LED 10mm Strip Mount For 3030 Extrusion

thingiverse

I wanted to add LED lighting to my Hypercube as I have an IP camera viewing the build surface that allows me to watch it remotely. I found Thing 106844 and printed it out, but the clips were for 2020 extrusions, and my machine uses 3030 extrusions. So I loaded the clip into Tinkercad and enlarged the area that goes into the extrusion and shortened the section with ball that goes into the rail. I also reversed the ball so it works better in the position I'll mount it. I also modified the rail itself, getting rid of the small pads on each end, and decreasing the angle of the overhang on the sides for a little better print quality. Now I'm just waiting on the LED strips to arrive and I can get it assembled and installed on my machine. Edit - I received the LED strips from Amazon today and tested them to make sure they worked properly, and they did. I cut three 300mm strips off the roll and soldered power wire jumpers between them and a feed wire that I ran down to the Duet controller. I plugged it into an always-on 12 volt fan output for power. Powered it on, and it works fine. Bright! I also modified the rail further by adding an ~15mm shade to keep the light from the LEDs from shining up. I also applied some self stick reflective aluminum tape to the inside surface of the shade to reflect the light onto the work surface. As you can see in the photos, it really lights up the build surface quite well. I like it. Link to LED strips I'm using: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JQV6Q4I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1