Need Ideas - 7 inch Circle of light to shine through CoroPlast

[Rick Childers]

I am looking for ideas. I need to create a 7 inch circle of light, bright enough to shine through CoroPlast. I am re-designing my "House Face", and I need to create the pupil of an eye, bright enough to shine through a sheet of CoroPlast.

Last year, I drilled 150 holes for each pupil, and pressed incandescent lights through to create the eyes. Although this worked out, I was not happy with the design for a number of reasons.

This year, I need to hide the unlit pupils behind a white sheet of coroplast so they do not show when off. I need the light to be blue, or green, does not matter which. I do not want to use incan lights this year. Light rope does not seem to be bright enough.

Any Ideas?



Here is what it looked like last year:

[scubado]

Get a roll of RGB ribbon and cut off what you need and have extra for another project. You can make the eyes any color you want.

[Rick Childers]

I have been considering that, and it is a great idea. The only problem is I want more LEDS than the normal spacing in a 5050 strip. Do you know of any LED strips that have more LEDs per inch?

Thanks for your earlier response too

[Rick Childers]

Ok, I am new to DMX, and learning about the different RGB strips this year. I found the strips that have 300 LEd's per 5 meters instead of the 150

[james campbell]

you don't need dmx to control rgb strips,so being new to dmx is no problem. all you need is a lor dc controller and a power supply. It works in line like other lor controllers and programs in you sequence as an rgb channel

[Denny]

Rick Childers wrote:

I have been considering that, and it is a great idea. The only problem is I want more LEDS than the normal spacing in a 5050 strip. Do you know of any LED strips that have more LEDs per inch?

Thanks for your earlier response too

these led strips have 60 leds per meter vs 30. http://www.diyledexpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=51&zenid=cad1ffaf21486036a49a6afc1e1ce7b9

[scubado]

I have also seen 90/meter and I think I have even seen 120/meter. Some were an older led and not as bright as the 5050.