Introduction: YALK - Yes Another Led Kitchen
This is my new "weekend-project" : change all my halogen bulbs in led!
In my kitchen i have 3x50w halogen bulbs on my wood table,
today i have change two of this with two led bulbs (3x3w=9w each).
The result is brilliant!! See pictures...
So i want to change all my halogen bulbs, i have also 5 on the right side of table.
Materials needed:
- 5-meter water resistant LED Strip [ LED 3528 200mcd 120° ](8$ Ebay)
- 12v power supply (24watt) (2$ Ebay)
- Bulbs of 9watt (3x3W) (13$ Ebay)
- Silicon
- Scissors
- Soldering
In my kitchen i have 3x50w halogen bulbs on my wood table,
today i have change two of this with two led bulbs (3x3w=9w each).
The result is brilliant!! See pictures...
So i want to change all my halogen bulbs, i have also 5 on the right side of table.
Materials needed:
- 5-meter water resistant LED Strip [ LED 3528 200mcd 120° ](8$ Ebay)
- 12v power supply (24watt) (2$ Ebay)
- Bulbs of 9watt (3x3W) (13$ Ebay)
- Silicon
- Scissors
- Soldering
Step 1: Change Bulbs
Change all halogen bulbs with led bulbs is very easy...
See in the last picture of this step how two led bulbs (two on the left) are much bright than the single halogen (on the right)
See in the last picture of this step how two led bulbs (two on the left) are much bright than the single halogen (on the right)
Step 2: Fix LEDs Strips
1° - Clean all surfaces with a degreaser
2° - Solder the wires to the LED strips
3° - Close the ends of the strips with silicon
4° - Glue the strips under the cabinets with silicon
2° - Solder the wires to the LED strips
3° - Close the ends of the strips with silicon
4° - Glue the strips under the cabinets with silicon
Step 3: Electrical Connections
1° - Create a small wooden box (or any other material) to hide cables and power supply
2° - Connect a small switch between the power outlet and power supply 12v
3° - Connect all cables to the power supply
4° - Switch on!
2° - Connect a small switch between the power outlet and power supply 12v
3° - Connect all cables to the power supply
4° - Switch on!