Category Archive: LEDs
RGB? Warm White? Cool White? We dive into the wonderful world of Light Emitting Diodes.
Electronics Workbench LED Lighting Upgrade
In a previous video, I added LED lighting to my workbench by using LED strips. These worked quite good, however they were the cheap ebay kind whose double side tape was really bad. The heat given off by the LEDs caused most of the tape to stop sticking and I had to glue the strip […]
Carbide Bicycle Lamp Retrofit using LEDs for Rinoa Super-Genius
Today on Made To Hack, I retrofit a carbide lamp! I’m doing this for fellow YouTuber Rinoa Super-Genius so that the lamp can be used on an electric ebike project. Cleaning the Carbide Reservoir This is a Luminor Carbide Bicycle Lamp from probably the early 1920s. I’m retrofitting it so that it can run off […]
Store Front Lighting using Copper Pipes
A friend recently asked me to help light up his store front with some copper pipe lamps.
220V/230V Mains power Full-Spectrum LED COB (Chip on Board)
In this episode, I try some Mains voltage 220V/230V LED full spectrum Chip on Board (COB). They don’t require a LED driver, they can be connected directly to mains voltage.
DIY Aquarium LED Light with RGB LED Strips
Today on Made To Hack, I make an aquarium LED light!
How to Make a Grand Marnier Lamp
Today on Made To Hack, I make a lamp out of a Grand Marnier bottle! You can choose any bottle you want. I chose this one since I like the colour and shape. Choosing a bottle The first step is to drill a hole on the bottom of the bottle for the power cord. You […]
The Grow Cube / Grow Box – 2016 Hackaday Prize Entry – Part 6
The Grow Cube / Grow Box is my entry for the 2016 Hackaday Prize. It is essentially a counter top / table top indoor hydroponic LED garden that you can use to plant edible vegetables. In this Part 6 episode, I give a quick update on the seeds that have sprouted. It seems that the […]
The Grow Cube / Grow Box – 2016 Hackaday Prize Entry – Part 5
The Grow Cube / Grow Box is my entry for the 2016 Hackaday Prize. It is essentially a counter top / table top indoor hydroponic LED garden that you can use to plant edible vegetables. In this Part 5 episode, I finalize the water supply issue.
The Grow Cube / Grow Box – 2016 Hackaday Prize Entry – Part 4
In Part 4 of the build, I deal with the LED lighting for the Grow Cube Hydroponic growing system.
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