If anyone has unused pieces of LED strips, suitable housings from garlands or other devices, you can assemble a small bedside night light using one (triple) LED 5050UW3C. The basis was taken from the diagram of an LED night light in a switch from Radio magazine; the block can be placed in a switch and used:
To simplify and compact the installation, I quickly made a small scarf, assembled it and tried it out:
The capacitor for the lamp is 0.33x630V - this is for an LED current of 20 mA. In the forum posts there is a simple table on the current consumption of a group of LEDs for different film capacitors. Photo of the finished LED lamp and signet:
In principle, it is quite enough as a night light, these LEDs have a brightness of 7000 mCandells (7 lm) and as the simplest night light it is just right. This is an ordinary LED from a strip with an operating voltage of one element of 3.2 V - it has 3 crystals at 20 mA, there are 3 of them in each section connected in series at 12 V, they themselves do not heat up.
It turned out something like those night lights that are sold for children's cribs or for orientation in the dark at night. Well, the flask is a plastic pressed crumb, all the same supplies from Soviet garlands, 3 pieces left, I previously collected it on it.
I screwed it to the bottom of the case and also glued a disassembled industrial plug for reliability, they are in plastic, I take them apart and use them.
I tested the lamp for several hours, for greater reliability, I think the half-watt resistor should be replaced with 1 W, since although it does not heat up so much, it does heat up. Well, since the case allows it, I’ll put a small 100 uF electrolyte at the output of the diode bridge - it won’t hurt. Author - Igoran.
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Hundreds of different night lights are sold on the Internet, some of them are completely ordinary and not at all surprising, others are brighter. You can just buy it, or you can make a night light out of LEDs with your own hands.
We’ll start with a simple option and make a night light out of wood with our own hands. The great thing about this night light design is that there is almost no need for woodworking tools. We will need:
To assemble the electrical circuit:
First you need to disassemble the wooden clothespin; to do this, you need to bend the spring and separate the wooden halves.
From the resulting pieces of wood you need to put together any shape that you like; below you will see different options for such night lights.
All this can be easily connected using a hot glue gun or regular PVA glue.
Depending on your idea, you can make any number of “floors” from these triangles. Here is an example of the implementation of such a night light on a multicolor LED strip.
A tube of suitable diameter was placed in the middle, covered with LED strip. If you don’t want to spend money on an LED strip, power supply, RGB controller, assemble everything yourself. Use a simple and cheap LED night light circuit powered by 220V.
This circuit is called: “LED power supply circuit with a quenching (ballast) capacitor.” There is a detailed article on our website about. The cost of such an assembly is minimal, and often you can find all the necessary components by disassembling several energy-saving lamps.
Resistor R1 is parallel to the capacitor; it has a fairly high resistance and does not affect the operation of the circuit. When the night light is turned off, it discharges the capacitor, protecting you from electric shock. R2 is an optional element; it will help you select the LED current more accurately. I recommend starting its selection from a value of 1 kOhm, measuring the current value of the LEDs and deciding on changing it.
Here is another interesting solution for making a night light using clothespins.
You can make a more organic version of a night light out of wood with your own hands. To make it you will need a minimum set of tools:
To make such a beautiful night light, you need a log, choose the diameter according to your needs. In the rounds, drill a hole in the center with a diameter of at least 20 mm. More is possible, it depends on the light source you will use.
In the center you need to insert a supporting bar, which acts as a frame. Attach wooden washers to it using any available method. You can use the same “PVA” or “Moment Joiner”.
As you may have noticed, the supporting part is flat, this is necessary so that you can place LEDs or a strip on it. Both options will fit here, and the LED option with a quenching capacitor will be more cost-effective.
It's easier to make an LED night light from one separate ring. The diameter of the hole needs to be increased to 70-150mm. Next, use a cutting disc on a drill to make two cuts for the diode strip. Next, use a chisel to clean the recess and glue the LED strip there. Here you can use ready-made solutions for tapes with a power supply.
