/diy/ - Do It Yourself

OP here again.
I'm ok with up to $15/strip if it's really bright/high quality

>>1285692
WS2812B

>>1285692
>light under a car
what for?

>>1285692
Head. Lamp.
Why didn't you listen?

>>1285692
You know cars leak oil and or rust right?

>>1285704
Light autist here. Don't get these unless you plan on making a controller yourself. Get 5050's or something else in 12V. You can get the lights, controller, and power supply for about $15 for 5M.

Also, most LED strips you will look at are just for people putting up accent lighting and such. If you want powerful LEDs in a strip you will have to make your own thing and pay way more than $15.

>>1285692
okie dokie.
you have rope light and you have led tape, you probably want tape.
tape comes in three basic types, one colour, multi colour, individually controllable.
individually controllable means you can control the colour of each led individually these use ws2812 leds which is an RGB led with a ws2811 IC built in. they need a computer control. i doubt you want that, you want them all white. same for multi colour, these come with a remote usually and let you set the colour for the whole strip, sometimes they do funny patterns too.

single colour tape is exactly that, all leds are one single colour, can't be changed.

usually they come on 5m rolls, i have never ordered a 10m roll but i'm wiling to bet they send you two rolls of 5m. every 3 leds there is a mark where you can cut the strip, if you are up to it you can solder wires on to join it to another strip.

there are different sizes available, most common i'd say is 5050, means the physical led is 5mm x 5mm square, other sizes exist. the density varies also, i think most common is 60 leds per meter giving 300 leds for 5 meters, i think you can get 30 or 15 per meter also.
size and density only really affects brightness and also how much power. leds don't use much power though.

some tapes can run on 5v but it think its mainly ws2812 tapes, 12v is way more common. the tape might come with a dc barrel socket to connect to a power supply, it might come with a power supply. it might not.

Get one of these (search for LED pocket flood light). Fixed lights are much less flexible.

>>1285726
>leds don't use much power
Single color 4.8W/m, RGB 14.4W/m
Adequate cooling required.

I put some led light strips in my shed. Plenty of light for me.
2 sets, 5m per set, roughly 15$ a set i think
youtu.be / G853E2mseZI

>>1285729
>>1285757
Amazon has that UL listed led strips of 16 feet I think for 19, but you gotta weld the wires. They run at 12 volt. I took a section and placed in the trunk om a thin wood veneer, wired the trunk wires to the strip,and the results are surprising. Its been in use since, march of this year.

OP here with more info:

I fix cars for fun (mines and friend's).
My garage has a lot of overhead lights
I have all sorts of moving light sources but most/all are difficult to use in some situations.
I want something that will give me a lot of light under the car (from all sides) leaving just a small fraction of situations where I'll need a small flashlight.
I only care about white LEDs (cold or warm, it doesn't matter)
I painted the floor white and I covered it in clear epoxy. The white is for light, the epoxy is for cleaning (you can literally wipe off ANYTHING)

Reading/watching google/youtube, I couldn't find an impartial or trustworthy comparison of different types of LED strips (5050, 5630, 3527, 7020 etc etc) when it comes to light output (the only thing that interests me)
All of those I've seen are either from sellers advertising their brand (that always comes on top, of course) or from regular people that aren't very informative.

>>1286158
Post boipucci tho

>>1286158
A 5050 LED strip will give you a great amount of light and they're also cheap, if you want even more light buy a 5730 (or 5730) LED strip.
Those are pretty much the three most used LED types.
https://www.12vmonster.com/blogs/product-questions/7698543-so-what-the-the-difference-between-a-3528-led-5050-led-and-5630-5730-led

You could put lights in the floor if you want, but that will involve having to make channels for the wires too. You could try making a groove and inserting pic related, which are aluminum profiles for LEDs designed for similar purposes. Not sure how the plastic will hold over time, but you can always pop it out and replace it.

>>1285720

>leak rust

Da fuq

>>1286184
You're telling me you've never had an old shit car leak rust spots every time it rains? The water gets trapped and brings the brown goo out if whatever hole it can find

you're better off with a point light source. the cheap shitty green LEDs are horrible. anyway, consider why headlights are clear instead of frosted, why a properly collimated, focused light source is far superior.

speaking from experience using LED light. it's far easier to focus your eyes and make shit out when things form proper shadows instead of horrible diffuse shadowless disorientating bullshit lighting.

you're still going to need a hand light because the ambient light is going to ruin your night vision so dark shit is still going to look dark, moreso as you blast the room with light.

I'd also recommend looking into the genuine cree 10W LEDs. they take a bit of extra work. you've got to solder the tiny 5x5mm chips to stars then mount the stars to heatsinks then you also probably want a lens. you can pay a little extra for the high color rendering index (normal white light instead of shitty green bullshit) I use the 10w cree lamps and have a 100w chink cob. I only get the chink cob out when i need ridiculous amounts of light.

>>1285692
>light under a car in garage

I always use mechanics lights. Fixed lighting has a way of shining directly in your eyes at an inopportune time. And then you can't move it.

This is seriously the most autistic board on 4chan. Faggots suggesting building LED strips and shit. If you want to do that then look at this and take a guess at how many strips you'll need.

Otherwise, do it the easy way. Pic related. Not mine but I have one, they're damn bright.

>>1287049
Forgot link.
https://youtu.be/zfRDSe-0HLA

>>1287049
Also, don't do what this retard did, install outlets on the ceiling or permanently wire them.

>>1287049
maybe actual say what we are seeing there so its any help

just get some light tube armatures. Slap a long cord on them and shove them wherever needed. Lots of indirect light, seems to be fairly durable, and cheap.