This is great info thank you. I am a new subscriber! If I buy 20 one meter strip of this LED to create a 1200 light panel. DO you think the same battery configuration you have here will work?
Need more details. 2 different batts in the parts list. Why? How to wire it all? How do you charge the batteries and is this designed so you can pop the dead battery off and replace it with a fresh one? Another viewer suggested a voltage checker. Where does this fit into the design and how is it connected? Possible to fold over the strips and avoid soldering? Love what you guys have posted - just need more info for those of us who have never done this?
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Im thinking about doing a Bi-color changing 1200 LED. The problem I've run into is that it's going to require aprrox. 100 Watts. 100 W in 12 volts equals 8.3 Amps. I cant seem to find any batteries that outputs more than 1A due to the inner resitance of the battery. Have you had any thoughts on that planning your coming, bigger LED panel?
@tajpibrallan Thanks! I have not really given any thought to it since we are using the same Li-Po batteries we use in our planes which pull about 30 amps. I would recommend looking into RC Car Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh batteries which are cheaper then Li-Pos.
Considered using Rosco color Gels to change the light temperature?? Youre aiming for 5500-6000 kelvin for daylight balanced, but i guess you know that already.
Any thoughts on mounting the light panels once you assemble them? A c-stand was my first thought, or a super clamp to go with my existing light stand, but maybe a cheaper option is out there? Brilliant idea, by the way! Thanks for sharing!
what about wattage? I see there are different kind of LEDs of up to 14 watt. What kind are you using in the video and how does it effect the "battery requirements" - thanks
@Terrk23 I saw the link but there is no watt info ^^ and I'm from Europe so I'd be better of ordering from a local store. But would have to find an equivalent so that's why I'm asking for more info on the LED's specs. Thanks.
You can dispense with the servo controller and ESC by getting a PWM LED controller. Amazon sells some: search for "PWM Dimming Controller For LED Lights or Ribbon, 12 Volt 8 Amp". They are also on eBay. With two of these and alternating cool white and warm white LED strips, you get an adjustable color temperature light.
I have some LED strips that are not really strong enough even with my 240 LED ring light setup.. (search my uploads for '28', there's a lens review where I used only that light, and I show it in the video as well)
Would you be willing to post a photo of how bright these are from the camera's point of view? for example, pointing at a wall from 2 meters at f4, 1/50th, 400ISO. I'd be happy to post the same test as well (with only 120 on) to compare the different LEDs.
Good to know thanks. You could also try your manual white balance controls on your camera and eyeball it in a pinch to "see" what seems white with a white card or so. It'll at least give you a rough idea if they're daylight balanced, or tungsten like, etc. Just take it off AWB. =>
@digitalcyclopscom Well as we said in the video they have a slight blue tent, so they are a lot closer to daylight color then tungsten, but even on daylight it slightly blue. We have just been setting up a custom white balance on it, and it works perfectly. Haha! AWB is for local news stations!
The servo controller in the description is different, but it works just the same.it also has a metal housing which is better then the plastic housing!
Very cool guys! Have you checked what color temp these suckers put out? As an additional comment, instead of soldering the points (it would be a bit of a waste) could you not have just bent the LED strips while still orienting them forward in a "U" shape?
@digitalcyclopscom We havnt officially checked the color temp, and I don't have a meter, but I might could take a picture with it, load it into Lightroom and see what it says. The LED strips are flat, so they are flexible up and down, but not side to side. So unfortunately they have to be soldered.
@mkl687 Connecting the servo adjuster, ESC(Electronic Speed Controller), and battery is really pretty simple, and self explanatory. The only thing there really is to do is putting some kind of connector on the battery, and ESC wires, which just depends on what kind of battery pack you are using, and what kind of connectors you want to use. There are hundred of servos adjusters out there, but they all do essentially the same thing.
@mkl687 The amount of LEDs just depends on how big of a set youre trying to light, how far away the lights will be, etc. I would say to just get as many LEDs as you can reasonably afford. It's much better to have too much light, and be able to dim them down to get perfect lighting then to have too little light.
This is great info thank you. I am a new subscriber! If I buy 20 one meter strip of this LED to create a 1200 light panel. DO you think the same battery configuration you have here will work?
sbusumacinta 3 days ago
Great DIY idea, thanks for sharing. How good is the CRI on these? Is it over 75?
DrgDrg 1 week ago
Need more details. 2 different batts in the parts list. Why? How to wire it all? How do you charge the batteries and is this designed so you can pop the dead battery off and replace it with a fresh one? Another viewer suggested a voltage checker. Where does this fit into the design and how is it connected? Possible to fold over the strips and avoid soldering? Love what you guys have posted - just need more info for those of us who have never done this?
dcoplan1 1 week ago
This is one of the most useful tutorial I've seen in a long time! Thanks. This give me some ideas to work from.
peterwXXX 2 weeks ago
I found 2 meter strips that are mutticolor and dimamble
Do i need to do your stuff to dim them or a dimable strip is the easy way to do?
What about the connecting? any harder?
akaloith 2 weeks ago
How can i know what battery is needed?
Ok lets say i want to make a
30led x 17 led = 510 led
The horizontal length would be 0,5 m and the total length 8,5m
thats all i can count taking care of the 16:9 aspect ratio i want
But what about the battery? Watt? Ampere? What about the other stuff?
akaloith 2 weeks ago
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akaloith 2 weeks ago
where is the wiring diagram? can you post?
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hello i have a question so can i plug my 30 X 3 watt high power led to my 100 watt driver without resistor??
moto123cross 1 month ago
Works great!!! I built one for videography lighting on my filming rig.
