intelbion.blogg.se - Diy valve cover desk lamp

#Diy valve cover desk lamp free#

You have to connect the wires the right way (polarity) or your lamp will not work. Using pliers, strip a little of the ends of those wires (you may have to pull them apart a little). The last and final step is to reconnect the wires. (see the picture) Then just feed the wires through the conduit and out the other end.

#Diy valve cover desk lamp free#

If you did it right, one lamp should be free form the Y-junction and the other still attached. Cut it a few inches from the Y-junction where the two LED wires come together. Start by cutting the wire that goes to the lamp that you're using. You will have to cut the wire, pull it through the conduit and re-attach it. Unfortunately, because the LED thing is too wide and the other end has the power connector, you can't just pull the wire through the conduit. This wire should still be hanging out from the LED. The last thing to do is to pull the actual electrical wire that goes to the LED through. Okay, we're now going to move onto our first step. Unfortunately, I do not know the product number and the price, so you'll have to use the pictures below for reference. These brackets will be removed in a later step. The lamps also come with brackets attached so you can easily press-fit them onto IKEA furniture.

The lamps come in packs of two with the the power supply. Note that the color shown in this instructable has been discontinued -you can no longer buy the green lamps, which is why I got them cheap.

The LED lamp itself - these ready-made LED lamps came from IKEA's lightning department and can be purchased in several colors.

Buy three feet of it because you will need some sticking out of the conduit to mount it. Don't worry, you won't have to buy this in bulk because most hardware stores sell wire by the foot. It will also be wrapped around a clamp so you can mount your light somewhere.

Stiff and thick copper wire - This will be inserted into the electrical conduit so it will hold its shape and not unbend.

Look for the type that's about a quarter-inch. So, if you want just a little bit of it, you'll have to either buy a lot of it and save the rest for another project, or peek in construction dumpsters for a few scrap pieces. Unfortunately, this stuff is sold in rolls of 10 to 100 feet. You should get roughly 2 feet, but you can always trim it if it's too long. Usually this stuff is used in commercial buildings to guard the electrical wires.

Flexible Electrical Conduit - This is the part of the lamp that will make it flexible, look real good, and protect/hide the wires to the LEDs.

If you have access to drilling equipment, you should be able to make your own hole, no problem. Be sure it has a hole in the handle (the part you would normally grip to open it).

Small Clamp - This will be used to attach and mount your lamp on a desk, shelf, or wherever you need it.

Also, look at the picture at the bottom for reference) Materials: (because this isn't as straight-forward as the tools, I'll go a little more in-depth. If you have a hacksaw or other metal-cutting tool, get that out as well.

Note: If you have a drill, you can use that instead of the hole punch.

Hole punch (not the kind you find in an office, the kind that looks like a screwdriver but with a very sharp end).Big Pliers (for cutting through stiff electrical conduit.Little Pliers (for bending and cutting wire).Before beginning, gather these materials and tools: Tools: