Two self made LED down-lights, each with four 10mm high-intensity LEDs.

Details

In my old apartment, and before LED lights were cheap and everywhere, I build my own LED down-lights and put then in my kitchen cabinet. Two lights, each with four warm-white 10mm high-intensity LEDs, and a simple fuse and switch box. Powered by a 5 V AC adapter.

The LEDs had four chips, making them pretty bright, and they had a wide beam angle. At 10 lumens on each LED they weren’t flood lights exactly, but pretty good as cabinet lights.

They would have looked much better if embedded in the cabinet ceiling, I think I'm going to do that the next time…

Photos

Four 10mm high-intensity LEDs, in plastic enclosure
Inside enclosure, LEDs and resistors
Switch with fuse and LED indicator
Inside switch and fuse enclosure
Kitchen cabinet lights installed
Kitchen cabinet lights installed
Kitchen cabinet lights installed

Parts list

  • 3 × Enclosure, plastic (1591 FL), 100x50x25mm, flange
  • 1 × Fuse 5x20 mm, 800 mA, fast-acting
  • 1 × Fuse holder, panel, 5x20mm, PTF30
  • 8 × LED 10mm clear, White (warm), 3.4V, 80mA, 10lm, 50°
  • 1 × LED 5mm, Red, 2.0V, 20mA
  • 1 × LED holder 5mm, Black plastic
  • 1 × Power jack, panel, 2.1mm, plastic housing
  • 1 × Resistor, carbon film, 0.25W, 330 Ω, 5%
  • 8 × Resistor, metal film, 0.6W, 22 Ω, 1%
  • 1 m Wire, stranded, 2-cores, 0.50mm2, Grey

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