Custom LED lght bulbs

[andygillis]

Hi all, i'm looking to build some replacement LED light bulbs. I found these reflectors on deal extreme. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13741
I am unsure about what leds i should use, as well as which driver would go with them. I would like to be able to power them off 120VAC. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[Marduke]

Depending on what bulb you want, a LED version might already be available.

 

[blasterman]

a LED version might already be available

Maybe, but this puppy gives you the option of chooing your own LED (color/power/brand) along with driver rather than trusting some factory in China.

I've been trying to find these things because I've been building my own heads using steel pipe for heat sinks and L2 optics....works and is cheap....but this is a far more elegant solution.

What *I* would do is use them in multiples of three or four, get a cheap length of either 2' or 4' track, and some conventional/cheap but good looking medium base track heads such as these I've been using:

http://www.direct-lighting.com/ebproductdetail.asp?id=518

You then power the entire track with a good AC>DC Xitanium negating the power problem.

http://ledsupply.com/xi-led120a0700c24f.php

That would give you a pretty flexible, good looking and powerful LED array for less than $100. Opinions?

 

[andygillis]

I like the idea of the track lighting, but I'm trying to build them so I can use them as drop in replacements in recessed lighting fixtures. I found a couple of decent drivers on deal extreme, now I just need to decide which led to use. Any suggestions? ( I have some experience with HID, but not much with LED's so the whole binning system is a little confusing):twothumbs