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nitrogen_widget:
This is what I bought.

http://www.dx.com/p/5050-waterproof-72w-3000lm-6000k-300-5050-smd-led-white-light-strip-5m-dc-12v-287789#.U00MgFdD5hE



Nephasth:
I use 5050s on the NephRings, they work great for edge lighting.
Generic Eric:

--- Quote from: Nephasth on April 15, 2014, 09:20:52 am ---I use 5050s on the NephRings, they work great for edge lighting.

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Have you ever messed around with RGB?  Do you have any suggestions.  Specifically, I want to alternate colors.  See my led taito thread in project announcements
SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on April 15, 2014, 12:25:17 am ---I just got a roll of 5050's from DX.com for $18 + a few bucks shipping.
I want to see if I can use them to replace a back-light in a 21" 4:3 LCD monitor.
It's an old monitor with a low resolution and parts are non-existent for it.

so if my backlight experiment fails I still have a strip of led lights to play with. :)

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It can be done. I have a 4:3 that's also slated to get the LED treatment. Unfortunately the inner shielding appears to be spotted welded together with tank armor. But I digress, here are a few articles on the topic using various techniques.

http://www.keithwakeham.com/lcd.htm
http://mycorner.no-ip.org/misc/ledback/index.html
http://filear.com/dnn/Home/tabid/41/EntryId/50/Repairing-broken-LCD-screen-backlight-with-LEDs.aspx
http://hackaday.com/2011/03/04/led-backlight-conversion-using-recycled-ccfl-inverter-parts/
http://blog.allgaiershops.com/2011/03/04/its-alive/

I can't advise you on the best way to proceed though. There are tons of articles in addition to the above attacking the problem from all angles. Enjoy.
Nephasth:

--- Quote from: Generic Eric on April 16, 2014, 09:05:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: Nephasth on April 15, 2014, 09:20:52 am ---I use 5050s on the NephRings, they work great for edge lighting.

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Have you ever messed around with RGB?  Do you have any suggestions.

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Yes. Suggestions as far as...?
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