How to Make Flexible LED Panels (DIY Flex Lights!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.พ. 2016
- In this video we'll be making some flexible LED panels that are not only extremely practical, but also perform well when it comes to colour rendition and brightness. They only cost about £40 ($60) to make as well!
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These are the LED strips I used for this project:
eBay: ebay.us/imBHCf
Shopee: my.xiapibuy.com/5m-Roll-5630L...
Here are links to the other parts:
PWM Dimmer:
eBay: ebay.us/luvafb
AliExpress: www.aliexpress.com/item/32858...
Articulating Arm Clamp:
eBay: ebay.us/3rjiiA
Amazon: amzn.to/2K9YqfQ
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Hi Matt. For the past year we have using panels built from your Old Build and it's been one of the best production decisions we've made for our channel.
Also your own product quality standards and editing have always been a massive inspiration to us whenever we do a Tutorial video.
Just wanted to say thank you for the work you've put in your videos because it has helped us grow, it really means a lot to me.
Thanks again.
-Justin
This diy video is one of the best ones I have ever seen! Detailed, clear, efficient, perfect instructions with background information, I subscribed right away! Thank you from Germany
You are the Bob Ross of DIY. Your videos are as pleasing to the ears as you are to watch.
God, you are so pleasant, well spoken, and organized, and everything just planned and executed with perfection..
wow Matt!
Matt this looks like an outstanding project to complete with my sons who enjoy photography and videography as a hobby. We've been eye balling some panels from China but the DIY approach seems so much more rewarding as they are both interested in design, engineering and STEM. Thank you for this tutorial and inspiration.
LED fever! :D
Awesome build, I always love how "clean" and soothing your videos are :)
LED fever indeed! :D Thanks for the compliments :)
+Experimentboy in this part of the comment section, the DIY spectrum is over 9000 !!!! I both love your videos and DIYperks's videos, sending you love from morocco !!!!!
+Experimentboy Et faignant va plutôt nous monter la vidéo d'explication sur ton nouveau panneau LED x)
Heureux de voir que toi aussi tu regardes des vidéos en anglais ^^
+Experimentboy Coucou!
@@DIYPerks - Hello DIY. Very good video. How can I make a dimmer, where 1 knob controls brightness and 1 knob controls colour temperature without changing brightnes? Thank you very much.
The clearest instructions for DIY videos. The best channel of its type.
I love his works and find him very talented about figuring new gadgets, very inspiring.
Links are now fixed! Sorry about that (TH-cam's fault).
yey
+DIY Perks Hey, love your vids. Could you pls do a 2.0 verson of the External Control Hub, like you did with the Cloud Unit. thx
+DIY Perks Awesome work, awesome videos! Thank you!
+JGTube eBay? ^^
+DIY Perks These look absolutely fantastic! It might be difficult to say right now, but how long do you think they'll hold together in a heavily varied environment in terms of temperature/humidity?
I only ask because certain projects I've done in the past which used glue heavily have fallen apart .
This is brilliant! I want to do this!
Thank you Matt for putting all of this together. I will be making several of these for photography work. Great video.
so glad i "found" your channel , you are working AMAZINGLY and explains so clear everything , and the links to the stuff that you are building is so helpful ! thanks , keep up the good work !!!
Back from Hiatus! "False Leather", also known as "Pleather" or vinyl. :-) E-6000 clear adhesive is the best. I use it for everything. Great video.
Also known as Naugahyde. From the naugabeast.
Hi Matt! Would you consider making a video ring light? There are a few videos out there, but your subscribers will want no one but this channel's mind-boggling quality and narration style :)
Great project. Great delivery and presentation of the tutorial, no waffle, I love it. Thanks. 🙌🏼❤️
you make me happy with your builds! God Bless You! Thank you!!!
@Westcotts lights are $500 - $1k+. Thanks for this! Way more budget friendly
Can you do a video on some of the how-to involved in your builds? Like, soldering 101.
Almost 3 years after watching this vid I finnaly build it. Thanks Matt it is an amazing proyect and they performe excellent!
This is so cool! I am typically intimidated by electronic DIY projects, but I look forward to making these!
Good video as always Matt! :)
Cheers mate! :)
Love it!
