DIY Big Ceiling LED Panel

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To learn more check out my video about LED Panels: https://youtu.be/9il2ZOaiGGw Hi everyone! This is my project of a big and super bright 3D printed ceiling LED Light Panel. It uses Cold, Neutral and Warm SMD5630 LED Strips to create the perfect White Light Temperature for your needs. It also uses SMD 5050 RGB strips to add some vibrant color in the evenings. Overall at max power it consumes more than 200W, but its power output can be easily controlled via the power supply cover with switches and potentiometer. Thanks to that gimmick you can switch between different strips and also control their brightness at the same time by lowering PSU voltage. Simple solution that works quite well. Just keep in mind that at max power after a long time both the Panel and PSU(but mostly PSU at least in my case) can get quite hot so usually I run it at about medium power(about 10V - 11V) and it is still really bright. It is designed to be mounted directly to the ceiling and if you want you can also attach to it a Plexi Glass panel to diffuse the light (I myself might do it in the future to make the panel look better). Check out my video for more details. For my panel I used: -1x 5m Cold White LED SMD5630 spool -1x 5m Neutral White LED SMD5630 spool -1x 5m Warm White LED SMD5630 spool -1x 5m 5050 RGB spool -1x Thin Metal Sheet (570mm x 570mm) 1x 12V 20A 240W S-240-12 Power Supply (To be fair I wouldn't recommend using this particular unit unless you are planning on using less strips. It quickly gets hot without any active cooling so if you can, just invest in a PSU that can deliver more power and has a Fan for active cooling) -You will also need a lot of wires to connect all the strips and also thick power wires to connect the PSU with the Panel on the Ceiling. If you use too thin wires you may experience significant voltage drops and hence less light. It might also cause to wires to get really hot so be careful and buy wires according to your power consumption (In my case it was about 6A per one White Color so overall 18A for White strips and additional 1A for RGB) -3x Big Switch for PSU cover -1x Small Switch for PSU cover (for RGB lights) -Some M3 Screws and Nuts for connecting Frame parts together and attaching steel sheets to the housing. Also 4 Big Screws for mounting the Panel to the ceiling. -4x F1 part -4x F2 part