Philips Hue Lightstrip ceiling lamp with printed diffusor for desk, dining table, kitchen, ..
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This is an DIY ceiling lamp made of a Philips Hue Lightstrip and 2m 25mm x 25mm aluminium profile. I build this lamp a few years ago and now I decided to give it an upgrade with diffusor, a suitable electronic box and small hooks for mounting. You will need: •Philips Hue Lightstrip, 1 or 2m (or similar if wanted) •90° aluminium profile 25mm x 25mm, 1 or 2m •extension cable with a small (!) socket •4 screws M3x6 •2 screw hooks •2-3m thin cord •2-3 cable tie sockets •approx. 150g transparent filament (PLA or PETG) •approx. 150-200g filament (PETG or ABS, wouldn't recommend PLA) •the glue of your choice (hotglue will not work), like strong double-sided tape, superglue (•reflective foil) You will also need a 2,5mm drill bit and a M3 tapper Step 1: Printing the parts 2x Hook 1x Electronic Box 1x Electronic Box Cover 1x Electronic Box Cover-Spacer (Accent Color) (USE SUPPORTS!) Diffusor (length and amount depends on your printer and your desired lamp length) LED Strip Mount (same as Diffusor) The Diffusor and the LED Strip Mount are 10mm long. You can scale them up in the appropriate dimension to match your bed size. I printed 8 pieces with 2500mm each for my 2m lamp. Step 2: Tape down the Led Mounts They are triangle shaped to match the inner rectangle of the profile. Use the glue of your choice to glue down all the mounts over the whole length. Hotglue won't work that well. It's cooling off immediately as the aluminium is absorbing the heat in a few seconds Step 3: Dismantle the Philips Hue lightstrip (skip this, if you're not using Philips Hue or don't care about the max. brightness) Carefully remove the silicone cover from the Philips Hue lightstrip. IMO it reduces the brightness a bit. Step 4: Use the glue of your choice to glue down the lightstrip on the mount you just glued in place. If you have reflective foil, it's time to tape that also down on the inner side of the profile to improve the reflectiveness and make the light as soft as possible. Step 5: Take the hooks, place them symmetrical on the profile, mark the 4 wholes, use a 2,5mm drill to drill the holes and tap them with the M3 tapper. After that use the 4 screws to install the hooks. Step 6: Slide on all the diffusors , With a bit of force you can also clip them on, but I would recommend to slide them on. Step 7 is pretty much forward as it's more or less installing a normal Lamp, but this time you have to place the socket from an extension cable and the power adapter from the lightstrip inside the self printed electronic box and connect them. The electronic box surrounds on of the hooks. I guess it's pretty much self explaing, but I will upload some photos in the near future. I will also design some end caps for the profile in the next days
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