Introduction: How to Make a Super-bright LED Light Panel (for Video Work Etc)

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Here's how to make a super-bright LED light panel. It's equivalent to a

1000w incandescent light bulb, and it's super useful for video work as it has a daylight colour temperature and doesn't use PWM for dimming. There are 900 individual LEDs in this panel, which is why it's so bright.

Here's a list of parts:

3x 5m 'natural white' 5050 LED strips:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/140910799335 (reliable seller)

step-down voltage regulator:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat...

a sheet of 6mm MDF

a sheet of 18mm MDF

a camera shoe extension

2x aluminium tubes or wooden dowels

a 22k potentiometer and knob

a switch

magnet wire

6.8k resistor

a set of TX connectors

small & medium wood screws

a sheet of plexiglass.

12 awg wire

a small fan

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