Plywood is a natural material that is easy to process. You can use it to make any type of LED night light. In order to work with plywood you need to have a few tools and materials:
To make such a home zoo, you need to find any template, print it on paper and cut it out along the contour.
I found this template on the Internet by searching for “cat vector”. You will be offered a wide variety of vector images of kittens or any other animals you wish.
Once you have cut the plywood blank, the next step is to place the LED strip on the back. Try to place the light source closer to the center of the figure so that the light output is uniform. Take care to secure the night light.
To achieve the desired illumination, the night light should not be adjacent to the wall. To do this, glue/screw a wooden block to the back of our night light and hang it on any fastener, like these.
By the way, in the same way you can make a metric from plywood for your wife or child. Lately they have been in demand among DIYers.
Here are more sophisticated ideas for layered plywood lampshades for lamps and night lights. Their production is similar, but with the proper dimensions they can use an LED lamp.
Do not use incandescent lamps in wood, plywood or paper lamps. Due to the high heating temperature of the lamps, this can be a fire hazard.
Nowadays, so many mobile phones pass through the hands of each family member that you can easily find a couple of different chargers. You can make an LED night light out of them with your own hands. This circuit will be much better than a capacitor circuit:
Case study: the manufacturer indicates on the charger body an output voltage of 5V and a current of 1A (may differ). When I made a night light for myself, I calculated the resistors for the LEDs for this voltage. The night light practically stopped shining after 2 nights. The LEDs dimmed, and the lampshade of the night light was always warm...
In addition, I initially, by mistake, soldered in resistors with a value slightly less than the required 100 Ohm. I became interested in why the LEDs were degrading and I measured the voltage. The charger gave out as much as 7 and a penny volts. Naturally, the LEDs were fed with twice the rated current.
Moral: do not believe what is written, but check the voltage and current of the LEDs with a multimeter.
Look at the diagram of an LED night light from a mobile charger.
To correctly assemble the circuit, select resistors that match the voltage of your charger and LEDs, read more. But be careful and do not repeat the mistakes of others, an incorrectly set current will kill the LED.
As a result, you can get a similar LED night light. If desired, you can hide the diodes with a diffuser from a broken LED lamp.
More details on how to make a night light from LEDs and a smartphone charger are described in the video.
Many phones come with chargers with a USB connector. You can buy ready-made LED modules in USB flash drive format and get a simple LED night light. True, you will not get pleasure from designing, developing and assembling a custom night light.
A night light is the simplest and most harmless device that you can make with your own hands. On the other hand, its simplicity and lack of requirements for brightness make it possible to turn a simple and ordinary thing into a real work of art.
At the same time, you can implement many ideas, such as iridescent colors on an RGB strip, or turning on a night light when there is a clap or depending on the light level. Look at the LED acoustic switch diagram.
The circuit is quite interesting to build. As a microphone, a microphone from a mobile phone or computer headset is suitable; common Soviet transistors - KT315G reverse conduction, and KT3107B - direct conduction, can be replaced with any analogues.
Resistor R3 sets the operating point of the transistor and, accordingly, the sensitivity of the circuit. Transistor VT2 is the second stage of the amplifier, and capacitor C2 is electrolytic, pay attention to this.
A children's night light plays a huge role in arranging a child's room. It serves so that parents can turn on a light light at night, when the infant has very weak eyes.
In fact, bright light can not only scare a baby, but also harm his vision, so it is necessary to create a light in the child’s room.
At the same time, night lights in the nursery are also useful for older children, who may wake up at night from the desire to drink water or go to the toilet. The room should be equipped for the child and comfort is the very first thing that should be in the nursery.
To prevent a sleepy child from tripping and, as a result, falling, a night light can be installed near his bed.
If the baby is not walking yet, it will be most convenient to attach the night light to the wall adjacent to the side of the bed.
Stores sell completely different night lights that are attached with clothespins to the sides of the bed, built into mobiles, and even suspended.
