How To Build Huge Dual Color DIY Flex Lights for $60
Feb 28, 2016
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Here is one of the cooler projects for LED panels that I’ve seen. Unlike the ‘usual’ LED panels, those panels are mounted on flexible material so they can be folded and mounted pretty much anywhere.
DIYPerks is using MARSWELL LEDs for good color rendition. if you look at the photo below you can see how 80+ CRI has a huge impact on image quality.

(As you remember, we are big fans of checking the CRI when buying LEDs for photography projects).
There are two things I particularly light about this build:
- The use of False leather as the carrier for the strips, it is a durable and fine looking, so you will not be embarrassed to take it on high end sets. It does not fray. The uses shows to make the holding corners and the aluminum holding bracket are nothing short of genius.
- The other thing is the trick for using laptop adapters by connecting the two colors in serial.

The complete instructions and parts list is detailed in the video below:
[How to Make Flexible LED Panels | DIYPerks]
Udi Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.




































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9 responses to “How To Build Huge Dual Color DIY Flex Lights for $60”
I build them all the time for clients. It is a lot of fun! #GreatFind
can you build me some?
Anthony Molyneux, Frankie Gianoncelli, Adam Firth, Lee Kerry – we could make our own!! Just like Stuarts…
Anthony Molyneux best get over to maplins mate!!!
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Erm… Where that? I’m not from round here ?
Haha! That’s a good shout though. Could be worth looking at!
Looks awesome. Can you recommend a dimmer pot so that the brightness can be adjusted? Cheers.