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Vacuum Tube LEDs: Halogen Lamp Success

The Neopixel-illuminated halogen lamp looks much, much better than I expected:

Vacuum Tube LEDs - halogen lamp - red phase
Vacuum Tube LEDs – halogen lamp – red phase

The ceramic ring screws down around the socket shell and pulls it up against the base; the threads have only as much precision as required to keep it from falling off. I may need to add a leveling shim just so I don’t have to explain why it’s always crooked.

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3 responses to “Vacuum Tube LEDs: Halogen Lamp Success”

  1. Jason Doege Avatar
    Jason Doege

    And to satisfy, er, someone’s OCD.

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      Oh, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet …

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