Light³, a little GU10 LED Cube Studio Light
Light³, a little GU10 LED Cube Studio Light
3D
Published 2020-05-14T11:00:36+00:00
I was looking for small and affordable studio lights for making stomotion movies at home, and decided to design one myself around the "easy to find yet samll" GU10 LED.
My design is inspired by the very small cube LED light that works on battery (LumeCube).
The cube is 70mm wide and comes with accessories :
- Barndoor and Gel support
- Snoot to create a focal light
- Honeycomb grid to narrow the beam width
- Every parts are designed to print without any supports or rafts.
The base support / pivot comes with a 1/4'' thread for standard light stand.
DO NOT PRINT in PLA !!! Even the less powerfull GU10 LED lights produce heat that can damage PLA.
Use a HEAT RESISTANT filament, like ABS or PETG.
USE WITH GU10 LED ONLY ! Do not use old style / bulb GU10 lights, they produce too much heat and will burn the casing.
Additional compoponents needed :
- A ceramic GU10 socket
- 2 M3x12mm flat head bolts + 2 M3 nuts (to secure the GU10 socket to the body)
- A M4x30mm bolt with hex head + a M4 nut (for the pivot / support)
- A on/off switch like this one https://www.conrad.fr/p/interrupteur-a-bascule-tru-components-tc-r13-66a-02-1587515-250-vac-6-a-1-x-offon-a-accrochage-1-pcs-1587515
- A power jack like this one https://www.conrad.fr/p/connectique-pour-appareils-refrigerants-tru-components-1365766-embase-male-verticale-nbr-total-de-poles-2-pe-25-a-n-1572668
- 8 6x2mm rare earth magnet (for the body and accessories holder).
Assembly :
- Secure the GU10 socket inside the body with the m3 bolts and nuts
- Wire the power jack and on/off switch to the GU10 socket (see picture) outside the body (pull the GU10 wire outise the body from the square hole on the back of the body). Check your wiring twice before any test.
Clip the power jack and switch in place. - Place the M4 bolt inside the printed screw knob and pull the thread fully outside of the knob.
- Place the M4 nut on the pivot part of the body. DOT NOT FORCE if it's too tight.
- Assemble th body and pivot, the screw the bolt + knob and tighten as needed.
- Glue 4 magnets on the body et 4 on the accessories holder : BEWARE to glue them all in the same direction (polarity), and in a way the accessories holder is attracted by the body !
- Attach the barndoor panels to accessories holder with pieces of 1.75mm filament.
| Date de publication | 14/05/2020 |
| Sans support | YES |