LED Flat Panel Table Light. Made my own.

Beacon

Beacon

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I couldn't afford a Littman or Diamond light so I decided to build my own. Got lots of useful info from members on here so I super appreciate y'all for that.
Frame I made out of 3/4" by 8" wood and painted satin black to match the table.
Used C channel on the ceiling because my studs are not centered so this allows me to slide it perfectly in place.
Went with 2'x4' Silver Parabolic Louvers with 5/8" squares. I did this over egg crate because I thought it would cut down on glare better from the side.
Used Sunco 2'x2' LED Flat Panels. 4400 Lumens each so total of 17,600 Lumens. They have selectable Kelvin 4k, 5k, and 6k which I am happy I went with because I ended up liking 6k best and considered just getting a 5k version. These lights have a CRI of 90.
Light dispersion looks perfect to me, the photo shows a hot spot in the middle that isn't there.
Thought about getting a dimmer switch but it's the perfect brightness.
At 6' tall I can stand against the table and not have any direct light in my eyes, it's quite focused on the table. When shooting it isn't even noticeable.
Installed a remote switch to turn it on and keep the other light it's connected to separate.
Cost wasn't bad at all although I had the C channel and wood.
Lights $129 from Sunco.com
Parabolic Louvers $133 from Primelights.com
Remote Light Switch $21 from amazon
Chain, eyebolts and washers (welded fender washers on to eyebolts to slide in channel) power cord, J hooks, and paint, roughly $42
Total to me $325. Probably an extra $100 if I had to buy the wood and the C channel.
Took me a while to put it together but over all I couldn't be happier.
Had I had the money I would have bought a Littman but this was a fun project and I didn't have much to work with and with the savings I can get rid of these fugly curtains.




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I knew I wanted something in the 17,000 to 20,000 range and the 2x4 panels as much lumens as the 2x2. 2x4 x2 is 15,400 where the 2x2 x4 has 17600
 
Beacon said:
I knew I wanted something in the 17,000 to 20,000 range and the 2x4 panels as much lumens as the 2x2. 2x4 x2 is 15,400 where the 2x2 x4 has 17600
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Thanks, I never knew that. It makes sense for an edge mount design since qty 4 2x2 has more edges than qty 2 2x4.
 
Beacon said:
I couldn't afford a Littman or Diamond light so I decided to build my own. Got lots of useful info from members on here so I super appreciate y'all for that.
Frame I made out of 3/4" by 8" wood and painted satin black to match the table.
Used C channel on the ceiling because my studs are not centered so this allows me to slide it perfectly in place.
Went with 2'x4' Silver Parabolic Louvers with 5/8" squares. I did this over egg crate because I thought it would cut down on glare better from the side.
Used Sunco 2'x2' LED Flat Panels. 4400 Lumens each so total of 17,600 Lumens. They have selectable Kelvin 4k, 5k, and 6k which I am happy I went with because I ended up liking 6k best and considered just getting a 5k version. These lights have a CRI of 90.
Light dispersion looks perfect to me, the photo shows a hot spot in the middle that isn't there.
Thought about getting a dimmer switch but it's the perfect brightness.
At 6' tall I can stand against the table and not have any direct light in my eyes, it's quite focused on the table. When shooting it isn't even noticeable.
Installed a remote switch to turn it on and keep the other light it's connected to separate.
Cost wasn't bad at all although I had the C channel and wood.
Lights $129 from Sunco.com
Parabolic Louvers $133 from Primelights.com
Remote Light Switch $21 from amazon
Chain, eyebolts and washers (welded fender washers on to eyebolts to slide in channel) power cord, J hooks, and paint, roughly $42
Total to me $325. Probably an extra $100 if I had to buy the wood and the C channel.
Took me a while to put it together but over all I couldn't be happier.
Had I had the money I would have bought a Littman but this was a fun project and I didn't have much to work with and with the savings I can get rid of these fugly curtains.




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Hey, I am looking at your project and had a few questions. Did you buy 2x4 parabolic louvers then cut them into 2x2 sections, or did you leave them intact. I was able to find 2x4 LED panels from Sunco that are able to produce up to 9000 lumens, do you think these will be sufficient?
 
Goody04 said:
Hey, I am looking at your project and had a few questions. Did you buy 2x4 parabolic louvers then cut them into 2x2 sections, or did you leave them intact. I was able to find 2x4 LED panels from Sunco that are able to produce up to 9000 lumens, do you think these will be sufficient?
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I kept the louvers at 2x4 and laid the panels on top so they fit perfectly. Honestly I really don't think I would like this any darker or brighter so 9000 would be quite a bit dimmer. Unless you mean they are 9000 each in which case I would say yes go for it
 
billiards_watch said:
Nice.

I would personally lower them to narrow the light.

I'm assuming it lights up the entire room.
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I thought I would need to drop them to but honestly it's perfect. If I have only that light on and i am sitting on the couch 7 feet away, the light is not in my eyes at all and because the light dispersion is perfect, the light on the ground doesn't seem bright at all, it's kind of weird
 
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