apologies to Val Singleton & Co.!) such that 15mm plastic trunking acts as an easy-to-fix semi-rigid carrier as well as its own cable management system. It will use a homebrew 12v DC, linear power supply. One strip draws 380mA at 12v. I did this a while back for our under-kitchen-unit lighting; I fitted an SPST toggle switch to each one which gives flexibility as to how much ambient light one needs. I used 'warm white' for the kitchen whereas the workshop ones will be 'cool white'. Hope this helps. Best wishes Guy Attached Thumbnails __________________ "What a depressingly stupid machine." [Marvin: HHGTTG]