Diy mini led panel skin#
Diy mini led panel series#
Diy mini led panel zip#

The second circuit starts with second strip then goest to fourth and then to sixth.

So there are two separate circuits, first strip is soldered to third one and then to fifth one and so on. If you want you just solder like that whole panel but if you want to somehow control brightness you should connect it as I had connect it. You have to simple solder one end of the led strip to the beginning of another one, + to + and - to. A white panel would be nice along with a design to enclose the LED dimmer module.Here soldering starts, don't worry it will be all right. I would also do a nicer job with the wiring and solder.

Diy mini led panel skin#

The ones I bought have a green color cast that kind of ruin skin tones in video. What I could do better next time is to get better LED strips. I’m pretty happy with the way the LED light panel. I soldered a DC socket onto a cable and used the heat shrink tubing to protect the wire. The panel is powered by a cheap laptop adapter. I used metal epoxy and screwed the adapter into the hole. I used a drill press to make a 1/4″ hole for the hot shoe to tripod mount. To create the mount, I glued 5 pieces of acrylic to the back of the panel to layer it up thick.

Diy mini led panel zip#

I drilled two small holes in the panel for each zip tie. The wiring is kept organized with zip ties. This is what the back of the panel looks like. The module is glued to the back of the panel with silicone. One side connects to the LED’s and the other side connects to the power supply. Any shutter speeds over 1/2000 will show the flicker of the pulsing LED’s. It dims by pulsing the LED’s thousands of times per second. I applied clear silicone to the soldering spots to protect the wire. Each LED strip has copper terminals to solder the positive and negative wire.

Diy mini led panel series#

The two sets are wired into a series to split the voltage.Ī closer look at the wiring. They are split into two sets of 16 strips wired in parallel. The way I have it wired allows it to half the voltage from the 19v adapter and power each LED strip with 9v. I decided to use an acrylic sheet because it’s easy to cut, lightweight, and durable. Tripod to Hot Shoe Adapter (This can only be mounted to a flash bracket) Zip Ties (You may already have some lying around) I would recommend you watch the video linked above and do your own researching if you want to build your own. If I build another one, I will most likely make a tutorial.Ģ4″ x 24″ Acrylic Sheet (I picked blue because it was the cheapest!)Ģ Rolls of Pure White LED Strips (I bought different ones from Amazon that were much cheaper and it has a green color cast) I am a beginner when it comes to soldering and wiring, so I don’t want anyone making my mistakes. I already had all the tools to make it, so that kept the cost down.

It cost me around $60 to build the LED panel. I also chose one LED color temperature making the wiring a bit different. I decided that acrylic sheet would be the easiest material to work with. I wanted to make a traditional LED panel instead of the flexible design in the video. After watching DIY Perk’s video, I was inspired to make my own DIY LED light panel.