Very hackable LED star light.
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- This light has a lovely modular construction that makes repairs and customisation very easy.
It uses standard luxeon star style LEDs with good heatsinking.
The power supply is a little shady in terms of isolation and the way it is sleeved and stuffed inside the ungrounded housing. It also uses a surface mount capacitor in a class Y situation. I'm not sure how well that is suited to the task as the capacitor is between the mains and low voltage side.
Searching eBay for LED star sconce light will pull up quite a lot of different listings including these.
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This concept gives me a world of ideas, such as increasing the number of LED modules around the unit, and programming them to project certain RGB colors and make effects.
Thanks Clive for not ending your videos with the typical "Like and subscribe".
With some slow-RGB LEDs in there, that'd be a really neat light to put up for decoration somewhere... :D
I agree.
I agree.
I agree.
Could use RGB LEDs that are controlled wirelessly as well.
I love how old this video is - people still had printers at home and printed stuff like eBay auctions on white paper (sometimes even in color mode!)
Finally, a video the HOPI isnt flickering like an epileptic episode
I guess we can't call it the flickery HOPI anymore :(
until he turned the light on.
I noticed that also. Maybe its his lighting, and not the camera after all. Change out the room lights to something else and it probably wouldn't flicker anymore. Just a guess based on that observation.
@@keithyinger3326 he mentioned that the camera went to a slower shutter speed, which cancelled the flicker effect.
Darkness needs a different exposure.
I like the idea of this light with all warm white LEDs sitting flush on the ceiling, maybe even more than one of them in one room.
Star Light, Star Bright. I'm going to take you apart tonight :)
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That moment at the club when regular lighting turns on and you notice what an ugly and dirty hole you've been in for the past few hours...
I usually like to at least inspect the guy in the light of a toilet cubicle first, but to each his own. 😜
You can always tell how bad it is from how sticky the floor is.
hahahahahah
Looks like it should be installed on something spinning.
Agreed and it wouldn't be hard to do at all provided a disco ball type motor can be found with a couple contacts that would allow the light to be powered while rotating.
You are a brand ambassador for HOPI, I would be shocked if they are not making a hell of a lot more just because of your channel.
Anyhow thumbs up as always, thanks for the videos, that are always educational and fun.
Wow! A stable HOPI display... this really is the end of days!
Easy way to make it 12V is to use one of the step-up type constant current supplies that are used in MR16 style 12V LED bulbs. I made a nice caravan ceiling light like that, using seven 1W neutral white leds (the star type) in series on a circular piece of steel (cut from the case of an old CD ROM drive). Current turned down slightly and compensated by using more LEDs than needed (while giving a bit of headroom above 12V for the step up type supply while being used with a vehicle supply).
Excellent work hoppie, working well in low light. You can also stop it flashing in the bright light but tricking the camera with a neutral density filter over the lens.
That's quite a stylish fixture. I could see replacing 1/2 the LEDs with new colors for a full color spectrum.
Nice little unit there. More expensive, but then again, you get what you pay for, and that looked good. I'd personally convert it to 12V DC supply, and those LEDs are super modular. Could have it as warm white, could have it as cool white, could have it multicolored, could have color changing :)
I startet my vocational education as a "metal cutting mechanic" in Germany when I was 15. So nearly 20 years ago. It's very important to make good chamfers on your machined part. This turned parts are not a good example for a optimum finish.
At least give those parts a small hand job to finish them.
Learned it the hard way when I cut myself on a part, because it's just a quick adapter...
I think those 2 slots should have piston rings in them and that the things are out of a model 6 cyl deltic engine ;)
Go, let's see your imagination do better than that !
Wanted to make sure you saw this so double posting..
Just wanted to say thanks for all your solar light and 18650 videos. Because of everything ive learned I was able to modify the big solar light I have on the side of my house to make it so I can manually charge it with a USB power bank/USB Charger via a TP4056 Charging/Protection Board, I connected a long enough 22AWG wire so that I could charge it from the ground instead of always having to take the light off the wall which always requires a ladder to do. In addition to that I was also able to change the battery as I found the quick connect adapter the original battery uses on Amazon. Because of all this i'll probably try modifying some other solar lights I have so they can also be more useful during the Winter.
So thanks again and thanks to @Siana Gearz for pointing me in the direction of the board.