If we talk about what lighting principle a night light can have, then the following types are relevant:
If you are developing, a good option would be to purchase a green, yellow or blue night light. Among this variety, you can choose a color that suits your interior.
Basic rules when buying a night light in a store
When choosing a night light for a nursery, you need to pay attention to the quality of the materials from which the device is made. When heated, a low-quality night light will release harmful components, gradually melt, and can easily break.
You won’t be able to check all this in the store, however, if the product has a quality confirmation certificate, this will already say a lot.
The light emitted by a night light should be soft but enveloping. Do you think that all materials transmit light equally? Actually this is not true.
A children's night light can be made independently, but the most important thing in this matter is to choose the material for the night light itself, the lamp and the method of operation.
The most important thing is not to use plastic or plastic materials, and it is also undesirable to use paper that will fit tightly to the lamp. But with adult children, this is quite relevant!
Remember, these materials can overheat, begin to melt, and in some cases even catch fire if the night light is used for a long time. If the night light is installed in the room of an adult child, this factor should be taken into account, because the baby can easily forget to turn off the device and fall asleep.
An excellent material for the production of night lights are tin cans, for example, tea cans. Tin has a strong structure and is unlikely to melt.
However, such a night light should not be touched during prolonged use, as it can burn due to its ability to heat up.
Another material for night lights is glass. Here, in the form of a lampshade, you can take any can of an interesting shape, paint it and insert a lamp and a switching element that leads the device to power.
By the way, you can also use batteries as power if you already have similar devices that were previously broken. But how to make a night light if there is none? Let's first figure out what materials you will need for a DIY night light:
We will not talk about the production of cords for a night light, since it is extremely undesirable to carry out all the necessary actions independently, without having the appropriate electrical engineering education. Imagine how serious this thing is, and if we are talking about the safety of a child, there is nothing to argue about.
A DIY night light begins with the process of covering the jar with paper. Next, you need to make a hole in the jar, quite large in our case. It will occupy 70% of the front part of the night light.
To make the hole even, you must first take a piece of paper and draw a circle on it that will correspond to the hole. This is where tape will come in handy, with which we will glue the circle to the jar, and then along its contour we will draw with a pencil the area marked for cutting.
When the circle is cut out, we sand its edges so that no one gets hurt in the future. If, we paint the jar with acrylic paint blue, if for a girl - in some other color, for example, pink. You can, of course, leave it white, as we did.
Next, cut out a circle from cardboard, the dimensions of which will be slightly larger than the hole in the jar. It will be a little unusual, as shown in the photo below. To secure this part, you need to use glue.
Then we cut a hole according to the shape of the purchased electrical equipment, and then, when we place the already assembled structure in the nightstand, we secure it. For convenience, you can make corresponding holes in it for wires.
And, of course, the final stage is the design of the night light. The design of a nursery for two can include different design solutions that only your imagination is capable of!
Night, darkness - not everyone likes this environment, which is why night lights were invented. Children are afraid to be left alone in dark rooms, and night lights have always helped to brighten up this atmosphere. If you make it unusual, children will go to bed with great desire.
There are many different handmade night lights, and today we will show several options.
We will need:
Wooden sticks, you can choose the size as you wish;
PVA glue (or other wood glue);
Socket and light bulb;
The mount (base) for the cartridge can be made from corrugated paper;
1. We take our sticks and glue them into squares. We will need about 25-35 of these squares.
2. We cut out the base for the cartridge from cardboard. The size corresponds to the size of the stick squares.
3 . We make a hole for the cartridge.
4. Depending on the size of the cartridge, we glue together several squares and cardboard, which will serve as a stand for us on the table.
5. We begin to build our lamp by gluing all the squares one by one. We stack them on top of each other in any position.
6. We insert the lamp socket and our lamp is ready!
The starry sky is a mystery that has always attracted our attention and our gaze. Now, thanks to the night light, you have the opportunity to enjoy the starry sky without leaving home. From the material, you will only need things that every home has:
Sheet of foil;
- jar with lid;
- flashlight;
- awl;
- scissors.
