Genny Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Almost finished with this thing. It took me way longer to get even light distribution that I originally thought. Tell me what you guys think. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c115/Dean017/success.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlawlessSoul Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I think that's a really nice gaussian blur filter. I kid. It looks great - did you use CCFLs to backlight it? I'm tempted to look for some deaded LCD screens down at the dump and pull them apart for the diffuser layers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genny Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 I think that's a really nice gaussian blur filter. I kid. It looks great - did you use CCFLs to backlight it? I'm tempted to look for some deaded LCD screens down at the dump and pull them apart for the diffuser layers. It was a bitch to photograph with my little point and shoot :P, and they're LEDs actually! I originally tried EL panels, but their white light will turn kind of a salmon color if you cover it with white acrylic. It works like this.. I had a clear acrylic sheet laser etched. It really helps to diffuse the light significantly. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c115/Dean017/1.jpg You'll sandwich the engraved, clear acrylic between the two sheets of white acrylic (bottom reflects the light up). Alternatively, you can always just use white paper on the bottom and it works just fine. You'll obviously want to use a longer LED strip--this is just to serve as a reference. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c115/Dean017/2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravinmild Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Now that is an awsome mod. Looks really nice......me wants one now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlawlessSoul Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Thanks for the extra info :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genny Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 I think that's a really nice gaussian blur filter. Better picture. :) Cabling needs some cleaning up still. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c115/Dean017/800d1.png http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c115/Dean017/800d5.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlawlessSoul Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 That looks really fantastic. The light is so well spread across that entire panel. Are you going to light the upper half in any way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genny Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 That looks really fantastic. The light is so well spread across that entire panel. Are you going to light the upper half in any way? I could certainly create something similar in the 5 1/4" bays. e.g. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c115/Dean017/test1.png Not sure how I feel about it. Maybe it'll grow on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlawlessSoul Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 How about a CCFL hidden up in the gap between the sides of the fans and the case edge (behind the side-panel locking bar) with a reflective backing to direct the light down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravinmild Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Ill be post a link to this thread when ever i see someone with a 800d, one of the best mods ive seen EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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