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Feb 5

The most common RGBW mistake: using RGB mixing as “white”

#led

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Feb 5

RGB looks fine… until you switch to white: a practical wiring checklist for constant voltage LED strips

#led

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Feb 5

RGB looks fine until you switch to white: a practical wiring guide

#led

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Jan 27

The “No-Flicker” Addressable LED Strip Build (ESP32/WLED): Power, Signal, and Safety in One Checklist

#arduino #troubleshooting #leds #esp32

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Jan 27

Why Long LED Strip Runs Go Dim

#discuss #technology

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Jan 7

LED strip lighting is a distributed system (and long runs will humble you)

#hardware #learning #networking

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Jan 6

What I Wish I Knew Before My First LED Strip Install: Light Diffusion + Power Planning

#beginners #design #hardware

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Jan 6

The Most Common LED Strip “Fails” Aren’t the Strip — They’re Optics + Power Planning

#beginners #tutorial

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Jan 6

LED Strip Projects: The “Software Bugs” Are Usually Power and Signal

#beginners #design #tutorial

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emmma

Dec 29 '25

The “No-Flicker” Addressable LED Strip Build (Power + Signal + Gamma)

#arduino #esp32

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emmma

Dec 29 '25

LED Strips Aren’t “Just Lights” — They’re a Power + Signal Project

#beginners #resources #tutorial

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Dec 29 '25

Your LED Strip Is a Distributed System (And That’s Why It Glitches)

#blockchain #electron #webdev

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emmma

Dec 26 '25

What Building LED Strip Lighting Taught Me

#led

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emmma

Dec 16 '25

Battling Winter Darkness: How Better Lighting Saved My Productivity (No Ceiling Lights Allowed)

#hardware #productivity #beginners

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emmma

Dec 15 '25

What a Simple LED Lighting Project Taught Me About Engineering Trade-offs

#discuss #news #cloud #machinelearning

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emmma

Dec 15 '25

Lighting Is More Than Brightness: Practical Lessons from a Small Project

#led #webdev #ai #beginners

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Dec 15 '25

What I Learned After Building a Simple LED Lighting Setup

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Dec 12 '25

How I Tackled Voltage Drop in Long-Run LED Strips for My DIY Projects

#learning #programming #productivity #tutorial

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Dec 12 '25

Exploring Long-Run LED Strips for Open-Source Makers: How to Achieve Stable, Reliable Lighting Over Distance

#programming #ai #beginners #productivity

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Dec 12 '25

Unlocking the Full Potential of LED Strips: Long-Run Solutions for Makers

#light #beginners

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emmma

Dec 10 '25

Turning My Room into a Cozy Light Space: DIY LED Strip Setup & Lessons Learned

#design #diy #led

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emmma

Dec 10 '25

How I built a budget-friendly LED strip lighting setup for my workspace / bedroom — and what worked (and didn’t)

#electronics #leds #beginners

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emmma

Dec 10 '25

Why Your DIY LED Strips Die Too Soon (And My $15 Fix That Lasted 2 Years)

#leds #diy

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emmma

Dec 9 '25

Made a $10 “Mood Lamp” with ESP32, WS2812B, and Ambient Light Sensor

#arduino #esp32 #leds #diy

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emmma

Dec 8 '25

What Developers Can Learn From Working With LEDs

#led

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Dec 8 '25

Why LED Lighting Is More of a Software Problem Than We Think

#led #software

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Dec 8 '25

Simulation of Natural Convection + Radiative Coupling Heat Dissipation for High-Power LED Arrays using OpenFOAM

#beginners #led #thermal

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emmma

Dec 4 '25

Building a Smart Programmable LED Desk Light with ESP32 and MQTT

#mojo #webdev #esp32

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emmma

Dec 3 '25

Why High-Power LEDs Often Fail Early (And How to Prevent It)

#led

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Dec 2 '25

I Replaced All My “Smart” Lights with Dumb LEDs — And Finally Slept Through the Night

#led #sleep

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Dec 2 '25

How to Reduce Flicker in PWM-Controlled LEDs on Raspberry Pi

#raspberrypi #control

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emmma

Dec 1 '25

What are the differences in control methods between RGB light strips and monochrome light strips?

#arduino #beginners #iot

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Nov 28 '25

Can LED light strips stay lit for 17 years? !

#diy #led

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Nov 27 '25

After a "click", I witnessed the magic of light

#light #llighting #beginners #design

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Oct 9 '25

NEW COMER

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