V-Slot "gantry" light (for Ender 3 v2)

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Holds a couple dozen LED strips out above the printing bed. Suitable for printers that have an elevated vslot beam running across the middle of the bed, such as Ender 3, Ender 3 v2. Print it "fins down". Stick LED strip of your choosing to the other side. Solder wires to the ends of the strips, power the wires appropriately. I fed the wires down the vslot beams to steal 5V power from the ender board, but you may prefer to power it with a separate power supply, like a 5V or 12V adapter. I could fit 2 strips on each side, for a total of 24 LEDs, which is quite bright. It illuminates the bed and print well, and because there are so many lights, it reduces the effect of the shadow of the Z-beam on Ender 3 printers. There's nothing to stop you installing more than two of these, but I'm not quite that ferocious! If you are confident and are opinionated about how you want to print, build, and install this, you can go right ahead. Otherwise, read on for more detailed info about how to solder and add the LED strips etc. This is my first "thing", so let me know how it goes for you.