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How to make a small DIY LED Projector

Step 7Daylight test

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I posted a video here with a daylight test of the projector. Also i posted a few pictures, some of the portable battery unit i made for it, so I can project anywhere and some pictures of the new High Power LED i got today from Hong Kong, this one is rated 1800lm and i will be making another projector with it, this time with a 3.5" LCD, a bit bigger but a lot more pixels so hopefully the quality will be better. I will keep you all posted. Thank you for rate an comments.

My second LED projector is finished! You can see here.

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May 2, 2011. 7:21 AMMostBrainy says:
hey newtonn2 i hav got everything needed but i hav searched everywhere i cannot find a 10w or 20w i got a 3 watt led but because of wrong voltage input it is now not working now so i hav only a 1 watt led .....is it enough.........and one more thing i cannot convince my dad to by another 3 watt so say anything except that.............................waitin for ur reply soon
Oct 24, 2011. 9:58 PMqwerty156 says:
You can use a cheapy halogen light
Jul 8, 2011. 3:15 AMatselikas says:
search on www.ebay.com high power led
May 14, 2011. 5:54 PMsteve000 says:
dealextreme mate... check there
Dec 8, 2010. 12:40 PMcptsilvertooth says:
Great job! I'm a little scared about all the electricity involved, but I can't wait to try it!
Question: would using 2 of the high powered leds double the lumens and would you foresee any problems with doing that?
Thanks!
Dec 22, 2009. 7:09 PMalphatrio says:
 I came across your DIY after I posted I my Instructables (http://www.instructables.com/id/Powerful-video-light-under-100/). I bought similar 20W LED from DealExtreme (http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.5848) for my video light project. Just letting everyone know where to buy the 20W LED. Make sure you have a heatsink when testing this LED, it gets hot within 4 seconds.
Sep 15, 2009. 1:21 PMsavagenight says:
hey man!!!i am from hong kong!!!!!! you are awesome!!!!!! by the way,i am doing a project about this too!!!!! could you tell me where u buy the led and the mp4? may be tell me the name of the mp4 or the home page ok? thank you very very much!!!!!!!!!
Dec 2, 2009. 5:34 PMdnelaa says:
hello negwtonn2 great work man !!..
i am thinking doing this project,, but! i am too new with this :)
can you tell me the links on eBay were you bought the LED, the lens and so on ?
thank you!!!
Dec 13, 2009. 7:22 AMdnelaa says:
newtonn2 what do you think of this led and ac driver? :  led+driver
how hot that will be and with what kind of cooler i need to add to it..?
also i don't understand why i need a driver..can i just get dc power that fits and that will do ..?




Dec 14, 2009. 7:37 PMdnelaa says:
Thank you newtonn2 for your opinion about the Led - thinking about buying this led and the 3.5# monitor.
take a look at this sketch i made - the tablet  stands in  A4 paper size (standard printing paper) - do you think the parts will stand , i mean the distance between the lens, the mirror, ext ...is  it  ok? do you think i should drop the mirror and just do it straight  .
correct me if i am wrong - Thank you very much for your help!
Dec 16, 2009. 7:21 AMdnelaa says:
dnelaa says: newtonn2 the templated glass is just to be sure.. i mean i dont know how hot the led will be that might damge the lcd.

but if  you say no need than what do you think the distance should be between the led to the the fresnel lens  ..?

BTW how hot do think your 20W led is about without the heat sink -?

something else about your project here.. i pay attention that the Projection screen corners are slightly rounded and not squared as your other project that you made using an OHP.. is it the projector lens or do i miss something ?
THANK YOU so much - you're great help !
Dec 3, 2009. 2:13 PMdnelaa says:
i see ..ok.
what about the led , the lamp ext .. any links to eBay ?
another question if i may ask, is your mp4 support IN video composite..? 
most of the simple mp4 goes only with flash memory and not with in video  composite.
Dec 6, 2009. 8:34 PMdnelaa says:
hi  again newtonn2 - thanks so much for the info.!
i think i would go for 3.5 inch lcd video monitor it has video in too hop that will work.
btw .. i just looked around for led and i found a led with - 50w white 4000 lumen. - for 25$.is it possible? and does it realy give this effect?
here the link :
http://cgi.ebay.com/High-Quality-50W-White-4000-Lumen-Save-Power-LED-F-S_W0QQitemZ270495360632QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3efac7a678
Dec 7, 2009. 7:41 AMdnelaa says:
ok i take your advice for the lcd !  thank you :)
about the led..well the led itself as you see cost like 25$ but when you buy together with the LED driver -is another story..(130$) any idea how to get a dc power that fits that kind of  led..don't tell me to build one  - NO WAY ..lol


