WLED Hack: Floating Headphone Stand Mod. 144 leds/m + WLED Conversion

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

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[@BS_Knows_Best]

Hey!!! Thanks for the shout out!! Came out great!

[@KyleMcKee-s2s]

Great mod! Helpful tip when stripping small wires you can heat the wire with a lighter and it will simply pull off.

[@-djs]

Hi Chris, hope you are all well, Got to love a good old WLED hack!, Hope you are ready for Christmas now you have the brightest house in the US! Take care fella 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@DustySeven7]

Great mod job one thing to note is on the usb C cable. you mentioned 4 wires and only wanting the red and black. that is correct on the wires for power, however the number of wires could be higher. 4 wires means the usb c cable is 2.0 spec. if the cable is usb 3 or higher spec you will have 9 or more wires inside. the best idea is get a low cost usb c charging cable to mod as a lot of those are like the cable you used or even without the 2 data wire with thicker wires for more power.

[@jacquelinelmiller]

Thank you, Chris! I followed your shoe stand tutorial here and it worked great! If you are interested, I was able to easily strip those tiny wires inside of the stand using the wire stripper recommended by Kamui Cosplay: it's the Jokari 20050 Ergonomic Super 4 Plus Automatic Wire Stripper for Wires from 0.2mm-6mm. You might need this for the type of work that you do.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

@@jacquelinelmiller thanks so much!!! Appreciate the suggestion! I'll check that stripper out!

[@RickRowen]

Wow, that is a very clean, sweet setup!

[@Digital-Dan]

Finally. Something I see that I definitely don't need to have. Finally.

[@StormBurnX]

There are so many great RGBIC strips and products on amazon that all use the one-wire protocol, it's really great how easy it is to just drop a WLED controller into something and instantly add so much more power. Though sometimes you do get stuck with a red-green-blue-ground LED strip and while those can be neat, they sure are better when replaced with a proper LED strip!

[@GGGG_3333]

I really need that outro song 😢

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Check the description :)

[@GGGG_3333]

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[@NateTubeReviews]

Thats sick! I might have to try this!!

[@fourpressmedia2674]

Such a great idea. Thank you for sharing!

[@manicmods]

Indeed oh so mod worthy, thanks Chris!

[@Wayne_Nero]

I like this… cool project ❤

[@Joseph-ko2kl]

Chris I love your stuff but I do have a question, I see that you normally just use a ESP32 to run WLED. Curious why you have never tried any of the QuinLED boards or products?

[@circusfreakRob]

Very cool upgrade Chris! Quick question, is there a way to code your own WLED effects?

[@geantcreeper]

Incredible custom ❤

[@blitzkrieg-gaming]

Chris I got a question for you. I’m looking at doing the wood slat wall decor but want wled lights in the space between the slats. What’s the best option? I hear goove rope lights fit in but I’m looking for a wled option. Need the best channel/diffuser for that spacing. Thanks!

[@BigDom1002]

How come, you put in the buck converter compared to the original video?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Rookie mistake. Since the headphone stand unit has a “dumb” power source, the 12v was being passed to the 5v sk6812 strips. Surprisingly, everything worked just fine which is why I didn’t catch it initially but in theory it should not have worked. (I still don't fully understand why I was not having any issues) The MagWLED-1 controller is able to switch between 5v and 12v power delivery when coming from a usb c type power supply amzn.to/4gBfWUc like I showed in the video I did for the controller. I could have tried swapping out the power supply for a usb c power source but I thought using the buck converter was the simplest and lowest cost solution. Now if you did end up using 12v led strips, then everything would work just fine and you would not need the buck converter so that would be another option.

[@dadsquatch79]

Voltage drop

[@159648sentile]

Why the repost?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Rookie mistake. Since the headphone stand unit has a “dumb” power source, the 12v was being passed to the 5v sk6812 strips. Surprisingly, everything worked just fine which is why I didn’t catch it initially but in theory it should not have worked. (I still don't fully understand why I was not having any issues) The MagWLED-1 controller is able to switch between 5v and 12v power delivery when coming from a usb c type power supply amzn.to/4gBfWUc like I showed in the video I did for the controller. I could have tried swapping out the power supply for a usb c power source but I thought using the buck converter was the simplest and lowest cost solution. Now if you did end up using 12v led strips, then everything would work just fine and you would not need the buck converter so that would be another option.

[@nightmare613]

Cuz it's awesome!!!

[@ISawSomethingOnTheInternet]

This is so cool. I love your vids! Need to find the time to add WLED in my life. #lifegoals

[@ntt2k]

Hi Chris! I've been following a lot of your videos recently because of my latest obsession with LED strip lights. If you're looking for an idea for a new video, and you have knowledge of the topic, something I would like to learn about is how addressable LEDs work. Especially when there's only 1 signal wire. How does that signal control so many strips? Thanks! :)

[@martinheinrichs4867]

you think afterwards it really was worth the 144 over 60 Led/M upgrade for that project?

[@Rabbit-v4b]

How did u find the soundtrack to the vid?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Bandcamp! Link is in the description :)

[@stevesmacfix]

Love your vids but man, what’s your electric bill like? lol. Keep the vids coming.

[@cheekster777]

Thank you Chris.

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks as always buddy! Hope you have a wonderful day!

[@cheekster777]

@ 🤝

[@razerangelri]

awesome

[@shanemshort]

just make sure there's sufficient cooling, those 144/m LEDs get hoottttt

[@DVisuaL-16]

any one knows the name of the song at the end of the vid?

[@DVisuaL-16]

found it

[@rickoneill4343]

Repost?

[@ChrisMaherDIY]

Thanks for watching! Rookie mistake. Since the headphone stand unit has a “dumb” power source, the 12v was being passed to the 5v sk6812 strips. Surprisingly, everything worked just fine which is why I didn’t catch it initially but in theory it should not have worked. (I still don't fully understand why I was not having any issues) The MagWLED-1 controller is able to switch between 5v and 12v power delivery when coming from a usb c type power supply amzn.to/4gBfWUc like I showed in the video I did for the controller. I could have tried swapping out the power supply for a usb c power source but I thought using the buck converter was the simplest and lowest cost solution. Now if you did end up using 12v led strips, then everything would work just fine and you would not need the buck converter so that would be another option.

[@nagytomi1981]

❤

[@NibblyBitz]

Why the reupload

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[@deanordakowski2096]

Thanks Chris for making our condo happen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmLWn4qsl7FqjZYsi=pY1r5ct14bDpfuIR

[@Sensorium_Studios]

Chris, I tried hitting you up on Instagram, but thought I’d try here as well. I’d like to pay you for your time to consult in a music studio I’m working on. Hoping to make this an amazing audio reactive LED space and would love to have your expertise in product selection, design etc. Let me know if you’re interested, or can possibly point me to another expert who could help.