Cheap LED tubes

[Kev123]

Hey all,
Gonna have a go at lights this year and on the lookout for led tubes/diffusers to put my WS2812 strips in.
Today I found the perfect tubes, LED flouro tubes! Unfortunately I cannot bend them but useful somewhere!
Here's a few I scored from work today in various states of disassembly, 1220mm long, heatsink, and cheap (free). Found the same profile on Aliexpress for $36/M in 500mm lengths.

 

[David_AVD]

I'll be interested to see what you come up with for these.

 

[AAH]

I'll be interested to see what you come up with for these.

Ditto from me too. These look like they would be nice to have a free source of.

 

[Katekate]

You can get these tubes new on ebay too.

nothing beats free though!

 

[David_AVD]

You can get these tubes new on ebay too.

Link please?

 

[Katekate]

10 x SUPER BRIGHT LED FLURO TUBES BULBS LIGHTS T8 1200MM 18W 240V | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 10 x SUPER BRIGHT LED FLURO TUBES BULBS LIGHTS T8 1200MM 18W 240V at the best online prices at eBay!

www.ebay.com.au

im sure there is more

 

[David_AVD]

Oh, I thought you were meaning empty tubes, not whole LED replacements.

Something to be aware of is that some LED replacement tubes use glass sleeves, not plastic.

 

[Katekate]

there is a heap of empty stuff if you search for "led extrusion" or similar.

4 x Aluminum Profile Channel Led Strip Extrusion Track with Cover T8 Round | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 4 x Aluminum Profile Channel Led Strip Extrusion Track with Cover T8 Round at the best online prices at eBay!

www.ebay.com.au

not really any cheaper than complete lights

 

[Kev123]

How do I attach a video clip ?

 

[Kev123]

Found a nice 12V power supply, do you think 90 Amps should be enough ?

 

[Mark_M]

These would look cool as 'Peace stacks' and meteor lights .

 

[Katekate]

yeah those kind of power supplies are pretty common in the hobby, you can buy breakout boards that fit on the connector and give you screw terminals.

 

[Cranzy]

yeah those kind of power supplies are pretty common in the hobby, you can buy breakout boards that fit on the connector and give you screw terminals.

Sometimes you find breakout boards, depending on what power supply you have.

 

[Kev123]

Here's my first LED tube


View: https://youtu.be/5EsPfOasIWQ

 

[Katekate]

Sometimes you find breakout boards, depending on what power supply you have.

yeah, but they posted a pic so we know its a common slot power supply, which have abundant breakouts available.