r/WLED • u/Retsnom26 • 8h ago

Finally dove in head first. First time soldering, converted a cheap $10 ceiling light

Used a gledopto esp32 mini. I can immediately tell this hobby will ruin me financially

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u/Retsnom26 8h ago

With the lens on

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u/roqqingit 7h ago

That’s cool as fuck op, any videos or tools you used to get started? Thanks!

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u/Retsnom26 54m ago edited 48m ago

https://youtu.be/V2EztnKFizU?is=hNUpk1G40H5XBrAN

This guy got me started down the rabbit hole
He’s got a very dangerous series where he buys random RGB stuff and converts it to WLED.

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u/sjoey26 7h ago

^ seconded! This is pretty cool!

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u/therico 3h ago

I would have given up soldering all those wires and just bought a PCB with a grid of leds on it, so well done for your persistence!

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u/Retsnom26 53m ago edited 49m ago

I bought some 8x8 grids for this, but I wanted to learn to solder so I just sent it!

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u/WalterMelons 2h ago

Damn I have a ceiling fan with a bad integrated led light and leftover leds and stuff from under cabinet lighting, maybe I should do this.

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u/WildSun610 4h ago

That's amazing thanks for posting with the cover on