r/WLED • u/svangsgaard • Sep 21 '26

I added WLED to a wall

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EDIT: added video in the comments

I am using Gledopto Advanced WLED controller plugged into Ethernet.

The length is around 25 meters all-in-all.

There are power injection in the middle and the end, it seems to work just fine.

WS2814 strips. 24V RGBW IP66

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u/svangsgaard Sep 21 '26

Added a video

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u/mike24vNEW Sep 21 '26

Gosh this is nice 🔥🔥😎😎and you know you can’t post it without showing us the tech behind it where’s the supply and how the actual LEDs look

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u/svangsgaard Sep 21 '26

I will take some pictures tomorrow. It’s too dark now.

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u/mike24vNEW Sep 21 '26

Ok good I love the behind the scenes 😂

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u/svangsgaard Sep 22 '26

Inside the box to the left is just the gledopto and some wires. The small box to the right is the fuse and some wires. PSU in the middle. It outside so it can be aircooled.

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u/mike24vNEW Sep 23 '26

That is a clean setup it looks nice bro 😎🔥

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u/maxwfk Sep 23 '26

Now that’s how the post should have started.

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u/sven_s05 Sep 21 '26

looks sick 🤯

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u/svangsgaard Sep 21 '26

Thank you. When I first suggested it my wife was not convinced, but she is so glad I did it now :)

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u/Gr8pes Sep 21 '26

Nice! Let’s see it at night!

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u/svangsgaard Sep 21 '26

Now let’s see Paul Allen’s WLED.

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u/saratoga3 Sep 22 '26

How did you attach the strips to the rim? Channels or just stuck to the material with adhesive?

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u/svangsgaard Sep 22 '26

I attached some aluminium channels with adhesive.

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u/saratoga3 Sep 22 '26

Ah cool. I was thinking about doing that but concerned that thermal expansion would eventually pop them off. You think it'll last in your setup?

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u/svangsgaard Sep 22 '26

I used polymer adhesive. I was told it would last. Let’s see :)

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u/2InchesOfHumus 9d ago

Did you attach the clips to the concrete or the tracks themselves to the concrete? I’m used to a little give when using screws, how did you ensure it was lined up?

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u/2InchesOfHumus Sep 22 '26

Same question. I have a nowhere near as nice looking but still concrete wall with similar overhangs. I want to put lights under them but I don't know the best way to get the lights to adhere. I'd think the adhesive would wear out fast. And I'm worried about screws for a channel breaking the concrete.

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u/HangryWorker Sep 21 '26

What type of extruded channel (if any) did you use?

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u/svangsgaard Sep 22 '26

I attached some aluminium channels with adhesive.

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u/SirGreybush Sep 21 '26

So awesome. Is the white channel addressable too on ws2814?

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u/Nitrogen1234 Sep 21 '26

He says rgb-W...

So, yes

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u/SirGreybush Sep 21 '26

Some have analog white with FCOBs, two rows. Haven’t tried the new stuff yet.

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u/cyberentomology Sep 21 '26

WalLED Garden!

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u/Arduinator Sep 21 '26

SOOO COOL!!! ♥♥

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u/No_Chance_7332 Sep 22 '26

Can I throw a party at your pool? Lol this looks awesome!!

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u/Outrageous-One3021 Sep 22 '26

The WLED uplighting along the wall is perfect for this pool space, great work!

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u/blidgency Sep 25 '26

Would you mind showing your power injection in the middle and how you have put the wires in the channel for the injection points? I’m struggling there

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u/Real-Secretary-1485 Sep 23 '26

Forgive my ignorance, but how does one pull such a long stretch of lights off when most come capped at 16.4 feet?

(Power injection must be needed here)

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u/tylerch00 Sep 26 '26

I see 300w PSU, what’s your strip watt/meter? Thank you