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Unread 05-18-2012, 06:14 PM
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Re: Robot Lighting

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
Those are very nice, but we never have open PWM slots. We do have open solenoid connectors though, and this 16 foot long strip works beautifully:

http://www.amazon.com/Zitrades-Flexi...86079&sr =1-1

Be careful though, it's near the upper rule-legal limit for total wattage. The rule is 21W for the 4 slot crio solenoid breakout, and this runs 20 mA * 100 * 12V = 24W. You can trim leds off the end to make it match whatever available wattage you have. It's bright as all get-out. You can see one here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielernst/7001842862/
(it's much brighter than shown in the photograph)
WHOA! That's a bargain! $16.99 for 16 feet of lighting? We've been trying to add lighting effects to our robots for years but have only come across the automotive type strips that end up costing more than $10/ft! This is awesome. Thanks for posting it!