I hope this also would be an interesting project for you to do as you tend to be Sun limited and it would help any of your solar lights to still be useful during day light restricted days.
Sounds good.
Very cool, kinda look like flashlight heads, the 3 AAA flashlights from (harbor freight) or the buy 3 for 5 store. Cheers ☹ from freezing kansas.
The lens is a TIR lens - which I find fascinating. I think that they are very efficient.
Some of the TIR manufacturers make multi-head TIR configurations that will allow 7 LEDs side by side, all oriented parallel. I think the intended use would be individual colors that can then be combined and tweaked to give very exact color matches.
6-star LEDs in a 6-star RGB light. I approve.
that would be so cool with addressable rgb leds, or just rgb. thnx for the dissection video.
I started making wood moldings with LED bicycle string lights before I rip my three eights strips,I router the edge,,then run my wood through the table saw to get a fine groove,(to stuff in the LED strip,lights pointing out),then again through the table saw to finish cutting the strip,,when done,stuff in the LEDs stretched inside the groove and epoxy,,it makes a beautiful molding for your woodwork
Was waiting for Bez from The Happy Mondays to come out and dance to this bad boy
Clive! I had no idea you were a lighting tech until someone said something on the Lighting Design reddit. I’m an LD from the usa. Makes your channel even better 😎
I want to see it on an unstabilized power supply and then spun so we can see the colours merging and separating.
I thought this was a usb hub and 6 of your fave 2w usb spotlight heads. I imagine you could quite easily cobble together a not quite as splendid version with one of those boiled sweetie tins you get on the motorway services.
pink & white seem to be one of the standard colours they use on the outputs of those little power supplies - I've just bought a box of 2' striplights and they use the same orange capacitors and pink wire.
I'd love to see an RGB glow LED version
You need to find a way to put that thing on a motor and spin it at unholy speeds.
"Stabby Stabby" Those razor knives will do a number on ya. I know very well.😖
Yeah. It's very rare I cut myself these days. You learn to control the possible trajectories of the knife.
Great video Big Clive
Funny the only two instances ive seen those luxeon star lights was in ultrasaber light saber, and a cheap 6 volt flashlight which in its own was interesting how they dissipated heat in both
you could separate each of the lamps and use for other purposes like replacement head lamps
You. Technology Connections. In a car. In December. Looking at elaborate Christmas lights in people's yards. Profit.
The only issue is you guys may stop and completely disassemble someone's setup to see how it works.
A Clive and Technology Connections collab would be amazing.
Nice light there Clive, i can imagine so many funny things to do with that.. particularly the UV modified one lol
Would make a great road flare for when you can't decide which colour you like more.
Odd, they look like those plug in USB things on an extention port 😂
It looks like the kind of abomination Julian Ilett would make xD
@@azyfloof :Spockbrow: I'm not sure if I should be should or laugh.
Then I remembered the LED spider he made!
I'd like to see one with an integral vocoder.
Julian's channel is 😎👍.
Holy Crap! Just that it makes the Hopi "Behave", well, it's a keeper. I'm at 30 seconds! Well, 37. Hey! I'm 57. Bear with me.
Love your channel and watch regularly. Can you do some reviews on various Xmas tree lights please?
I hope you’ve been sent those Beatsync xmas lights from Asda £4! Could do with a USB conversion as it takes 3 AA batteries.
Now then, how about a multi-function driver to give it some animated effects? - Three channels could give a few step, spin, pulse, chase and random effects, and still allow for a static display as manufactured.
Just hacking out loud! 🎆🎇
Neat looking light. It would be interesting to add some sort of random strobe effect really give it that disco feel
A microcontroller, a regulator, and 6 transistors would handle that nicely and could make for another enjoyable build video.
Peter S agree!
@@GeorgeJFW Imagine the potential of making a version that used RGB stars. Going in your original direction, a discrete version using 6 surface mount 555s (and little trimpots) for true analog randomness would another great build video and I think Clive could sell a few of those PCBs in a kit form to support the channel. After all, for integrity, Disco should really be fully analog.
Peter S of he doesn’t build it I might give it a shot hahaha 😂
Yep I notice to that the Hopi wasn't flashing when you have that light on
Lots of comments on making it spin. Don't forget you'll need slip rings or brushes to run wires between a stationary thing (your room) and a spinning thing or the wires will twist.
