LED Profile lighting
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The talk of oscilloscopes and logic analysers below has activated my geeky electronics gene, so I'll share with you my thoughts on some RGBW ribbon that arrived yesterday and I dutifully wired up. This stuff: [RGBW LED Strip quad 4in1 LED chip](https://www.hiline-lighting.co.uk/gb/rgbw-led-strips/265-rgbw-led-strip-ww-24v-ip00-12mm-5m-5060440711824.html) We're modernising our bathroom and have opted for profile lighting recessed into a multi-layer ceiling. Why does someone need multicolour lighting in their bathroom - good question, but if going down the profile and led tape route why not? Anyway, it's brilliant. The white light you get from mixing R G and B together isn't that good for illumination apparently, so the 4th white LED is included to address that and what it means is that the ribbon can produce various shades and tints of white (so called, warm, cool, natural etc.) and it really seems to be able to produce pretty much any colour you want. This tape is expensive. I've bought similar products direct from China in the past but I believe this is a case of you get what you pay for. Consistent colour and brightness (something which becomes noticeable as you dim the things), and the 24v rather than 12v helps to keep the light uniform over longer lengths. Oh, and it's bright. We have about 8metres of pure warm white 14w/M ribbon in another room, and turning it up is like being in a TV studio. Not that I've ever been in one. I'm sold, but my advice if you are considering something similar is skip the cheap stuff you find on Amazon and ebay and go for quality.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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The talk of oscilloscopes and logic analysers below has activated my geeky electronics gene, so I'll share with you my thoughts on some RGBW ribbon that arrived yesterday and I dutifully wired up. This stuff: [RGBW LED Strip quad 4in1 LED chip](https://www.hiline-lighting.co.uk/gb/rgbw-led-strips/265-rgbw-led-strip-ww-24v-ip00-12mm-5m-5060440711824.html) We're modernising our bathroom and have opted for profile lighting recessed into a multi-layer ceiling. Why does someone need multicolour lighting in their bathroom - good question, but if going down the profile and led tape route why not? Anyway, it's brilliant. The white light you get from mixing R G and B together isn't that good for illumination apparently, so the 4th white LED is included to address that and what it means is that the ribbon can produce various shades and tints of white (so called, warm, cool, natural etc.) and it really seems to be able to produce pretty much any colour you want. This tape is expensive. I've bought similar products direct from China in the past but I believe this is a case of you get what you pay for. Consistent colour and brightness (something which becomes noticeable as you dim the things), and the 24v rather than 12v helps to keep the light uniform over longer lengths. Oh, and it's bright. We have about 8metres of pure warm white 14w/M ribbon in another room, and turning it up is like being in a TV studio. Not that I've ever been in one. I'm sold, but my advice if you are considering something similar is skip the cheap stuff you find on Amazon and ebay and go for quality.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
Search on YouTube for videos by BigClive - he has done reviews and teardowns of quite a few LED lighting systems
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The talk of oscilloscopes and logic analysers below has activated my geeky electronics gene, so I'll share with you my thoughts on some RGBW ribbon that arrived yesterday and I dutifully wired up. This stuff: [RGBW LED Strip quad 4in1 LED chip](https://www.hiline-lighting.co.uk/gb/rgbw-led-strips/265-rgbw-led-strip-ww-24v-ip00-12mm-5m-5060440711824.html) We're modernising our bathroom and have opted for profile lighting recessed into a multi-layer ceiling. Why does someone need multicolour lighting in their bathroom - good question, but if going down the profile and led tape route why not? Anyway, it's brilliant. The white light you get from mixing R G and B together isn't that good for illumination apparently, so the 4th white LED is included to address that and what it means is that the ribbon can produce various shades and tints of white (so called, warm, cool, natural etc.) and it really seems to be able to produce pretty much any colour you want. This tape is expensive. I've bought similar products direct from China in the past but I believe this is a case of you get what you pay for. Consistent colour and brightness (something which becomes noticeable as you dim the things), and the 24v rather than 12v helps to keep the light uniform over longer lengths. Oh, and it's bright. We have about 8metres of pure warm white 14w/M ribbon in another room, and turning it up is like being in a TV studio. Not that I've ever been in one. I'm sold, but my advice if you are considering something similar is skip the cheap stuff you find on Amazon and ebay and go for quality.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
maybe quality is the way to go, but those things (mostly cheap) are turning up everywhere my new motherboard has led strips (turned off), even ram chips have it for an extra dollar (why?). I built my latest rig to be as tiny and unobtrusive as possible. I've seen advertised bicycle spokes with them that such that if you ride fast enough (not that fast) looked like they could render images visible from the side. soon everything's gonna be led stripped! Holy shit!! take cover!! there's humboldt squid attacking people in the park! ... don't be silly, it's just the neighborhood dogs playing frisbee with their owners.
