B&Q led lights

[andyf]

I've seen references to led machine lights on here, the latest being Stew's impressive 108 led affair. B&Q are selling 24 led clusters at about £6 each, and I bought a couple today to throw a little light on my Dore Westbury mill - quite a lot of light, actually. Each comes with 3 x AAA cells, but draws about half an amp according to my Avometer, so I'm rooting around my junkboxes for a =>1A wall wart giving either 4.5V (with the lamps in parallel) or 9V (series).

Sturdy plastic cases, and available in black as shown, or in a rather fetching blue. But that would clash with the DW decor.


 


My hidden agenda for this post is to see if I have worked out how to post pics. If it hasn't worked, then apologies and back to    and until someone tells me the secret.

Cheers

Andy

[sbwhart]

Hi Andy thanks for the B and Q light tip I'll check them out.

Best way to post pics is to open a photobucket account load the pic on then then copy them over from it to the forum, thats the way I do it.

Good luck

Stew

[raynerd]

Off to BQ tomorrow so will take a look as I am looking a light mod for each of my machines.

Chris

[andyf]

Thanks, Stew. I'll try again with the image - don't know if you saw it, but all I got when I looked at my post was one of those irksome little boxes with a red X in it. Have uploaded image to Photobucket as instructed - oddly, it's stored on Skydrive. So was the abortive one.

Despite having four of them in various states of decrepitude, I've never really got on with these whaddyoucallums with keyboards since CP/M went out.



Andy

Edit: it still isn't working for me - another annoying red X

[websterz]

I've seen references to led machine lights on here, the latest being Stew's impressive 108 led affair. B&Q are selling 24 led clusters at about £6 each, and I bought a couple today to throw a little light on my Dore Westbury mill - quite a lot of light, actually. Each comes with 3 x AAA cells, but draws about half an amp according to my Avometer, so I'm rooting around my junkboxes for a =>1A wall wart giving either 4.5V (with the lamps in parallel) or 9V (series).

Sturdy plastic cases, and available in black as shown, or in a rather fetching blue. But that would clash with the DW decor.


 


My hidden agenda for this post is to see if I have worked out how to post pics. If it hasn't worked, then apologies and back to    and until someone tells me the secret.

Cheers

Andy

Ahemmmmmm...that was websterz's 108 LED affair.   

[sbwhart]

Hi Andy

This link may help

http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=607.0

Good luck

Stew

[andyf]

"Ahemmmmmm...that was websterz's 108 LED affair" Sorry, webstersz. Mea maxima culpa

Thanks for your patience, Stew. I'll try again to insert a photo of B&Q's offering, .



If it appears, apologies for the quality.

Andy

[andyf]

 

Andy

[sbwhart]

Got the pics load and clear

Nice one Andy

Stew

[Stilldrillin]

"Perfic", Andy..... 

David D.