It looks like the circular cap on that is welded-on on the inside.
I wish we could order from China in Sweden again... They added a $8 "tax declaration fee" to all packages here :(
Given how many educational electronic kits and modules come from China they may be depriving their younger generation of skills.
Least of Swedish problems atm I should imagine.
Year 2021 it will be in all EU.
Same in Austria from next year on. I wouldn't mind the 20% tax on everything imported (it's only fair for competition considering you have to pay that if you buy within the EU; and the chinese sellers really overdid it with cheating on the customs declaration). But postal services will collect a 10€ "customs handling fee" no matter the value of the package. That pretty much kills all China orders for me.
My hope is that when this happens for all of the EU in 2021 the Chinese still want to sell their stuff in the EU (it's more than half a billion people after all) and start opening up EU warehouses. Sure the choice will be more limited and it won't be as cheap as directly from China, but on the other hand items should arrive much faster and you get the quite good consumer protection that's mandatory in the EU.
Bit like the UK Royal Mail who will happily slap circa £8 handling charge on anything they deem to be worth more than £15, even if taxes were pre-paid or not required. I recently got sent something from the USA worth next to nothing (about £1) but because the *postage* was £14 they charged tax & fees on the whole thing. I once had an item with a 1p customs import tax & (IIRC) £11 handling fee from Parcelforce (part of the Royal Mail at the time). Hate them all. 😒
I love how everybody is so chill, that they don't even care about being first
You gotta be pretty empty inside in order to care whether or not you're first to comment on a youtube video...
Big Clive fans do not concern themselves with such trivial things.
Thats a cool lamp
The term "very hackable" always gives me a semi. 👍
Okay, he is using a Stanley Knife & it is slipping... I am now completely inverted. 🙈
Now I'm interested to find those very nice looking round LED holders in bulk from the usual suspects. Looks like a great way to add little 0.01-3W LEDs to a million different places. That heatsinking should allow for a long lifetime and it seems they can be very weatherproof as well with a bit of grease.
I've featured a few 1W and 3W led downlights in videos that used a similar approach.
Oooh I like this! Could be 'hacked' to use an ATTiny85 with WS2812B LEDs or something.... gonna order one of these now :)
Another Great vid
Could be easily rewired to run on low voltage. Would definitely be safer than putting a heatshrinked mains supply in a metal case.
I'm wandering around the house trying to find a place to put one.
Looks like a rotary cylinder aircraft engine. I'd mount it on a chrome desk fan.
Now that would look bloody good.
Or mount to the center of a ceiling fan. Then paint the outline of a biplane on the ceiling.
Those luxions look like they are RGB, they just connected one of the colors on each, might be even more customizable .
as others said, if that spun around that would be a great disco light, or if the LED colours alternated instead
Tree Topper?
How to Discharge a Capacitor?
maybe cut the serial wiring and add an arduino ;)
Looks like a VCR head with flashlights mounted on...one moment please...well that did go as planned, that will have to be in another video.
Hey Clive...if you see this can you advise what razor knife that is? Looks sweet....would love to hunt one down for myself. Thanks!
fixed colors should have 5050 SMD WWRGB with remote then it would have been much better.
Did anyone noticed HOPI meter was not flickering while star light was on. I used to wish if it was not flickering. MY wish came true :)
Found another interesting one one ebay. Search for "sconce spiral LED". The main body looks like the same style as this star light.
Already featured that one.
Looks like my old clay paky astrodisco ... very retro
Hi Bigclive! First let me say Thank you for all your very informative videos !! I have learned a lot, I have been wanting to put in under cabinet LED lighting for my kitchen counters for some time now what set up would you use if you were going to do it in your home? (LED strip approx 10' long soft white) I do not know what is better and SAFER a capacitor dropper? or a actual LED power supply? (110v down to 12v) You have talked about both a lot and I STILL do not know for sure which is better? Thank you again for any info you can offer and as always TWO THUMBS UP SIR!!!!
For standard LED strip I recommend using 12V strip and a locally sourced 12V supply.
@@bigclivedotcom Thanks Clive for the fast response! that is just how I will do it seems like I ALWAYS forget to K I S S it! (K I S S = Keep It Simple Stupid) Two Thumbs Up my friend!!
you had me at hackable
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Hands up anyone who felt that that was a metal conduit junction box in disguise ?
