I am actually pleased that this gamble paid off. The lighting is vibrant, even, and improbable. I consider I spent possibly a tenth of what a business software would have price.

The LEDs can be found in all colours however two flavors of white. Cool white and Heat white. Cool is much like florescent lighting the place Heat is nearer to incandescent. I went with all Cool white. Whereas it seems to be terrific, I feel it is barely too blue. If I had been to do it over once more I might have gone 2 cool, 1 heat.

Additionally they are available in a water-proof model. The non-waterproof ones are a bit cheaper and that is what I used.

I ran out of lights through the undertaking and had to purchase extra from a distinct supply. The second ones had been cheaper however had two small useless spots. Get what you pay for? Regardless, useless spots usually are not an enormous downside. They are often simply lower out and changed.

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Although there may be loads of mild, I feel it nonetheless wants extra mild immediately over the workbenches. I like LOTS of sunshine. However your mileage could differ. I will convert my outdated store mild into LED utilizing this similar methodology.

One supply for lights: http://goo.gl/WRkh70 They’ve solely been up for every week however appear to work high-quality.

Simply decide one which has free delivery and an excellent score. Anticipate every week or two delivery from China to the US.

You may get them from any of 100 distributors on ebay. Do a search on: 5M 300LEDs SMD 3528 5050 5630 3014 RGB Versatile LED Strip Lights

If given the choice, select the 5630 non-waterproof selection. No less than that is what I used.

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Pc Energy Provides: I work in IT and have entry to plenty of discarded computer systems. That is precisely what you need. Ask the IT man at a close-by faculty, or enterprise or wherever that is massive sufficient to have an IT employees. Be pleasant, carry sweet, almost certainly they will have just a few laying round that they will provide you with.

The opposite choice is to purchase a devoted 12vdc energy provide from ebay. Seek for: 12v regulated energy provide. This one sells for about $20 http://goo.gl/v9aR6S

If you happen to go this route as a substitute of the PC energy provide, simply join the pink and black wires out of your LED lights to the ability terminals on the ability provide. This might truthfully be a better answer however I had quick access to free energy provides so I saved myself $100+

The tape I purchased from Amazon. I checked out just a few China knock-offs on ebay however did not belief the standard. Go along with real 3M. https://goo.gl/F6ODQw

As a result of this undertaking makes use of low voltage DC present, it’s each protected and authorized so that you can do your self. Essentially the most harmful a part of this undertaking is standing on the ladder.

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One final thing. This undertaking is pretty labor intensive. Anticipate a whole lot of ladder time!

This was a enjoyable and rewarding undertaking. I hope you discover this Instructable helpful!

In hindsight….

I used to be about midway by this undertaking after I realized that it will be good operating below photo voltaic vitality.

Why/how? Your entire factor runs on 12vdc the identical as your automobile battery. Photo voltaic panel kits are getting actually low cost and it will be fairly simple to connect with the lights. Whereas this would not work for lighting your home, for infrequent storage lighting I feel photo voltaic could be an ideal answer. One other undertaking for an additional day.