pixelicous wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2019 1:59 am
... I want it to actually produce seen light, not just be shown as "ON".. if you get what I mean ...
Well, LEDS are point source lights, so to get a whole-wand effect, you need more LEDs close together and something that diffuses the light to blend the point sources into a continuous "wand".
With a clear/see-through tube, you'd see each LED as a pin point at its size. To get the whole wand effect, the tube needs to have some diffusing/'frosting' effect. That's where a transparent
white tube would help, even where you're going to be running a coloured string of LEDs. You can create some diffusing from a smooth clear tube by lightly sanding it with fine sand paper or a scotch-brite pad. You could even push/pull such a pad through the inside of the tube before assembly, so you'd have diffusion on both the inside and outside of the tube wall.
The more LEDs and closer together, along with the tube diffusing their light, the more whole wand look you'll get. Compare the photo's four vs. the one.
You could put two strings back to back (might need a strip of kapton tape between them if there's exposed conductors).
More light, and more heat, but at night its cooler so their life shouldn't be affected too badly.
I expect you'll have some "there's each LED" effect, as you can see where each LED is, except where blurred by the camera exposure.
Video games are giving kids unrealistic expectations on how many swords they can carry.
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... but don't harm the red dragon that frequents the area from time to time. He and I have an agreement.