Looks about the right diameter and depth !
Shame about the additional lens. Pity that couldn't be incorporated in the LED package. Then perhaps the LED would fit in that 3/8 screwed tube !
Yay, it's Christmas time!
I wonder if you spun that fast enough if it would appear as white light
Wait , when did the wattmeter led's stop flickering on the IPad? It's been a while since i was last here
I don't think he's using the iPad. He switched back to I think the MotoG
Would it be possible to adapt one of the modern Qualcomm QuickCharge USB PSUs that can put out 20V so that it puts out these 20V without having to talk to a "QuickCharge chip" so that it could drive this light, if one added a resistor to drop 2-3V?
Definitely doesn't meet Low Voltage Directive compliance and very likely doesn't meet Electromagnetic Compliance, either radiated or conducted. As usual the manufacturer probably doesn't know how to design and just used the Semiconductor suppliers application circuit which would not include extraneous components required for CE compliance.
Hey buddy. Have you changed your mic set up? Super close miked now? :) it feels a little too close
I was testing different recording devices.
This is, in fact, Kylo Ren's next weapon ... the lightsaber ninja star.
Great review
I would most certainly want to earth that.
Could I put a synchro motor in there and connect it to the wiring of the power supply and have it rotate?
you could easily attach a motor and mount to this and make a super funky spinning disco light. :D
I'm fairly early for once... cool light Clive! :)
Hey Clive, I was wondering if you could order some MOSFET based "Schottky diode" "anti-irrigation" blocking circuits found on eBay for a test and schematic.
Can you give me an item number?
@@bigclivedotcom 372534453445
cheers!
So where did you get that again? Is it available in the U.K. ? .... I’ve looked and can’t find it anywhere 🤷🏻♂️ 🎄 .... great 🖥 light I think
How many gasp when he almost sliced his thumb?
interior only? I see no o-rings or seals.
I like it
Where does the power waste from these excessively reactive loads all go? Heat dissipation all along the lines back into the power generation facility? Or does most of it cook away in transformers at the street and substation levels?
Depends on actual waveform. Some will heat the neutral wire via 3rd harmonics adding up. Ultimately the reactive or capacitive current will circulate between the gadgets and the distribution transformer causing higher resistive losses in that loop corresponding to the what would have been wasted transporting that many amps of real load, but the reactive watts themselves should cancel out somewhere.
Nice one
Kinda disappointed there wasn't any Kyber crystals in it. ;-)
One moment please while I discharge this 400v capacitor with my finger :)
Ilike HOPI :-)
Am wondering where that light would go
Description says hallway of a disco. So in style but not blinking and rotating.
Other mounting options:
1. Remove one LED and screw onto standard lamp (same thread).
2. Attach Earth wire to any screw in the metalwork for proper grounding.
3. Run from battery system to provide emergency lighting in Disco hallway.
What kind of knife is that?
Found it: Maker Knife
Having issues hearing you on this video. Audio seems quite a bit lower then your Norm. Supersizing how well build this lamp seems to be . A lot of Machining for such a simple lamp.
I was testing other recording devices. Also check your sound settings. Dolby hates me and tends to put my audio out to centre speakers that may be missing.
@@bigclivedotcom Na, on a Crap Tackular Lenovo 320 lap top . Nothing Special about this things Audio. LOL
Anyone know what that black connector is called?
What’s up with the tool use, scary knife use.
I find the non flickery hopi disturbing......
Does anybody have a ebay search string for that utility knife it intrigues and I would like to look into?
Giaco maker knife?
I was thinking it was an eBay thing, I was able to track-down two links with the name. thanks.
links for others. vvvvv
www.kickstarter.com/projects/1496249101/maker-knife-the-edc-pocket-tool-you-want-to-carry/posts
and
makerknife.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
The 90s just called and they want there light back :-)
Where?
violet led's quite expensive.
Depends where you shop.
What happened to the flickery hopi? it's not flickering!
The camera had less light to work with so it switched to a longer exposure time. That made the camera work more like your eyes and the flicker disappears.
WHY YOU NO RISEN!
I slit a sheet:
A sheet I slit;
on the silted sheet I sit.
Sorry brain worm happens every time you slit the cover....