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Hi guys.
I'm an architecture student who is designing a lamp that will be made up of multiple, modular pieces of plywood. Each piece will be a hexagon containing 6 LED lights (one on each side). The idea is to have a base that plugs into a socket with a wall wart: I was thinking 12 volts AC. And the plywood pieces attach to the base and to each other with magnets. This enables the user to assemble and configure the light to his wants and needs.
But I have never wired anything before... (Slight problem when designing a lamp haha.)
Would there be a way to wire this thing so that when you connect a plywood piece to the plugged in base piece through magnets, the LED lights turn on? If so what would that circuit look like?
I feel like their should be a way if there's a contact at each connecting point (magnet).
I have no clue about electrical wiring or where to begin. So any help will greatly be appreciated.
I found this lamp which is similar to what I am trying to do if this helps visualize my question at all:
http://brunofosi.com/product-design/branch-light-a-modular-led-light-system/
Here is another similar example:
http://www.plioz.com/crystal-light-by-qis-design/
And another: http://www.hyperexperience.com/?p=1026
I was told the LED module will need a current limiting resistor in it. Do I put one resistor in the first module that plugs into the current and that's it for the whole system? Or do I need a resistor in each module?
Thanks for any help you can provide...
I'm an architecture student who is designing a lamp that will be made up of multiple, modular pieces of plywood. Each piece will be a hexagon containing 6 LED lights (one on each side). The idea is to have a base that plugs into a socket with a wall wart: I was thinking 12 volts AC. And the plywood pieces attach to the base and to each other with magnets. This enables the user to assemble and configure the light to his wants and needs.
But I have never wired anything before... (Slight problem when designing a lamp haha.)
Would there be a way to wire this thing so that when you connect a plywood piece to the plugged in base piece through magnets, the LED lights turn on? If so what would that circuit look like?
I feel like their should be a way if there's a contact at each connecting point (magnet).
I have no clue about electrical wiring or where to begin. So any help will greatly be appreciated.
I found this lamp which is similar to what I am trying to do if this helps visualize my question at all:
http://brunofosi.com/product-design/branch-light-a-modular-led-light-system/
Here is another similar example:
http://www.plioz.com/crystal-light-by-qis-design/
And another: http://www.hyperexperience.com/?p=1026
I was told the LED module will need a current limiting resistor in it. Do I put one resistor in the first module that plugs into the current and that's it for the whole system? Or do I need a resistor in each module?
Thanks for any help you can provide...