Group Buy: Budget CRI 95 LED Strip Lights

[Nils Ruinet]

You guys have no idea how hard I had to fight to get a red power switch

(among many other things)

Oh could we get a blue one please ?

...

Kidding. ;oP

 

[Brandon J.F.]

If you want to be added to the second group buy PM me your email address. We have close to 100 people on the list already. It's starting very soon!

So, I just received my fixed strips.

Bought some "tubes" to put them in, with integrated diffusion. Cut some 60 cm strips an put one into a tube.

And wow, I'm blown away by the brightness of this thing. Pretty impressive. Color seems to be great too.

I'll do more tests in the upcoming days, but first impression is very positive. Let's take the time to get the controllers right

Great to hear! I'm excited to see what you do with them!

Here's how it's going to look:

Nice looking, Brandon. Good show.

Looks great!

AJ

Awesome Brandon!

Love it

Great, progress! That version looks great, Brandon :thumbsup:

Glad you guys like it!

 

[John Wee]

KICK ASS Brandon. I cant wait to get em !

 

[Nils Ruinet]

First quick test, with tubes.
Works great, and very compact setup. Lightweight too. Less than 1 pound for 6x 2 feet tubes.

 

[Stephen Pruitt]

Where do we buy these tubes I keep hearing about?

Thanks.

Stephen

 

[Brandon J.F.]

First quick test, with tubes.
Works great, and very compact setup. Lightweight too. Less than 1 pound for 6x 2 feet tubes.

Very nice, Nils!

Where do we buy these tubes I keep hearing about?

Thanks.

Stephen

There are a number of options out there for LED tubes made for home or industrial use. I will have a private (password protected) web shop up today or tomorrow for the second group buy and tubes will be available there too.

 

[Andy White]

Don't forget to send links to the first Group Buy

 

[Brandon J.F.]

Don't forget to send links to the first Group Buy

Of course. Everyone in the first group buy will get the link/password

 

[Nils Ruinet]

Where do we buy these tubes I keep hearing about?

Thanks.

Stephen

I found them at a local shop that sells led strips, there are many options available. I think it's a great solution to make compact, lightweight, modular and softer lights.
They are sold in 2m length and you cut them to the lengths you need. I also found wider tubes that would allow to fit 2 strips side by side, but unfortunately they were not available in stock.

 

[David Battistella]

First quick test, with tubes.
Works great, and very compact setup. Lightweight too. Less than 1 pound for 6x 2 feet tubes.

Hope to get mine soon as I have the Makerbot ready to go to create some tool less rigging solutions.

 

[Paul Hazlett]

It would be really great to be able to have connectors on the ends that can unhook as needed, male female type of thing,
Are there any out there like that?

 

[Michael Jarvis]

It would be really great to be able to have connectors on the ends that can unhook as needed, male female type of thing,
Are there any out there like that?

+1 I would love to find a simple solution for this as well.

 

[Kwan Khan]

It would be really great to be able to have connectors on the ends that can unhook as needed, male female type of thing,
Are there any out there like that?

+++1

 

[Peter Stepnoski]

Controller looks awesome Brandon. Looking forward to the second group buy. Really exciting!

 

[Brandon J.F.]

It would be really great to be able to have connectors on the ends that can unhook as needed, male female type of thing,
Are there any out there like that?

+1 I would love to find a simple solution for this as well.

+++1

The power kits have these already...

 

[Michael Jarvis]

The power kits have these already...

Bangerang Rufio!

 

[Jay A. Kelley]

Brandon,

Can you check my account and make sure everything is up to date.. Bottom line: I am not following this thread.. It's huge and I'm short on time right now.
If something is missing you should have my email.

Jay

 

[Brandon J.F.]

I have been testing some "invisible" lighting to use with the IR OLPFs that are available. Custom LED strip lights that I had tuned for optimal use with Dragon. I have the KipperTie Full Spectrum Zero Lowpass OLPF and an infrared screw on filter.

It is the craziest thing to be in a dark room that is full of light you can only see with your camera. The only way to know the lights are on, without looking at the camera, is you can feel they are getting warm.

Here's a thread about the OLPF I'm using: http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?127724-4-New-OLPF-s-for-Dragon!

You can get the OLPF here: http://kippertie.com/?product=full-spectrum-zero-lowpass-filter-for-dragon

I really have to thank John Marchant for dealing with all my questions when I was figuring out what to do with this custom lighting. Much appreciated, John!

If anyone wants some they will be available in the next group buy.

Very cool stuff!

 

[Brandon J.F.]

Here's a macro shot from today's tests with the custom infrared light strips and the KipperTie OLPF.

(see my previous post for more details)

 

[Paul Hazlett]

The power kits have these already...

These are good but not enough to do main power and strip to strip jumps. Maybe there can be a separate pack for this?