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Title: B&Q led lights
Post by: andyf on September 19, 2009, 04:07:46 PM
I've seen references to led machine lights on here, the latest being Stew's impressive 108 led affair. B&Q are selling 24 led clusters at about £6 each, and I bought a couple today to throw a little light on my Dore Westbury mill - quite a lot of light, actually. Each comes with 3 x AAA cells, but draws about half an amp according to my Avometer, so I'm rooting around my junkboxes for a =>1A wall wart giving either 4.5V (with the lamps in parallel) or 9V (series).

Sturdy plastic cases, and available in black as shown, or in a rather fetching blue. But that would clash with the DW decor.


(http://cid-3ab4bc392281c06a.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/B%5E0Q%20lled%20lamps/B%20%5E0%20Q%20LED%20lamp.JPG) 


My hidden agenda for this post is to see if I have worked out how to post pics. If it hasn't worked, then apologies and back to   :scratch: and :bang: until someone tells me the secret.

Cheers

Andy
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: sbwhart on September 19, 2009, 05:08:35 PM
Hi Andy thanks for the B and Q light tip I'll check them out.

Best way to post pics is to open a photobucket account load the pic on then then copy them over from it to the forum, thats the way I do it.

Good luck

Stew
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: raynerd on September 19, 2009, 05:32:29 PM
Off to BQ tomorrow so will take a look as I am looking a light mod for each of my machines.

Chris
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: andyf on September 19, 2009, 07:03:12 PM
Thanks, Stew. I'll try again with the image - don't know if you saw it, but all I got when I looked at my post was one of those irksome little boxes with a red X in it. Have uploaded image to Photobucket as instructed - oddly, it's stored on Skydrive. So was the abortive one.

Despite having four of them in various states of decrepitude, I've never really got on with these whaddyoucallums with keyboards since CP/M went out.

(http://cid-3ab4bc392281c06a.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/B^0Q%20lled%20lamps/B%20^0%20Q%20LED%20lamp.JPG)

Andy

Edit: it still isn't working for me - another annoying red X
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: websterz on September 19, 2009, 09:49:02 PM
I've seen references to led machine lights on here, the latest being Stew's impressive 108 led affair. B&Q are selling 24 led clusters at about £6 each, and I bought a couple today to throw a little light on my Dore Westbury mill - quite a lot of light, actually. Each comes with 3 x AAA cells, but draws about half an amp according to my Avometer, so I'm rooting around my junkboxes for a =>1A wall wart giving either 4.5V (with the lamps in parallel) or 9V (series).

Sturdy plastic cases, and available in black as shown, or in a rather fetching blue. But that would clash with the DW decor.


(http://cid-3ab4bc392281c06a.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/B%5E0Q%20lled%20lamps/B%20%5E0%20Q%20LED%20lamp.JPG) 


My hidden agenda for this post is to see if I have worked out how to post pics. If it hasn't worked, then apologies and back to   :scratch: and :bang: until someone tells me the secret.

Cheers

Andy

Ahemmmmmm...that was websterz's 108 LED affair.   :poke: :whip:
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: sbwhart on September 20, 2009, 02:18:36 AM
Hi Andy

This link may help

http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=607.0

Good luck

Stew
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: andyf on September 20, 2009, 12:27:18 PM
"Ahemmmmmm...that was websterz's 108 LED affair" Sorry, webstersz. Mea maxima culpa :bow:

Thanks for your patience, Stew. I'll try again to insert a photo of B&Q's offering, .

(http://i689.photobucket.com/albums/vv257/andyf1108/BQLEDlamp.jpg)

If it appears, apologies for the quality.

Andy
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: andyf on September 20, 2009, 12:29:47 PM
 :D :D :D

Andy
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: sbwhart on September 20, 2009, 01:14:13 PM
Got the pics load and clear

Nice one Andy

Stew
Title: Re: B&Q led lights
Post by: Stilldrillin on September 21, 2009, 03:59:11 AM
"Perfic", Andy.....  :thumbup:

David D.