LED-desktop / workspace / keyboard lamp (IKEA Tertial hack)

This instructable will show you how to easily convert your old-fashioned IKEA Tertial desktop lamp into a more contemporary, energy efficient and better looking workspace, desktop or keyboard illumination device.



Note: This is my first instructable and I have done this conversion when I did not know instructables, so there are no THAT detailed photos of each and every step.
But its not that complicated to reproduce, if you know how to use a screwdriver.

Please do also note, that this instructable contains a little work on devices which conduct current, so only follow these steps at your own risk and if you know what you are doing, I am not responsible if you hurt or even kill yourself or burn down your house...

Step 1 What you need...

Materials:

an IKEA Tertial Lamp, some aluminum pipe with an inner diameter of 8 mm (length depending on the length of the LED-bar), an LED-bar kit including a transformator (discounter, hardware store, internet..., I got mine at "Aldi" in germany for cheap) (sorry, no original picture), some tiny (M3) PE-washers (metal washers should work, too), some self-cutting screws (usually equipped with the LED-bar kit).

Tools:

metal saw, drill, screwdriver, combination pliers, optionally some wire

Comments

[Thereyouhaveit]

Inception ! I never thought of using a LED bar except to replace that incandescent sucker with a LED Bulb