Sep 18, 2009. 10:17 AMsavagenight says:
i bought the led and heat sink today!cost about $120HKD. it look like yours,but i dont know it is 10w or 20w,the sales just know it is 12v. also i broke a mp4 today.....as it do not have any screw on it.....i use a knife try to open it,and then the lcd broken .....so sad..
Sep 19, 2009. 7:40 AMsavagenight says:
hello,i have got this materials so far,
a led, a heat sink with fans, a broken lcd mp4,two unknown focal length lens( a convex lens & fresnel lens)
and im planning to buy another mp4 as follow,1.8" 160x128,
do u think its work?
please give me some comments and suggestions,
thanks a lot=]
Sep 28, 2009. 8:07 AMagis68 says:
why don't u buy an ipod touch 2nd gen?
Sep 20, 2009. 9:31 AMsavagenight says:
do u know my led look like is 10w or 20w?
Sep 21, 2009. 8:21 AMngaiki says:
hi savagenight i'm from hk too,
so did you buy that LED from shen shui po?
i saw that too in one of the stores there.
but i found it really expensive. i guess it should be a 20W for that price. (another assumption is that it works between 12V to 14V with 1.X A. then that should add up with a rated power of at least 20W ) . you'd better ask for the maximum current allowed. that's crucial. it'll drive you crazy if your driver burns the expensive LED. though you'll be able to save part of those chips inside if you act quick enough.
i went to shenzhen with my friend an bought a 20W LED for just RMB$90 with the condenser lens. but if you go there make sure you got lots of stuffs in your shopping list to balance the transportation fee to shenzhen.
yet i bought a brighter 30W from ebay and it costs me around HK$280. i've finished the whole driver for my player, led and the fan and pack them in a PCB. and that works well too. and i'm waiting for the projection lens from the US. hope it arrives soon so i can start the installation. here's the picture of my driver set and the after-connection. and again thanks for newtonn2's instructable and his inspiration. cheers =]
Sep 21, 2009. 11:26 AMsavagenight says:
hi ngaiki!
i did really buy it from shen shui po,haha
it cost HKD$99 each, it has 9 chips inside, and they just told me work at 12v,
thanks for your advice,i will go ask them again.
besides, could you teach me how you make the circuit ?(it would be great if you also know how to make it work with rechargeable battery too)
on the other hand, what mp4 are you using?
infact, i want to make the projector size as small as it can, but its hard to find a mp4 lcd which is under 2" with not bad resolution.
thank you very very much for your reply and teaching,(specially with those photos).
also, thanks for newtonn2's instructable. =]
Sep 23, 2009. 10:29 PMngaiki says:
yea then i think newtonn2 is right, it should be a 10W led, sorry.
the mp4 i'm using was the 4.3" 'ainol'. it's expensive but it got whole lot more pixels then an ordinary 4.3". i don't know if the whole picture could pass through the projection lens but i'm just trying to make it happen. if that doens't work i'm gonna buy a 2.5" to 3" one. i guess 1.8" will not produce a satisfactory result. (unless u really enjoy the 'pixels' =p) i assure u that a 3 inch screen won't be too big. btw why do you wanna use rechargeable batteries?
Sep 25, 2009. 3:12 AMsavagenight says:
because my project require me to make a portable projector....
Sep 25, 2009. 6:11 AMngaiki says:
i don't know if the batteries could stand that long. the LED, fan and portable media player will take up quite an amount of energy from the batteries..anyways i think you still need a magnifying glass as the projection lens. but i guess the quality won't be as sharp as using a triplet. if that's a school project, you could simply save your money for a normal magnifying glass and you should check the focal length before you buy it. make sure it fits your fresnel lens. =]
just a suggestions, search for more on the net =p
Sep 26, 2009. 7:25 AMsavagenight says:
thanks for remind me finding a trpilet projection lens,do u know where can i buy one in hk? really thanks so much!!!!ngsiki
Jul 1, 2009. 12:59 PMmaxpower49 says:
let me know when you post the new one
Aug 16, 2009. 12:50 PMlahermano says:
Hi Guys, Impressive. I just want to start building my project as well. I want to know where i can find the projection lens that cheap. Pardon my ignorance, Just wondering if we can use a zoom lens for one off the SLR photo cameras that i have .. It is probably designed to Zoom In rather than Zoom out. Thanks
Aug 27, 2009. 10:05 PMngaiki says:
i've search for "camera lens as projection lens" and there's one post said that's impossible because the traditional camera lens won't be able to collect the whole image from the LCD panel unless the panel is a matchbox-size. It seems to be correct but then i wonder is it possible for the fresnel lens or the other lens to correct the path of the light rays so that the whole image could pass through the camera lens? or does anyone knows if the slr lens could work without any extra lenses? i still could not do the test because i don't have all the things i need right now. (light source is not arrived yet...) It would be great if somebody knows the theory. =]

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