RGB Changing LED Lamp With IR Remote Control

by goethes

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Intro: RGB Changing LED Lamp With IR Remote Control

I have an old but beautiful IKEA lamp, however the 12V 20W halogen bulb it used is broken now. The idea of replacing it with LEDs came up days ago, luckily I got a LED controller along with a SMD RGB LED strip, so I decided to give it a try.

STEP 1: Stuff I Use

1. the old Ikea lamp called Qila;
2. RGB LED controller with LED strip and 12V 1000mA AC/DC adapter;
3. Hot glue gun and other handy tools...

STEP 2: Take Out the Halogen Bulb and Its Socket

STEP 3: Mount IR Receiver and LED Controller

STEP 4: Replace the Power Cord

the orignal lamp used ac power so the power need to be replaced.

STEP 5: Mount the RGB LED Strip

STEP 6: Tada!

here are some pictures and videos of the final effect.

Flash mode:
http://www.howcast.com/videos/180743-How-To-Build-a-RGB-LED-Lamp-1-FLASH-Mode

Strobe mode:
http://www.howcast.com/videos/180744-How-To-Build-a-RGB-LED-Lamp-2-STROBE-Mode

Fade mode:
http://www.howcast.com/videos/180745-How-To-Build-a-RGB-LED-Lamp-3-FADE-Mode

Smooth mode:
http://www.howcast.com/videos/180750-How-To-Build-a-RGB-LED-Lamp-4-SMOOTH-Mode

15 Comments

elhobe 10 years ago

nice tutorial ! Very easy to do.

macwhiz 11 years ago

I'm curious as to why you didn't use a bridge rectifier to turn the 12V AC into 12V DC?

wediggers 14 years ago

this is the best use for old lights, i built one for my girl friend (now wife) last year but at the time i didn't have any IR Remotes so i used an older style controller that you had to press the pause button when you saw the color you wanted, you should try using some of the RGB Modules instead of the flex strips as they would be easy to install and you could dubble or tipple them up to get more light, my brother used some on his motorcycle and they were easy to connect as they already have wires on both ends and are only $3ea :-)

hexinverter 13 years ago

Nothing says "marry me" like an RGB mood light! :D

goethes 14 years ago

yup, I should've gone with high watt RGB moudle at first, but the strip and controller kit were all I got back then, the light can be better if I replace the only-three-SMDs-on-it strip with a longer one and wrap it up like you said, :)

ahmadnow 13 years ago

it turn on three RGB leds to produce the white light

z28racer 14 years ago

Where did you get that RGB controller from and how much? How much power will it output ( how many LED's can you run off it) Looks like just what I need for the mood lighting in my car.

goethes 14 years ago

just called the vendor in Shenzhen, asked him for a sample, and i covered the domestic shipping fee.

goethes 14 years ago

I'll add some video real soon...

goethes 14 years ago

videos added,see the last step.

thetech101 14 years ago

I'm sorry to say, but your videos don't work. On my computer, they just have a thumbnail that says "This video cannot be embedded on other sites".

goethes 14 years ago

Thank you for pointing that out, I just found out the link is invalid, I'll upload them again to other website like youtube or something, coming soon!