Lights, LED Lights, Rope Lights

08Oct09

There is every light you could ever imagine available on www.1000bulbs.com , colored lights included. It’s very overwhelming. Consider yourself warned. Below is a comparison of LED lights at different temperatures and an incandescent light.

Left: Daylight White

Middle: Warm White

Right: Incandescent

These are all 5mm LED retrofit cluster lamps, and are all classified as “warm white” in color.

And now what everyone has been joking about – LED rope lights. Yes, you can cut them at certain increments. You can also buy waterproof strands. They are available in a single strand, “2 wire” for a constant light source or “3 wire” for special effects. There are controllers you can buy as well, for as low as $75, that can make the lights dim or change color. Watch a video of that Here. They can also do obnoxious things like flash and chase. Find more information at www.del-lighting.com.

Left: Cool White

Right: Warm White

Below: Pure White

Here are single-strand LED rope lights available in a variety of colors. They come in 1/2″,  3/8″, and 5/8″ diameter for the most part.

This strand of rope lights runs through the bar top, and it is mortised into the oak and with a cast in place resin poured over the top.

Other applications of LED rope lights:

I also stumbled upon an interactive LED coffee table. Watch a video of that here.

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