ive been looking into a way of creating natural looking light in my uroplatus vivs that doesnt add to the temperature and have come across LED's, i think these could be a really interesting sollution. it would appear some LED's even give off uv light so this could be usefull too. They wouldnt need replacing like regular light bulbs either. Does anyone use them or can offer me some advice as to whether or not they could be incorporated into the vivaria as a light source. many thanks - Joel
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LED lighting.
- Thread starter Joel
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I looked into it. Price was the killer but it depends on how many you were lighting. The UV was just inside the UVB spectrum but mostly UVA with the models I looked at. The cost is in the transformer. You can set up a length of lights or 6 in a strip for $100-200 but the transformer to run it is $300-400 and you need a separate transformer for each string of lights.
Tracklighting is also an option that works well and is significantly cheaper with similar benefits BUT no UV.
Tracklighting is also an option that works well and is significantly cheaper with similar benefits BUT no UV.
klondike4001
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I use the small 3mm blue and UV LEDs at night for my moon lighting, the geckos seem to like it and it lets me watch them at night w/o disturbing them. If you buy the lights online you can get 100 for roughly $18, and as for a transformer, I use an adapter you can get at walmart or radio shack, an 12V works well for ~100. Anything less than 12 they look dim and anything over 12 seems to over drive the LEDs.
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several very good web pages exist for LEDs one even includes a resistor calculator, from one small 12volt transformer many banks of lights can be wired up . after you get some Ideas go to hosfelt electronics web site. they have good prices and good online decriptions on each type of LED,plus you can get the resistors and any thing else you need (radio shack has pulled most of the true DIY stuff from their stores.
several very good web pages exist for LEDs one even includes a resistor calculator, from one small 12volt transformer many banks of lights can be wired up . after you get some Ideas go to hosfelt electronics web site. they have good prices and good online decriptions on each type of LED,plus you can get the resistors and any thing else you need (radio shack has pulled most of the true DIY stuff from their stores.