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maybe quality is the way to go, but those things (mostly cheap) are turning up everywhere my new motherboard has led strips (turned off), even ram chips have it for an extra dollar (why?). I built my latest rig to be as tiny and unobtrusive as possible. I've seen advertised bicycle spokes with them that such that if you ride fast enough (not that fast) looked like they could render images visible from the side. soon everything's gonna be led stripped! Holy shit!! take cover!! there's humboldt squid attacking people in the park! ... don't be silly, it's just the neighborhood dogs playing frisbee with their owners.
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I think I'm ok - I don't yet have a smart meter. They sound really dangerous... [Smart Meter Health Complaints – EMF Safety Network](http://emfsafetynetwork.org/smart-meters/smart-meter-health-complaints/)
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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The talk of oscilloscopes and logic analysers below has activated my geeky electronics gene, so I'll share with you my thoughts on some RGBW ribbon that arrived yesterday and I dutifully wired up. This stuff: [RGBW LED Strip quad 4in1 LED chip](https://www.hiline-lighting.co.uk/gb/rgbw-led-strips/265-rgbw-led-strip-ww-24v-ip00-12mm-5m-5060440711824.html) We're modernising our bathroom and have opted for profile lighting recessed into a multi-layer ceiling. Why does someone need multicolour lighting in their bathroom - good question, but if going down the profile and led tape route why not? Anyway, it's brilliant. The white light you get from mixing R G and B together isn't that good for illumination apparently, so the 4th white LED is included to address that and what it means is that the ribbon can produce various shades and tints of white (so called, warm, cool, natural etc.) and it really seems to be able to produce pretty much any colour you want. This tape is expensive. I've bought similar products direct from China in the past but I believe this is a case of you get what you pay for. Consistent colour and brightness (something which becomes noticeable as you dim the things), and the 24v rather than 12v helps to keep the light uniform over longer lengths. Oh, and it's bright. We have about 8metres of pure warm white 14w/M ribbon in another room, and turning it up is like being in a TV studio. Not that I've ever been in one. I'm sold, but my advice if you are considering something similar is skip the cheap stuff you find on Amazon and ebay and go for quality.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
There is a much better use for LED strips: Look here![^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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The talk of oscilloscopes and logic analysers below has activated my geeky electronics gene, so I'll share with you my thoughts on some RGBW ribbon that arrived yesterday and I dutifully wired up. This stuff: [RGBW LED Strip quad 4in1 LED chip](https://www.hiline-lighting.co.uk/gb/rgbw-led-strips/265-rgbw-led-strip-ww-24v-ip00-12mm-5m-5060440711824.html) We're modernising our bathroom and have opted for profile lighting recessed into a multi-layer ceiling. Why does someone need multicolour lighting in their bathroom - good question, but if going down the profile and led tape route why not? Anyway, it's brilliant. The white light you get from mixing R G and B together isn't that good for illumination apparently, so the 4th white LED is included to address that and what it means is that the ribbon can produce various shades and tints of white (so called, warm, cool, natural etc.) and it really seems to be able to produce pretty much any colour you want. This tape is expensive. I've bought similar products direct from China in the past but I believe this is a case of you get what you pay for. Consistent colour and brightness (something which becomes noticeable as you dim the things), and the 24v rather than 12v helps to keep the light uniform over longer lengths. Oh, and it's bright. We have about 8metres of pure warm white 14w/M ribbon in another room, and turning it up is like being in a TV studio. Not that I've ever been in one. I'm sold, but my advice if you are considering something similar is skip the cheap stuff you find on Amazon and ebay and go for quality.
Regards, Rob Philpott.
An [interesting read](https://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/lightinganswers/led/whiteLight.asp) on how white light is created with LED's. It sounds like your white light is the blue-yellow combination. However, that link is from 2003. Still, reading the [wikipedia link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting\_diode#White\_LEDs\_and\_the\_illumination\_breakthrough), it seems that's still how it's done.
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An [interesting read](https://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/nlpip/lightinganswers/led/whiteLight.asp) on how white light is created with LED's. It sounds like your white light is the blue-yellow combination. However, that link is from 2003. Still, reading the [wikipedia link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting\_diode#White\_LEDs\_and\_the\_illumination\_breakthrough), it seems that's still how it's done.
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This is still how it's done. tl;dr It's a blue led covered in yellow phosphorus.
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There is a much better use for LED strips: Look here![^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
That's cool. :thumbsup:
Software Zen:
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There is a much better use for LED strips: Look here![^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
They should have also projected the Airwolf intro while playing its theme! That would have been super meta, even if it was low quality because of technological limitations!