LED Footlights

[sunray]

I think that the simplest and most reliable solution would be to use the 3 volt LED filaments as sold on ebay.

I've yet to move into 3D printing but imagine it should be reasonably simple to construct a frame that would hold half a dozen filaments (by their connecting wires) in a visually pleasing pattern. Assuming they don't kick out too much heat of course!

LED filaments could be assembled very simply and cheaply by use of "tag strip" tag strip on fleabay

 

Solder to a suitable piece of tag strip 6 LED filaments and a small power resistor to limit the current to about 0.3 A Paint the dark coloured tag strip white to reflect the light. Tag strip, LED filaments, and resistors are cheap and assembly very simple. 6 LED filaments would give a similar light to a 60 watt incandescent bulb, providing that the led filaments are spaced well apart to aid cooling reliability should be excellent. A 500ma fuse in series with the assembly would be prudent just in case the LEDs go short circuit.

24 volt DC supply via PWM dimmer.

I can't help thinking this is like inventing the wheel when all of the assembly work and hardware is available ready made for not many pennies in the form of a small 12V floodlamp previously linked to. Edited July 16, 2021 by sunray

[Shez]

I can't help thinking this is like inventing the wheel when all of the assembly work and hardware is available ready made for not many pennies in the form of a small 12V floodlamp previously linked to.

I've ordered a couple to experiment with. Also spotted this flexible LED tape which would be a neat solution for folding tape back and forth in a confined area.

[sunray]

I can't help thinking this is like inventing the wheel when all of the assembly work and hardware is available ready made for not many pennies in the form of a small 12V floodlamp previously linked to.

I've ordered a couple to experiment with. Also spotted this flexible LED tape which would be a neat solution for folding tape back and forth in a confined area.

 

I saw that on line recently, it looks realy useful. Let us know how it works please.

[ed_ld]

Probably not cheap, but Glasson Electronics make some very lovely dimmable LED lamps. Only snag being that you need their drivers I believe.

 

https://www.glassonelectronics.co.uk/calesco

[graemeftv]

Some ideas for footlights

 

https://ultralightsound.co.uk/product/theatre-footlights-DMX-controlled/