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Author Topic: Where to position LEDs behind my Marquee?  (Read 1164 times)

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Where to position LEDs behind my Marquee?
« on: April 19, 2018, 03:16:34 am »
I have an LED strip that I obviously want to position behind my marqee.

I've lined the space around it with foil so hopefully should reflect well, but where exactly do I want to place the LED strips - do I want them directly behind (it's about 30-40cm back) or do I want them underneath to utilise the reflected light?

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Re: Where to position LEDs behind my Marquee?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2018, 04:31:59 am »
Have them set back from the marquee pointing away from it so the reflector throws the light back at it in a even fashion.

I made a defuser for mine:




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Re: Where to position LEDs behind my Marquee?
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2018, 01:02:27 pm »
Also, If you use speakers in your marquee box, be sure to take this into account. I positioned my led lights higher at a 45 degree angle because of this. You don't want any unintended outlines. Tape your marquee in place to test.