Excellent tutorial- you're a very clear and precise instructor Matt
Many many thanks from a guy who didn't have a clue before
What a brilliant idea. I can't wait to make some myself. Thank you for taking the time to share.
10:57 “Before pushing through the shafts we’ll of course have to pull of the knobs and then screw the nuts” xD
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Sounds brutal
romancandlefight Lol forgot about this shit 😂
Definitely have to build these. It would be great if you could do a dedicated episode on soldering techniques. I've burned through a few contacts on the LED strips. Thanks.
Your videos are actually amazing. Thank you for all your hard work!
I love the consistent use of the metric system in your videos ;-) And the lights are pretty cool too ^^
This is simply great.... can we add battery enabled power supply for outdoor shoot along with electrical power supply when shooting indoor?
Exactly what I was thinking...
just use power bank with power adapter
if you have an anton bauer battery (or are thinking about getting one) you can get a D-tap cable to power the light.
10:50 - You can also use a project box, available at nearly every electronics store, to build the dimmer control. That would be far more durable (and inherently safer) than using a fabric enclosure.
I love this project! Since I can't afford studio lights and I am kind of a DIY person, this is just the thing I was looking for. Thanks!
Why am I just now finding your channel? So good, thank you!
I really enjoy your videos. you should consider doing a diy steady-cam, not the ones that are just a weighted tube with a handle but one with actual homemade gimbal.
I think it would be a very popular video seen as Video gear is either overpriced or of very poor quality.
Anyway keep up the great work and consider my suggestion.
greetings from portugal
+gil maia In the process of making a video for one right now... If it goes well I'll tag you in it :)
TriFlix Films I'll check your channel. I think you'll agree that all the tutorials on TH-cam are hard to fallow and very poorly recorded
+gil maia 100% agree, I promise it'll be a quality video. I already have the parts for the 3 axis electric gimbal, only cost $450 :) the retail price is $900 to $2000 so hurray for DIY haha
+TriFlix Films already subscribed. I hadn't thought about an electrical one. I was thinking more about those weighted ones but I'll see how you do it
Folks on Ebay have already added pictures of your project to the LED strips they are selling. Prices for some of the strips have jumped 20%. Interesting to see the cascading effect your videos have!
You sure? The strips look like they're the same price to me.
+DIY Perks
Have you ever tried to build an Rc air plane.
It's actually quite easy and fun to.
Fantastic work! This is a top quality execution, narration and photography. You would be an excellent BBC Science documentary filmmaker.
just came back from the second shoot using my terrific new flexible LED panel. it works incredibly, THANK YOU!!!
I didnt know i needed to make one of this. Now i do.
Am I the only one here who love his sound? So calming
So smooth...
I can't stop watching your videos. Great moves, keep it up.
Exceptionally well done video presentation that takes 90% of the guesswork out of this DIY project.
What would you suggest for making one that is pure daylight (5600k) that can be dimmed, but doesn't change colour temperature?
a bit late but figure this should be answered as I am barely seeing this and people may still want to make one. so pretty much just buy all daylight balanced ones instead and only one dimmer and follor the same process except no need to skip strips while wiring since they're all the same you can just wire them all. Unless you want a little more power control then you can always wire it exactly the same although it wouldn't make that much of a difference. I'll be making a large daylight balanced one soon lol
@@stephenpena7813 also am I right in saying you would only want around a 10V 3A power supply, rather than 19V?
glad i found you!
DIY 4 LIFE!!!!!!
Did led outdoor sign
Thank you for a wonderful tried making these last year without any tutorial, failed at calculating maths for Volts, Amps and regulator. Your video sorted that part out. Cheers bruh! Looking for more.. God Bless!
that's like toy unboxing videos, but for adults.. puts you in a trance and can watch for hours ;-)
Love the video Sir.
One quick query: I find myself in quite a strain looking for the power socket that you utilise in various builds.
Where do you find these cylindrical female power plugs?
Thanks in advance,
Penus.
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God grief, you are a happy looking chap
Matt I appreciate you taking the time to find a good quality set of emitters for this project. I only wish I had seen your video before ordering the roll I got for my light box :).
Impressive Matt! Great build and well done video. Thanks for sharing.
