Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 6, 2013 Well.. I decided to upgrade my watchbox with some warm LED's . Bought the parts at a local shop, and started a simple DIY. Parts: - 2x AA battery - Super glue - LED string with switch - Tape Firstly i started by measuring the inside of the box, for the length of the led strip. Then simply tape the leds, and glued the strip to the box. After that i glued the switch too. Aaand DONE! Really happy with the end result. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jase 0 Posted November 6, 2013 Very nice. Liking that a lot. May just copy you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacksongo 15 Posted November 6, 2013 thats really cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indigo38 0 Posted November 6, 2013 in my experience with LED's, if you mount them in that orientation it really shows the dust/smudges/etc on the glass cover ive found the best way of orientating the led's is straight towards the object but this may not work with this box anyway, nice work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacksongo 15 Posted November 6, 2013 but my concern is the LED bulbs getting too hot and starting to burn any of the materials... maybe? be careful, you dont want your watches to burn down! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Very nice. Liking that a lot.May just copy you cant wait to see your creativity Edited November 6, 2013 by Stuvetjee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 6, 2013 but my concern is the LED bulbs getting too hot and starting to burn any of the materials... maybe? be careful, you dont want your watches to burn down! Thanks mate! they are actually leds with factory glue dots on them. There is no heat coming of . Also i wont turn them always on, just ocassionally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olly 0 Posted November 6, 2013 Ive always wanted a black light in my watch winder Yours looks cool ! Good work buddy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 6, 2013 Ive always wanted a black light in my watch winder Yours looks cool ! Good work buddy Thanks mate . You mean really a black light, or back light?:P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ads-1991 20 Posted November 6, 2013 Nice job man, looks great! I may have to copy too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 6, 2013 Nice job man, looks great! I may have to copy too Thanks man! really an easy job, took approx an hour max Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 6, 2013 in my experience with LED's, if you mount them in that orientation it really shows the dust/smudges/etc on the glass cover ive found the best way of orientating the led's is straight towards the object but this may not work with this box anyway, nice work Thanks alot . Thought that also with the dust and smudges. Think i neef to clean more then :P Shit.. I just saw i double posted this thread... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacksongo 15 Posted November 7, 2013 hahaha so funny that I just looked at my watch box for about 10 mins trying to figure out how to do mine! oh oh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 7, 2013 hahaha so funny that I just looked at my watch box for about 10 mins trying to figure out how to do mine! oh oh! Hahaha well its really easy to build and it takes max. 1 hour Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShovelnTC 31 Posted November 7, 2013 Nice job but now you have to buy 4 more watches to get the full effect! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kime 0 Posted November 7, 2013 I always wonder why such boxes need "watches" written on them :-) I guess without the great light addition there was always a chance of thinking there were shoes inside. ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 7, 2013 Nice job but now you have to buy 4 more watches to get the full effect! Haha make that 3 next week my modded challenge will be shipped from KeNnY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 7, 2013 I always wonder why such boxes need "watches" written on them :-) I guess without the great light addition there was always a chance of thinking there were shoes inside. ;-) Haha thought the same thing when i got it. My girl gifted it couple months ago with the pam 111 inside . She has great taste Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShovelnTC 31 Posted November 7, 2013 I always wonder why such boxes need "watches" written on them :-) I guess without the great light addition there was always a chance of thinking there were shoes inside. ;-) Haha thought the same thing when i got it. My girl gifted it couple months ago with the pam 111 inside . She has great taste I like your girlfriend! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 7, 2013 I always wonder why such boxes need "watches" written on them :-) I guess without the great light addition there was always a chance of thinking there were shoes inside. ;-) Haha thought the same thing when i got it. My girl gifted it couple months ago with the pam 111 inside . She has great taste I like your girlfriend! haha me 2 :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted November 7, 2013 Just fill the watchbox with Seiko Monsters. Similar effect, but no LEDs needed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuvetjee 17 Posted November 7, 2013 Just fill the watchbox with Seiko Monsters. Similar effect, but no LEDs needed haha got that right . Also i made a double post by accident. Can you perhaps remove this one?: http://www.rwg.bz/board/index.php?showtopic=64356&hl=&fromsearch=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted November 7, 2013 duplicate threads merged Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seclark007 11 Posted November 7, 2013 but my concern is the LED bulbs getting too hot and starting to burn any of the materials... maybe? be careful, you dont want your watches to burn down! For the record, LEDs radiate very little Infra red (IR) heat that can cause damage to sensitive objects or fabrics. Wasted energy is dispersed as heat through the base of the LED. It's the larger, specialty lights with multiple or specialty LED's that end up generating potentially damaging heat. The same idea of LED Christmas lights being safer as they generate little to no heat. No threat with these little guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