Only have 1 question: The Li-Po batteries are not allowed to go below a certain voltage. How do you check that?
lightads 2 months ago
@lightads @lightads You can use a voltage checker
hit up amazon and search for "Integy Digital LiPo Voltage Checker"
They are only 8 bucks! And they work wonders to make sure you battery doesn't drop below 10! You can drop lower, but I wouldn't recommend it!
Terrk23 2 weeks ago
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Janekim2011 2 months ago
Hi! Great video, love the idea!
Im thinking about doing a Bi-color changing 1200 LED. The problem I've run into is that it's going to require aprrox. 100 Watts. 100 W in 12 volts equals 8.3 Amps. I cant seem to find any batteries that outputs more than 1A due to the inner resitance of the battery. Have you had any thoughts on that planning your coming, bigger LED panel?
tajpibrallan 4 months ago
@tajpibrallan Thanks! I have not really given any thought to it since we are using the same Li-Po batteries we use in our planes which pull about 30 amps. I would recommend looking into RC Car Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh batteries which are cheaper then Li-Pos.
DTapeProductions 4 months ago
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tajpibrallan 4 months ago
Thanks for the quick reply, I found a 3 cell, 11.1V, 20C, 52000mah Li-Po for 22 dollars incl. shipping.
They put out a lot of amps, theyre cheap and have a good capacity. Thanks for the tip!
tajpibrallan 4 months ago
Considered using Rosco color Gels to change the light temperature?? Youre aiming for 5500-6000 kelvin for daylight balanced, but i guess you know that already.
Good work guys!
TheOriginalJoeBloggs 4 months ago
Any thoughts on mounting the light panels once you assemble them? A c-stand was my first thought, or a super clamp to go with my existing light stand, but maybe a cheaper option is out there? Brilliant idea, by the way! Thanks for sharing!
allenc9 4 months ago
what about wattage? I see there are different kind of LEDs of up to 14 watt. What kind are you using in the video and how does it effect the "battery requirements" - thanks
CybertronicStudios 4 months ago
@CybertronicStudios The ones we are using are the ones in the description.
Terrk23 4 months ago
@Terrk23 I saw the link but there is no watt info ^^ and I'm from Europe so I'd be better of ordering from a local store. But would have to find an equivalent so that's why I'm asking for more info on the LED's specs. Thanks.
CybertronicStudios 4 months ago
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tizzleforrizzle 4 months ago
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DTapeProductions 4 months ago 7
@tizzleforrizzle They said the same thing about your mom but she had you didn't she?
sensoryhouse 4 months ago
You can dispense with the servo controller and ESC by getting a PWM LED controller. Amazon sells some: search for "PWM Dimming Controller For LED Lights or Ribbon, 12 Volt 8 Amp". They are also on eBay. With two of these and alternating cool white and warm white LED strips, you get an adjustable color temperature light.
MrGrumpierstiltskin 5 months ago
Couldn't you add some yellow lights to warm it up a bit?
sensoryhouse 5 months ago
Brilliant build! Subed! :D
I have some LED strips that are not really strong enough even with my 240 LED ring light setup.. (search my uploads for '28', there's a lens review where I used only that light, and I show it in the video as well)
Would you be willing to post a photo of how bright these are from the camera's point of view? for example, pointing at a wall from 2 meters at f4, 1/50th, 400ISO. I'd be happy to post the same test as well (with only 120 on) to compare the different LEDs.
NitsanPictures 5 months ago
Thanks guys. Great info.
laughingcrows 5 months ago
Good to know thanks. You could also try your manual white balance controls on your camera and eyeball it in a pinch to "see" what seems white with a white card or so. It'll at least give you a rough idea if they're daylight balanced, or tungsten like, etc. Just take it off AWB. =>
digitalcyclopscom 5 months ago
@digitalcyclopscom Well as we said in the video they have a slight blue tent, so they are a lot closer to daylight color then tungsten, but even on daylight it slightly blue. We have just been setting up a custom white balance on it, and it works perfectly. Haha! AWB is for local news stations!
DTapeProductions 5 months ago
The servo controller in the description is different, but it works just the same.it also has a metal housing which is better then the plastic housing!
Terrk23 5 months ago
Very cool guys! Have you checked what color temp these suckers put out? As an additional comment, instead of soldering the points (it would be a bit of a waste) could you not have just bent the LED strips while still orienting them forward in a "U" shape?
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@digitalcyclopscom We havnt officially checked the color temp, and I don't have a meter, but I might could take a picture with it, load it into Lightroom and see what it says. The LED strips are flat, so they are flexible up and down, but not side to side. So unfortunately they have to be soldered.
DTapeProductions 5 months ago
One more thing. How many LEDs would you say you need for a key light?
mkl687 5 months ago
@mkl687 Connecting the servo adjuster, ESC(Electronic Speed Controller), and battery is really pretty simple, and self explanatory. The only thing there really is to do is putting some kind of connector on the battery, and ESC wires, which just depends on what kind of battery pack you are using, and what kind of connectors you want to use. There are hundred of servos adjusters out there, but they all do essentially the same thing.
DTapeProductions 5 months ago
@mkl687 The amount of LEDs just depends on how big of a set youre trying to light, how far away the lights will be, etc. I would say to just get as many LEDs as you can reasonably afford. It's much better to have too much light, and be able to dim them down to get perfect lighting then to have too little light.
DTapeProductions 5 months ago
Also the servo you have is different than the one in the description.
mkl687 5 months ago
SO Sweet! Could you also do a video of how to wire the Servo, battery, and speed controller? Maybe thats a stupid question? :)
Great idea guys.
mkl687 5 months ago 2