Custom LED lighting (flicker free/video safe)

[@nikhilmankars5994]

Do you know if there is a smart dimmer with pwm 10khz can be controlled with Alexa?

[@theturtle9810]

WHAT the hell is wrong with people. 5k subs??? You deserve a lot more than this. Awesome content.

[@camshand]

Thank you kind sir 😊 Just chipping away at the KZbin algorithm! Your comment certainly helps, thank you 👍

[@andrewstambaugh8030]

If I'm understanding right, I should order an ac to dc "led driver" then use a 10KHz pwm dimmer to smooth out the power flicker? *Will a regular ac to dc adapter work? (or will that produce sub-par results?) I'm looking at improving all the machine enclosure lights in a machine shop. CNC name brand lights are approx $250 each and *not waterproof*, despite being sold to go into flood coolant enclosure machines, so they die in 1-3yrs. Cheap amazon led lights with comparable output can be bought for $10-30 and are a full ip rating more waterproof - but when you have fast motion, you see a stutter effect with your eyes. (light doesn't visibly flicker, but fast moving objects motion stutter like they were being lit with a strobe light) I'm thinking the better solution is to buy waterproof DC led light arrays, then use a converter (driver or ac-dc adapter) to run them from the machine's existing 110v lighting circuit. From what you showed, it looks like I should add a 10KHz dimmer after the adapter. Your comments?

[@camshand]

The 10khz dimmer is purely to limit visible flicker so you can add on in on that circuit but you'll need to get the 110v AC down to a usable DC voltage that matched your LED strip. The PWM dimmer can then pulse the DC to the strip, just make sure the strip isn't over the load of the PWM Dimmer (the one I used is 90W from memory).

[@andrewstambaugh8030]

@@camshand Thanks for the reply. I'll watch out for the wattage ratings. I'm looking forward to this project. I should be a nice improvement to the shop.

[@healthyinspirations6692]

Hi Cam, Great video thanks. What is it about the dimmer that takes away the flicker? Jamie Brisbane

[@camshand]

Hey Jamie! the dimmer technically has flicker, but it's rate is 10,000 times per second, this is so fast that it won't bother the human eye, nor will it appear on cameras with general settings. I've recently used one on a DC motor (it's intended purpose) and it acts like an accelerator, by pulsing little or more power. Hopefully that clears it up :)?

[@healthyinspirations6692]

@@camshand Thanks Cam. To help you build subscribers, I'm going to share your video on the facebook.com/groups/ecammlive that has 15k subscribers. I think streamers or anyone using a webcam will be VERY interested in this. If you do NOT want me to post it, for any reason (like wanting to do a simplified version for streamers and Zoomers) let me know. Regards Jamie

[@healthyinspirations6692]

Can I add this dimmer to regular ceiling LED that has transformer?

[@SkPhotoGuy]

Can these dimmers be used for most 12v RGB strips? Can't find much info myself

[@camshand]

yes but an RGB strip has 3 lanes of power, positive for RED, GREEN and BLUE along with a negative, so you'll need to buy 3 dimmers, and you turn each to control each diode's colour brightness. D.I.Y. perks did a video on it with a Warm and Cool light LED strip and ended up with a couple dimmers to change brightness of each colour temperature.

[@SkPhotoGuy]

@@camshand thanks for the reply! I realise my original question should have been a bit more specific, however I made it work! These dimmer controls don't seem to pulse the positive voltage, but rather the negative, so for strips with a common positive they work great! I finished one step of my project a few weeks ago, where I linked 4 of them with a common 12v line, and a negative run to each colour on an RGBW panel built in a similar way to the DIY perks 2 channel whites (and I'm just waiting for the glue to dry on my second flexible panel build myself!)

[@nikhilmankars5994]

Can this work with smart colour changing LEDs too?

[@camshand]

From my knowledge is works with general RGB strips, haven't tried with ARGB as the addressable nature means there's a chip deciding the colour set and so I wonder if fluctuations of power on the DC line will cause that chip to freak out, or not because it's being powered by the data circuit? Well I'm going to have to test this now as you've made me curious haha 😆

[@nikhilmankars5994]

Great! I will look forward for that video 😊

[@AlexApol]

The LED channel is Aluminum. That is why it didn't spark. When working with aluminum you will want to avoid using cutoff wheels for just this reason. It is not getting flung from the cutting surface like steel. If you cut too much aluminum with a cutting wheel you will load up the tool with material and could unbalance your cutter.

[@camshand]

Ahhhh didn't know that! Thanks Alex, learnt something new today 😁👍 I just figured I could take my angle grinder to anything hard and it'll do the trick haha, what would you suggest then? a hacksaw would be better?

[@andrewstambaugh8030]

@@camshand You can risk it and usually get away with it for cutoff disks (not recommending but I do it myself sometimes). But!!! If you try that with a grinding wheel on AL and it will clog into the recesses on the disk, friction super heat and explode the disk at high speed. If it doesn't exploded on you, you may be leaving it to explode on the next unsuspecting person.

[@chawlingtechtests6101]

Why do you have only 3 K subscribers 😢 Your channel is just crazy amazin quality and content is just awsoooome 🔥🤝💥😍

[@camshand]

Thanks dude! It's a journey, I love making videos so eventually others will join along and sub. Until then, it's not a numbers game so happy to keep being creative 🙂

[@thomas-gk9jp]

3 years after 30K and Still very creative ^^

[@milos-7712]

Great video, bud! Informative, to the point and really high quality, keep it up, you'll make it in no time :) I got a (stupid) question.. Does the 10k dimmer solve flickering for Bulbs too? I intend to make videos with a dimmed old timey light bulb in the frame, and I wanna avoid flickering... Thanks in advance :)

[@camshand]

Thank you Milos 😍 that's a good question actually as normal bulbs are either 12v or 240v (maybe 120v where you live) so you'll need to see what voltage the bulb operates at first as the dimmer can only handle Operating voltage: DC 3-35 V. I can't be much more help beyond that as you sohuld steer clear of any high voltages given they're incredibly dangerous to deal with unless you're licensed in that area. Good luck, and fingers crossed the bulb you have is a low voltage bulb. If it is, then it should work with the dimmer, as old halogen bulbs are all dimmable.

[@milos-7712]

@@camshand got it! Thnaks for the answer. The electricity is 220v where I've been thinking of getting LED bulbs instead. Nowadays the make 'em look like the old timey ones, and they're 4w.

[@camshand]

Hopefully you take some inspo from todays vid, you can put LED strip lights anywhere! Adding the 10khz PWM dimmer to any circuit will give you a far superior result than many off the shelf kits! After more D.I.Y.? Build some $50 acoustic panels, perfect for any home studio or movie room 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5iZcmaDfZyFb80

[@martinwoodfilms]

I've been looking for a solution for a flicker free LED when filmed in slow motion (60fps 1/125 shutter) do you happen to know if these flicker in slow mo?

[@camshand]

Hey mate, trap they're good for that range. I did a test shot just then to double check but you'll be fine for even slower given they're cycling at 1/10,000 so your shutter speed will need to be very fast to cross paths on any noticeable level 😁👍

[@tombaileycreative]

Great video Cam, nice lighting setup! 💡

[@camshand]

Thanks Tom, figured it would be cool to show to welcome in the new setup for future projects 😊👍

[@buildraceparty]

Very cool!

[@camshand]

So good to use, was cleaning up a 3D print this morning and switched on the lights. Always love how integrated they are 😁

[@davidedgar7338]

Q. how many lefties does it take to change a lightbulb? A. one. they just hold the bulb while the world rotates around them.