roboz Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Used stick on remote control LED's battery powered ( 3 triple A's) included in the price , 6 pack was appx $35 at Lowes or Home depot Will use some more to light up dark areas of my lighted cabinets or display shelves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinluver2 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Looks GREAT Oz. Thanks for sharing! I will tell you keep alot of those Triple A's on hand as they wear down fairly quickly. Enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I have these same lights. They use 3 AAAs for each light, but they last ok. Sure improve the lighting in those areas where hard wired lights might be impractical. Thanks OZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thanks Guys I rarely turn on the lights as I don't want any fading or such for that matter been meaning to start a thread on the effects of different lights on the robots but yeah I used the supplied batteries which I imagine are cheeeeeeep ! not to mention the watch battery in the remote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alle Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Cool video Oz! I have led in my cabinet and can choose by remote out of many colors. It's really a cheap investment for so much more pleasure when you can see all robots well in the cabinet! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkrobot Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Oz that's cool Literally. LED's are definitely the way forward. I found that one of the problems with old trad ways of lighting was the heat they generated. The price and remote option is a bonus. Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonydroid Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Very nice congrats Roboz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBODUDE Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Really Cool !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennetzel Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I like the idea. I want to try that myself. Problem is all I can find are tea lights in multi packs, which I don't think will be bright enough. What exactly did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robothut Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Ken a quick search turned up this version for $21 bucks, you get 5 remote LED lights. https://www.houzz.com/photos/58991297/5-Light-LED-Portable-Puck-and-Ceiling-Light-With-Remote-Control-contemporary-flush-mount-ceiling-lighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinluver2 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 As excited as I was when i installed a number of these LED's/w remote in my cabinet am sorry to say after about 3 weeks the intensity of the light seemed to diminish due to battery wear (and I used VG batteries). I think batteries get drained just from being set up with remote as they were not on that much. Even though you cannot reach those lower shelves with one top light I reverted back to hard wire and could not be happier. I was spending alot$ on constant battery changes. JUST MY TAKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennetzel Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Thanks John. Ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dratomic Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Very nice, Oz! I use some plug-in LED strips from Ikea. I like them, but unfortunately, the color balance is off between packages. One set of "white" LEDs are daylight balanced, another set -- also marked "white" -- are balanced like incandescent bulbs. Much warmer, with a bit of yellow in the light. It's pretty noticeable against my white shelves. At this point, I'd rather pay a little more for lights that I know are properly daylight balanced -- around 4000-4800k -- and will output a consistent amount of light without fading due to battery life. I just need to get off my lazy butt and buy them! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennetzel Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Hi all. Just a warning about the lights John mention. You only get one light. There are five LEDs in the light but it's only one light. Thanks John for the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboz Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Ken I think the small ones I have are plenty bright remember you can put multiples close together if you had to Brian I use 2700k & find it OK , too white makes me feel like fluorescent but it's a matter of taste. Regardless I'm paranoid that ANY light can cause some fading so I rarely turn them on but that discussion merits it's own thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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