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LED tape/ribbon vs EL wire for a project.

Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:54 am
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 4/26/16 at 11:54 am
I have been asked to build a cornhole game set.

I was looking into adding battery powered lights to the board. I would like to place the lights around the perimeter of the board and the circumference of the hole. The surface of the board needs to be smooth for obvious reasons and I would like to avoid placing the lights on the outside edge of the board for durability reasons.


I don't know much about LED light strips or EL lighting so, can anyone give me some advice about which would be best for this utility? I was thinking of using a 9 volt battery source for each board.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
12775 posts
Posted on 4/26/16 at 12:03 pm to
Look for battery operated Christmas lights in LED. We have a couple of different ones we used for a wreath out front. The actual light is pretty small.

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Just drill a hole roughly the same size as the light and attach them to the bottom. That way everything is concealed, and you just have a little light sticking up. You could mount them so the light is flush with the board pretty easily.
Posted by CubsFanBudMan
Member since Jul 2008
5124 posts
Posted on 4/26/16 at 1:50 pm to
How about something like this, then put a layer of polyurethane over them to make the surface smooth an level.
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