Spotlight Removable LED Mount

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I really liked Depronized's design of a Source4 PAR stage spotlight, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2051738, but I wanted a stronger process for gluing the front to the back of the spotlight. So I added a screw mount to the back end and a handy threaded screw unit that can accept a standard ultrabright 10mm LED. This lengthens the entire unit, so I added an extended mounting bracket as well. The result is a spotlight that can use conventional 10mm LEDs and allows easy replacement of the 10mm LEDs. With a current limiting resistor, the LED can be powered off a standard 5V USB power cable. Being able to replace the LED means being able to easily change the color without needing complex electronics to control a RGB LED. And sometimes an LED just burns out early. UPDATE: For powering the entire light as a standalone light, a simple solution is gluing skriver's Compact LED Light for CR2032, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:525799, to the back end of the screw unit. Use his version that has no round light shield. This way you can slide in a CR2032 when you want light and don't have to mess around with cords.