How To – Build your own LED Light Bulb

by Matthew Newill on July 30, 2007

How To – Build your own LED Light Bulb

LED Light Bulbs

Instructions on how to make your own LED light Bulb

FieldLines have created detailed instructions on how to make your own LED light bulb. They say it takes a while to make, but the time spent building it is well worth the look and cost savings of the lower power consumption.

You need a halogen bulb (dead or not dead), some resistors, lots of LEDs (they recommend no more then 22) and other tools like solder to put it all together. The results are quite cool but it does look like a fairly complicated task putting it all together like can be seen below.

Building LED Light

Rather then me going through all the steps again, you should go visit FieldLines to get the full instructions on what to do and how to calculate the resistors needed.

 


  • http://www.warriorstudios.com Patrick R. Guerrero

    This is really neat. But, it looks like it uses a car battery to run it. :-)

    Is there a method to make an LED light bulb that you can screw in at home using regular AC?

  • arun goel

    I think we can use the mobile charger for LED based lights as because the mobile charger gives us good quality 3.7v.DC and 1.5vto3v operated LED easily available in the market for practical purpose. But I don’t know the current power of the charger so I have not try it yet.

  • anonymouse

    could you copy and paste the steps for me im doing a school science project and the fieldlines website is blocked. u know how the school operateing systems are! well anyways could you either copy and paste or email me the link at: sand_lake_robin@hotmail.com and the subject as science project

    thanks
    school student

  • Navpritsingh

    Hi, I want to create an LED lamp with 22 LEDs. I want to use it on AC power in India. Request you to kindly advise what kind of resistors to be used for this. I would really appreciate if you can send me a detailed reply on my email navprit.singh@hotmail.com and navpritsingh.sangari@wnsgs.com. Thanks..

  • dave

    hi i want to build a led light with different coulors can you help

  • http://- Ananth

    I would like to light up 200 leds or more at one time. How am I suppose to start?

  • http://none Luke Matta

    can you teach me how to make a LED light bulb ,? man electricity cost here are astounding… thnx

  • ramesh

    Hi,
    can you explain how to connect 5 led bulbs in series.

    • http://www.gadgetvenue.com Matthew

      A soldering iron would probably work.

  • Branden

    Hey I want to build a 350 watt led grow light I want to use a red/ orange /yellow spectrum what would u use as a base n should I wire it to the house or make it a plug in light

  • julia hemmerle

    i am doing my senior project on energy efficent lighting and we have to do a phyical project, i was interested in doing this as my physical project any tips???

  • http://www.hydroponicsxl.com/index.php/grow-lights.html lights grow

    This one is really the best of method for creating LED light bulb. As the LED lights really require less light. And they are really capable to produce brighter light in the less power. And they really workable to cut out your electricity bills. As we can say that this types light really better option for your indoor gardening.

  • Anonymous

    I like this great post to introduce process of making LED light.This one is really,very nice information .Thanks, For this LED light making post.

    lights grow

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