Recent content by perro

So sorry for not getting back sooner, I stupidly didn't realise we had gone onto another page! I thought you were just ignoring me... I have had to give up on this idea, as the deadline was friday, and it would be hard to find a way to support the casing, the lights, power the lights, and...

Well, I left for school this morning thinking of forgetting about the whole lighting thing, but I must say I am liking the look of the El wire. I had previously disregarded it because another person from my class was using it and, well, you could hardly see it was lighting up even with the...

Thanks everyone, I have a lot to discuss with my teacher now, but I only see her tomorrow. I am not sure, you see, what we are allowed to order if it's included in GCSEs

Thanks for rallying round :D @TicklyT: I am planning to use copper strips, but I am dealing with an MDF structure of only 1cm thick. Thank of it as like a ribcage, the ribs would be 1cm thick, and I would be putting strips of LEDs along the front of each rib. "constant current drivers" -...

Thanks for your swift help Due to the situation, series will have to be used quite a lot. To give context, the LEDs will be running along a thin MDF structure. There is simply no room to have 2 wires running along one side. However, at the base, there is plenty of room to have complicated...

Hi there, I am a little clueless about something and came to you because no existing page seemed to be of any help, and the search for "DIY forums" had you as first result. For a school project, I am going to be using LEDs, and the tech department seem unable to help. I would want my...