1. Take a sheet of foil and carefully make holes with an awl. If we want to get a full-fledged night sky, then we can use a star map.
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. We cut off the excess foil, leaving the dimensions suitable only for the jar, the height of the sheet is equal to the height of the jar.
3 . We twist the sheet and insert it into the jar.
4. We put a flashlight on the bottom, turn it on and close the lid.
Enjoy the starry sky!
In order to make such a wonderful and beautiful night light, we will need:
Jar (glass or plastic) with a lid;
- lace fabric;
- a small flashlight;
- scissors;
- sewing machine.
1. Using a centimeter, take measurements from the jar. We need to know the exact dimensions to sew the overlay fabric correctly.
Modern night lights are convenient and ergonomic lighting sources. They complement the interior of any room well and can become a real decorative element. In a children's room, a night light will help the baby feel safe, and a hand-made lamp can also be presented as a handmade souvenir.
The advantages of a homemade lamp can be considered the following points:
One of the most current and romantic night light models, to one degree or another, imitates an endless cluster of constellations in the night sky. You can make such a light source yourself from scrap materials. It does not need to be connected to the network, because a regular flashlight with little batteries is enough.
To create such a night light, you need a glass jar with a lid of any size, thick foil, scissors, an awl, a small flashlight and any surface that is not afraid of damage, for example, a tray.
There is another option to make a children's night light that imitates the night sky. It can be made from an ordinary tin can. Such a container should be cleaned, the label removed, painted in any pleasant color and several holes made with an awl. Inside the jar you need to put a flashlight, a garland or a lit candle. It is advisable to cover the edges of the jar with a plastic lid so that none of the family members are injured.
This version of the lamp can be an ideal romantic gift or bedroom decoration. To make a night light with your own hands, as a decorative element and a light source, you need to purchase a lace fabric. It can have different colors and patterns, depending on your preferences. You will also need a dry and clean jar, scissors with thread, and a flashlight with batteries.
Using available materials, it is quite possible to build a large homemade lamp that can decorate not only a nursery or bedroom, but the entire room. To create such a miracle, you will need an original tin or plastic tea can. You also need scrapbooking paper, stationery cardboard, a paper knife, acrylic paints, glue, sandpaper, and masking tape. And since in this case we are making not just a night light, but a lamp, we need to prepare a light bulb socket, an incandescent light bulb itself, a power cord and a switch.
When creating a lamp for a children's room at home, the most important thing is to use your imagination as much as possible. In addition, you can involve your baby in creating a night light and combine business with pleasure.
Prepare a glass ball or spherical shade for the lamp. You will also need a large amount of tulle or tulle, glue and several lanterns, or better yet, a garland for the Christmas tree.
To make an unusual and beautiful LED night light that can be placed in a nursery, you need to prepare a pair of transparent plastic tubes with unequal diameters. You will also need LEDs with the desired brightness and color range. Also prepare glass pebbles, wire, a larger cork, superglue, pliers and a board for the LEDs.
As is clear from the above examples, there are a huge number of designer models of homemade lamps. There are different techniques for working with decorative materials to create a variety of lighting effects.
However, behind the beauty of the night light, you should not forget about the safety of yourself and your family. To this end, you should be especially careful when considering the power supply circuit for the light source.
Many home craftsmen believe that compact nightlights have minimal power and low voltage, which in itself should protect against problems. This is not entirely true. A voltage of 12 volts for a halogen light bulb or 3 volts for an LED power supply does not pose a threat to the human body. However, if a short circuit occurs, an electrical arc will form at the point of contact. At the same moment, a current will pass through the wires, which can heat the insulation to the point of fire. In this case, the power supply may operate in overload mode, but the shield will not react. That is why it is necessary to protect the wiring of such light sources with a fuse. After the electrical wiring at the output of the power supply is protected, you need to pay attention to the electrical safety of the board itself. It is enclosed in a reliable housing, which is especially important for lamps in children's rooms, where children may try to disassemble the night light.
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