All, I have been looking at the 3535 SK6812 integrated driver leds,

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All, I have been looking at the 3535 SK6812 integrated driver leds, but I was also looking for a flexible pcb that I can attach them to. Does anyone have any recommendations?

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1500pcs-Addressable-SK6812-Mini-3535-5050-RGB-LED-Pixel-Chip-as-WS2812B-Leds-/182402181037?var=&hash=item2a780467ad:m:mRECAF2HETQ3quj_ykOYhUw
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-1500pcs-Addressable-SK6812-Mini-3535-5050-RGB-LED-Pixel-Chip-as-WS2812B-Leds-/182402181037?var&hash=item2a780467ad:m:mRECAF2HETQ3quj_ykOYhUw

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Like an LED strip? Can you you give us an example?

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Why don’t you buy them on a strip so you don’t have to worry about soldering/mounting the tiny things? Ray Wu and many others sell 3555 strips of these. https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/SK6812MINI-3535/701799_503760925.html?spm=2114.12010612.0.0.1880ed7fTbgKfp

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Yeah buying the entire strip should be much cheaper

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Ideally I would like to do a matrix of these and have them much closer than a strip would allow. The other aspect I would like to do is have be a little flexible as I would like to apply them to curves.

The strips are a bit more expensive than singles.

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As far as examples go I would like to do something along the lines of the ChemIon glasses but moving them into a set of glasses.

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https://www.chemionglasses.com/

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Sorry goggles not glasses.

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If you would really like to go the DIY route for flexible LED panels you can purchase some pyralux. I know Adafruit sells it on their site. I was able to get a hold of a sample from DuPont themselves. You can chemically etch it like a regular copper PCB and then solder your LEDs to it. Im actually working on doing that myself. A slow process thou with 3D printing using up most of my available funds lol

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Thank you for the suggestion! I like the idea of it being clear. A realization would be to use foil tape then a clear lighting gel or overhead sheet. Thanks for the help!

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Glad i could help :slight_smile:

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I think you will find strips are best for this application – check out wow_elec_tron and his work on instagram – he does exactly what you are trying to do with 144 LED/m strips: https://www.instagram.com/wow_elec_tron/?hl=en

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@Mike_Dickson Just one example, but this is done with LED strips - https://www.instagram.com/p/BXAZczsFTWf/?hl=en

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Thanks for Sharing @Mike_Clifford I appreciate it! Very cool stuff! Lots more to learn about.

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Thanks for the props ! @Mike_Dickson check out Ray Wus store on Aliexpress https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/SK6812MINI-3535/701799_503760925.html?spm=2114.12010615.0.0.cec9853VHMF6i

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@Leon_Yuhanov Of course, I love your work. Been meaning to reach out to you at some point about the possibility of a collaboration for my YouTube channel…

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@Mike_Clifford , what is your youtube channel?

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@Mike_Dickson

I do all kinds of different builds – you’ll want to check out the Rings of Saturn light (and maybe the 2x4 Chandelier) to see FastLED in use. https://www.youtube.com/c/ModustrialMaker