<p dir="ltr">Most any frosted plastic will give an even distribution. Especially if the distance from LED to screen is 2 4 inch .<br>
You could also use white paper tube.or 2 inch plastic tube with diffuser <br>
Ceri</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 3 Nov 2014 23:16, "Emyr Morris" <<a href="mailto:em@preseli.com">em@preseli.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I've kept loads of those washing machine liquid balls, they are lovely diffusers, always thought they would be great to place a LED inside...<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 November 2014 23:09, Emyr Morris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:em@preseli.com" target="_blank">em@preseli.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>I used the DISCO lamp from B&Q - they had a 9 LED version but they seem to have discontinued that, they do still have a 3 LED version.<br><br></div>I ripped out the random RGB LEDs and replaced them with ADDRESSABLE RGB LEDs... <br><br></div>I brought it along to SWAMP<br><br></div>This is the 3LED one<br><br><a href="http://www.diy.com/departments/lights-by-bq-disco-3-balls-led-table-lamp/212365_BQ.prd" target="_blank">http://www.diy.com/departments/lights-by-bq-disco-3-balls-led-table-lamp/212365_BQ.prd</a><br><br></div>not cheep, but it is stylish and sits nicely in my office. <br><br></div>I must admit I bought mine when it was reduced in the Jan Sales.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On 3 November 2014 22:31, Graham Owens <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:grahamowensuk@googlemail.com" target="_blank">grahamowensuk@googlemail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr">I decided im going to use this new fangled arduino uno to make a 'Status' indicator next to me tv to alert me to some key information.<div><br></div><div>the tv is 50" so im thinking something like a pod with 3x 2" diameter circles for indication to put on the top right of the tv, just above the edge.</div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any ideas how to get a nice even glow from leds over a 2 inch area, im trying to avoid bright spots in it. I would normally use something like EL sheet for this, but dont have any left - i do however have a big bag of white leds. Any suggestions how to lay them out, do i light from the back or sides? has anyone done anything similar?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Graham</div></font></span></div>
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