weazel91 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hi guys, I have a production of Phantom of the Opera coming off in March and I'm looking to order around 30 12v 2w dimmable LED bulbs. Ideally round or golf ball in shape and not the candle style due to spreading the light evenly. Finding anything above 5w is easy but due to power restrictions they have to be 2w. I am in the Glasgow, Motherwell area. Does anyone know anyone that would have such? Or even know anywhere online to buy such an item? Thanks in advance!Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImagineerTom Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Car interior light (courtesy light, glove box, mirror light) is about the closest you'll get but they won't be cheep and you're unlikely to find "warm" white colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weazel91 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hi Tom, Cost isn't really a killer. Surely though someone must stock them? Ta,Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedd Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 They're not 2W, but you could buy some of the WS2811 LED strings from China. 50 or so LED's on a string for about 20 quid. You'd not be using them for anything like what they're capable of (they do RGB mixing) but with a cheapo DMX - WS2811 converter (there's a great seller from Israel selling them on eBay at the minute) you'd have dimming control of every single one of them and could mix your own warm white. Heck, you could even pixel map across the thing as you'd have individual control over every LED! You could cluster a few LED's together if light output wasn't bright enough. It'd have the benefit of only needing one supply (I'd personally feed 12 or 24V to the chandelier and drop it to 5V for the strings using buck converters) and a DMX cable, which I guess could be wireless. Depending on if you're flying and dropping the chandelier your DC could come from batteries and then you'd have no cabling to worry about. Just a thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Have a look at some topics on buying lamps and call those suppliers, I cannot remember the name but there is a company based in germany but uk stock as well who sell EVERYTHING for a pretty good price , they were listed in LSI a few years ago. Also your local electrical wholesaler, might be able to help out, lots of people want things like that for their house, so you might be in luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weazel91 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Hi guys! Many thanks for the replys. Yeh, we are running it all from a 26Ah 12v battery hence the low wattage due to it being on the full length of the performance. We also have a matinee on the Saturday so battery charging will also be an issue so the lower the wattage the less power we use from the battery, hence less charging time. I've had been thinking about just a static warm white strip of LED tape but it sounds much more footery than it needs to be I think. I'll keep an eye out. Someone at stagelamps in East Kilbride thinks he can source me some stuff so waiting on an e-mail from him! The Kid - If you ever remember the name of that company be sure to let me know. Ta! Thanks,Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmxlights Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I had a quick google as I had seen something like what you are looking for but here is something like what I seen http://www.ebay.com/...2-/231309626438 OR http://www.ebay.com/...2-/221438204609 OK I know it is in the usa but it maybe of help Look for bulbs for camper van or carvans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Could you not use 5W leds and set them up so as to drive them only at 2W? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam2 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I think that you will struggle to find dimmable 12 volt LED lamps. I doubt that either of the two ebay listings that are linked too will be for dimmable lamps. Indeed they both state that the lamps work over a wide range of input voltages, which probably rules out dimming. I can recommend a UK supplier of 2 watt 12/24 volt LED lamps, but these are either non dimmable OR they have a version with two different but fixed outputs, not continuously variable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musht Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Guessing these probably just have a resistor as regulator http://www.ebay.com/itm/10X-G4-1W-60-Lumen-5-SMD-5050-LED-Warm-White-light-Bulb-Lamp-DC-12V-/171156903651 Ping pong balls and soldering iron, Combine with DMX LED driver and wireless DMX link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weazel91 Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi guys! Many many thanks for all your suggestions. I have however found these:http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/g4-24-led-warm-white-ip67-waterproof-12v-ac-dc-dimmable.html And with a cheap plastic frosted globe over them I'm sure they would do just the trick. Thanks once more for all your help and suggestions! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musht Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Those look a bit more available, Chinese New Year starts on the 19th , liable to be some delays for a bit after. What have you found as diffusers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jivemaster Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 http://www.onsolar.co.uk/OnSolar-12V-24V-LED-Light-Bulbs.shtml May yield something, SOME say dimmable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weazel91 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Hi Guys! Many many thanks for all your replies! We managed to get 1.5w dimmable LED bulbs and there is a link to a photo here. A 40ah 12v battery and RC4 wireless dimmer did all the hard work for us! Many many thanks for all your suggestions! Chris,Technical DirectorShine Youth Music Theatret: 07825701710e: chris@shineyouthmusictheatre.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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