Spotlight Removable LED Mount

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I really liked Depronized's design of a Source4 PAR stage spotlight, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2051738, but I wanted the stronger process of gluing the front to the back of the spotlight. So I added a screw mount to the back end, and a handy threaded screw unit which can accept a standard ultrabright 10mm LED. This lengthens the entire unit, so I added an extended mounting bracket as well. The result is a spotlight which can use conventional 10mm LEDs and which allows easy replacement of the 10mm LEDs. With a current limiting resistor the LED can be powered off a standard 5V USB power cable. Being able to replace the LED means being able to easily change the color, without needing complex electronics to control a RGB LED. And sometimes a LED just burns out early. UPDATE: For powering the entire light as a standalone light, a simple solution is gluing skriver's Compact LED Light for CR2032, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:525799, to the back end of the screw unit. Use his version that has no round light shield. This way you can slide in a CR2032 when you want light, and don't have to mess around with cords. This does make the rear of the light much heavier than the front, so either tighten screws accordingly or add weight to the front.