Simple IKEA Ledberg Computer Ambilight

Yey, my First Instructable :D

In this Instructable I will show you how to build a simple warm-white Ambilight from the IKEA Ledberg LED-Strips.

At first the Materials:

1x IKEA Ledberg (3 LED Strips + Power Supply)
Some Wire
Solder
Double Sided Adhesive Tape


Tools:

Small Drill bit (2mm oder smaller)
Something to use the Drill (Dremel, Drillpress, Cordless Drill)
Soldering Iron
3rd Hand (Optional)
Diagonal Pliers
Wire Stripper
Voltmeter (optional)

Step 1 Get rid of the Housing

The Ledberg LED Strips are designed to  create one big Strip by just sticking them together.
But we want to have 3 single Strips with 2 90° Angles in between (Right, Top and Left)
In order of achieving this we need to get Rid of the Housing. 

Use the Drillbit and your Drill to push the little securing pin into the Housing.
You don't need to drill! Just push it!
You need to to that 3 times as we have 3 Strips with one Pin each.

After removing the Pin you can just ull the strip out of the Housing.

Comments

[pwillikers]

Thanks for the tip. I just installed the lights under a counter with 45 degree angles by soldering flexible leads just as you did Excellent.

[dennisjudd]

cool, so how are you liking it so far?

[ffavre]

they are very nice :D
now i can turn off the ceiling light while gaming without recieving eye strain :)

[FetterChiller]

Now, u only need a software plus interface to control the brightness correspondent to what is shown on the screen.
Nice one. But I'd like even more to see an instructable 'bout ur t4e-sign ;D

[ffavre]

that's why i call it "simple" :D
it's just on oder off^^
but even that helps to prevent eye strain :)

The LED sign tutourial will come if i build another one!