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Best LED strips for DIY lighting? (hexbear.net)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Looking for something with warm hues (should be available with any rgb right?) and a long lifetime. I dont want to ever replace light fixtures again. Any help / suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I would probably try to keep my first install simple, expanding later if I want. Ive got 12 ft ceilings, so I was thinking about installing hooks / anchors on the cieling to hold the LED strips and then 3 mm semi translucent acrylic panels suspended below that. Havent looked at drivers too in-depth, Ive worked with one from Amazon, cut off the controller board and set up a potentiometer to change the pwm signal to get a dimming effect. Ill probably dig arojnd to see if theres something a little more out of the box.

havent had the time to get home automation going, its just too low on my list of priorities