Todays tip... Liquid electrical tape on each solder connection. Great way to seal the solder joints, and additionally it secures the wire to the strip better than just solder alone! Yep I'm still working on these.
What did you use for the Dual core, twin cable? I tried doing a search on Amazon but I don't think I'm putting the right keywords in.
I wasn't able to find that in the US. Don't know what he used. I substituted a single DC feed to the dual control box, then two short separate cables into the panel from the box.
Okay thanks. So, I essentially need a smaller mains cable for each side of the leds into the dual switcher. Then, a single, thicker mains cable to the outlet 👍
Its not a mains cable, but yes you need two cables coming from the controller to the panel one for each color of LED, and then the input from the low voltage DC to the LEDs. You are providing power from a DC power supply (like an old laptop power supply) of about 19VDC capable of 3 or more amps.I would recommend something like 18Gauge stranded two conductor wire with a jacket wrapped around it like this: goo.gl/zWhsM6 (just an example any 18Ga stranded would work) Keep the leads between the controller and the panel relatively short 1ft-2ft.
Amazing! Thank you for the added insight; I really appreciate it.
It's great. Genious! :)
Love the way you present it and smallest of the information provided...great product and superb video......Thanks a lot.
Absolutely love this build wow
Anyone using a power supply should measure the voltage if at all possible, these things don't usually operate at the exact number they put on the back as the manufacturer expects voltage drop at maximum power draw, so if you aren't drawing near it's maximum chances are the voltage is much higher.
Obviously in this case there is still 5V overhead, but it is wise to check before all your work starts to burn up.
+MsSomeonenew Usually it's other way around unless you use a super cheap supply. It may be a hair higher off-load, exactly as marked with small load and drops below rated voltage when you are close to maximum load.
Hello Matt... question on where to get the socket for the dc power that solders to the light panel dc power wire? Thanks! and awesome video!
It's a female DC plug which can be hard to found because there's a lot of differents diameter for these... Mine dc power had a 5x3mm which is practicly impossible to find... So I had to buy a new dc power for a really easy to find 5.5x2.5mm dc female. It seems it is more commun use in todays tec industry so it's also make the dc power cheap (i bought mine for 15 euros on amazon)
I started optimistic.. ended up with the idea of you making it for me and then selling it to me. Great job!
Absolutely brilliant - just what I needed, thanks Matt.
What is the wire (red, white and black) gauge you are using to connect the leds? Thanks in advance. Great vid..
Looks like 1,5mm2 or 16 gauge.
I built a single color temperature panel using 2 LED strips and a 12V 3A DC adapter controlled by just one of the PWM dimmers from the video. A problem I ran into is that the panel lights up super bright when turning up the dimmer but then quickly dims down as if I was turning down the dimmer (even though it's still set at full brightness). When I connect the LED panel directly to the wall adapter it works really well, so it has to be a problem with the dimmer… Did anyone else run into this problem?
+René Henrich I'd guess the dimmer shuts down because it gets to hot. At that voltage the LED strips likely draw more than 60W each. As you are using only one dimmer to power both, this clearly eceeds the dimmers maximum current of 5A.Well, your power supply says it's only got 3A, but it would seem that thing is putting out much more, since two strips at 12V/3A max would definitely not shine anything like super bright. So before going any further, I'd recommend to measure all the voltages and currents, so you know whats really going on.
+René Henrich Did you use exactly the same PWM dimmer as in this video? Random dimmers designed for servomotors may not go all the way up since motors usually only work at pulse width 1-2ms range (with ~20ms period).
What a terrific video. Lots of good information. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea with this flexible panel. Thanks for the instructions. Next week, I'm doing my own LED panel.
Guys, you just totally obliterated the seller and they're back-ordered now haha. Hang tight, they're making some new ones so will be available again soon for the usual price ($22.75).
+DIY Perks lol, You should ask for a cut out of every purchase :)
Btw great videos, and You have an incredibly pleasant voice!
Ever thought of doing the voice over for nature shows, I personally think You would be great at that!
+DIY Perks Yep. See if they can do a DIY Perks Coupon code!
+DIY Perks Power of advertising/referrals. People will just lap 'em up.
+DIY Perks actually $24.75
+Pera Detlic My thoughts exactly. Amazingly good, clear voice. As good a DIY narrator as I've ever heard, really.
Hi Matt, Great video. Very clear and thorough. I built one of the larger versions and when I powered it up it was unbelievably bright. One problem though is that after about 5 minutes with both dimmers at 100 percent brightness, the panel suddenly dimmed down to about 20% of full brightness. Is this due to the 2 PWM dimmers? Have you had this problem? I bought all the parts from the links you provided and followed your build instructions to the letter. I can power the panel directly from the power supply and remove the dimmers, but I like the dimmers. Any work around for this problem?
Have you checked the temperature of the PWM controllers? They may be overheating and going into protection. What voltage is your power supply outputting?
PS: please check out my channel and subscribe!
Same Issue here. I bought 3 of these pwm-dimmers from banggood. Two of them will fade the light to approx 40% of inital brightness after one minute.
In amazon review somebody tells similar problems and mentions it is due to the yellow capacitor getting too hot after a while. I reckon he's right, because the one working - not dimming- pwm dimmer doesn`t get untouchable hot as the faulty ones. Maybe swapping these electronic parts does the job, but due to lack of electronical knowledge i don't know what to take, exept soldering two of these yellow pieses in parallel and hoping it works...
DON`T BUY THE LINKED PWM-CONTROLLERS if you go over 2.57Ampere. That means one strip with 30W at 12V is maximum for this pwm-dimmer. The specified 90w are misleading...
What did you use for the Dual core, twin cable? I tried doing a search on Amazon but I don't think I'm putting the right keywords in.
I have encountered the same issue and did some testing and the issue is with the dimmers overheating. I tested with the dimmers in front of an Air conditioning system and the lights went back to full brightness. Not sure if it is worth trying to make a cooling system or find a better dimmer that won't overheat
Excellent Matt. Great tutorial.
you're awesome mate, love your ingenuity and creativity. thanks a bunch!!!!
Matt, I followed everything, except:
1: How did you connect the notebook power supply to the panel?
2: At 6 minutes in the video, I see there are no wires connected to the LED strip in the center. Does this strip remain unconnected to any wires?
I've been trying to figure this out too. He mentions some twinned wire and that's it. Never speaks on how he connects the 12v power supply to them.
Hey guys he solders on a plug to the twin wires you can plug a laptop charger too
It's because he skips every second one. He wires one colour temp on the right side of the panel, and one on the left side, alternating strips.
Hey,
Is there any way to power the light by Battery?
Good video btw :)
Use a Li-Po 5S 18.5 battery, preferably >10.000mAh
WOW!!! what an easy build to do light panels for photography work when filming for TH-cam...this would make a great project for filming model building....I will give these a go when i get the time to do it thank-you for a lovely easy to follow video, the light output was very soothing as well...
Thank you! What a brilliant, and clearly explained and demonstrated video (you have a great voice too, by the way). I've been trying to find something to provide more light for my orchids grown indoors, although I'd need to use waterproof lights because of the humidity. Commercial ones are way outside my budget, but this has really shown me how I can move on with the project for not too much money. Some of the bits I'd have to ask my partner to do for me, but most of it I could do myself. Fantastic!
Awesome stuff! What about multi-color LED's?
RGB strips? They aren't suitable for anything other than intense colours because they can't render white very well.
+DIY Perks the have a blue"ish" white....
+DIY Perks I guess it's nice for home lighting just like the philips hue stuff.
I'm not entirely sure, so I must ask: will it work if I use green and blue wires instead of black and red?
yes
color doesn't mean a difference in a wire. They use different colors for identification so if someone has to repair or maintain a piece of equipment they can easily know which wires do what. (example green=ground in dc & ac, white=neutral, black=hot in ac/negative in dc, red=positive in dc/ idk in AC)
what matters in a wire is the gauge(AWG). The smaller the number the thicker the wire is. I believe he used 22 AWG to connect the LEDs and it looked like he used(could be wrong) 18 AWG wire from the powersupply to the controller and from the controller to the main connection point of the LEDs
green wires are known to produce 30% more electromagnetic fields, so you will end up with a super magnet that will attract everything ferrous in 10 km radius at sound speed. blue wires have 60% more flexibility which doesnt really matter anyway. so your good on those! I suggest grey and blue, grey wires have photon boosting electrons that could increase the efficiency of LEDs by 30% which means for the same power you can get brighter LEDs. Do not use yello wires as they like to repel into the ground, which could make your circuit break!!
