Re: Was [OT] Electricity Bill now LED garden lights

[Frank Mc Alinden <armagh@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Tim
I have also done some led garden lighting.....which was of
course inspired by Ians great work........The bright green leds cost $5.00
each and i put them in clusters of 3 in each garden lite..The blue ones
(not
quite as bright) cost a $1.00 each ....I used a 12 ac system with a bridge
rect at each lite so i can also connect standard halogen lites if i
wish......If interested have a look at the link..........

http://www.users.bigpond.com/armagh/page27.html

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 3:45 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Was [OT] Electricity Bill now LED garden lights


> Ian,
>
> Thanks. What brightness LEDs did you use ? I got a blue-LED keyring
torch
as a Christmas pressie and that's really bright - much too bright to look
into (compared to the status LEDs on AV equipment etc.). There's no street
lights near us either so I think they should be ok as pathway markers etc.
>
> I'm also looking at ways to cluster them and sink them into the edges
the
drive - my favourite option ATM is to recycle stubbie beer bottles with 2-4
LEDs inside. I haven't yet figured out how to secure them inside the
bottle,
but I need to put something together and do some testing.
>
> How did the bulk-buy from superbrightleds.com work out ? I don't
remember
seeing any feedback but it might have been when I un-subbed from the list
while I was working away.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim H.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ian.bird@xxxxxxx
>
> No problems on the address.
>
> Have fun with the LED lights and if I can help anyway shout. Bear in
mind
> that LED's are not hugely bright and one of the reasons it works as a
> lighting source where I am is that there are no street lights. If the
> ambient light level is too high they will end up being simply pretty
rather
> than functional. May be enough of course ;-))
>
> Mine have been in for ages now and have never given a problem.
>
> Enjoy
>
> Ian
>
> Ian Bird
> CibaVision UK Ltd.
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> Fax           01489 779570
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