Oh my, I can't believe you all took it serious :D I was joking, I know exactly it doesn't matter, I'm a fairly skilled diy guy myself lol. Thanks for all the comments though :D
Man, I wish I had your skills. This and other vids are excellent. Great work.
Exceedingly practical. Thank
You. Enjoyed it!
Can I pay you to make me one?
haha, this was my question too.
@@brookster7772 Go to Ebay and write: LED panel video. You will get multiple results of cheap LED panels. You can choose from a wide variety, ranging from $20 to over $100. Yelangu, Yongnuo, Godox are among the most popular brands of lighting fixtures for video production and photography. Most will be sold by Chinese sellers; They ship slowly, but you have free shipping and probably no import taxes whatsoever (they declare everything as cheap $5-10 products)
This video teaches you how to build your own one, so you save some money and learn to build things yourself. You might even have the money to buy expensive ones, but there's nothing more satisfying than using things you've built yourself :D
This is brilliant and simple understand .cheers👍🏼😆
That shot around 7:00, wow. How did you do that? Great build by the way!
Stable camera
ramsey144 Is that enough to pull of that shot? How is the camera so stable?
Timooo Abobe CC 6
+ramsey144 Just applying stabilization, or something crazier? By the way, CC doesn't have a version 6 :)
Timooo Hmm you might wanna checkout that...
Thanks again Matt...your'e an absolute phenom....more power to you
Dude these vids rock! Great stuff brother! Enjoyed these vids IMMENSELY!
I really like your project but have to point out what I think is a major flaw. At 9:00 the steel wire you have is bare. It is conductive and you have it running along the terminals of the strips which also have bare contacts. With some regular use or sloppy glue work or less than perfect assembly you have the potential of shorting out the system. Depending on the power source and support circuitry there could be a fire. Faux leather shrinks making the short potentially less resistive which increases current. It'll get hotter. Don't use a big battery or recommend using an insulated wire like electric pet fencing.
10:58 Shaft, knob, nuts. Who invented these expressions...
Your mom, she's the expert
Thanks for the DIY Tutorial! You're a bloody legend! I needed a new project and this is the perfect one! Thanks again!
Really nice! Love your DIY videos.
You should update this but use a smart Bluetooth and/or WiFi controller.
That wouldn't necessarily require a redone video... just wire one in and set it up. They are usually pretty self-explanatory.
You should make a version that can be powered over a USB port, like a portable battery.
usb port = 5V 2A , 10W, far from the energy needed here.
a smaller, even more portable version could work though (20 cm2?).
no problem ive used an audio lead (DER). I have now got one finnished and it works great, my daughter will be over the moon she has asked me to set her up a studio for her, im going to make all your projects for her, i have also made your sun blaster. MANY thanks .
That's a great project and tutorial, thanks so much for sharing.
Watching this after smoking a bowl is amazing
Watching anything after smoking a bowl is amazing? :)
where have you been mate ?, it's been 2 month since the last video
'Other stuff' just got in the way unfortunately. Will be trying to upload more regularly from now on.
DIY Perks
can't wait
love your work brother! i'll be smashing out a couple of these this week for some up coming projects!
Very Awesome! It's one of the coolest things I watched on youtube! I will try to do one of these too! Congrats on the videos you put on your channel, they're incredibly useful.
Bummer, It worked great for a few minutes, but then one of the dimmers blew up. :(
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me ! 😀
+Banterinatoor 420 lel k m8
Best DIY channel. EVER.
Another amazing innovation, keep em coming !
You lost me at solder 😭
Me too. LoL
Make a RGB, :)
Agree
Excellent tutorial! I've ordered the parts already!
Dude, this was awesome. Thank you!
very nicely produced and I loved the music...well done
Really great videos. Thanks for being so thorough!
Thank GOD I found your video!!! I've been KILLING myself using connectors to make panels and I'm having nothing but problems, where some strips won't light, others will, etc...etc...I will DEF try this!!
This is incredibly useful! Thanks for the tutorial, you found yourself a new subscriber!