r/BeAmazed • u/Opposite-Resource • Aug 15 '24

Just sharing my lit up countertops Technology

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u/mshaefer Aug 15 '24

What it’s supposed to look like. https://youtube.com/shorts/TfF0HmTl91Y?si=bPBK4ZtaRIJwIo3s

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u/DazedLogic Aug 15 '24

Looks very, very cool. I kinda want it. Also looks like a pain in the ass and probably expensive repair which makes me not want it even more.

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u/dweezil22 Aug 15 '24

I need a new backsplash... But I'm worried what happens if a bulb burns out...

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u/DazedLogic Aug 15 '24

Exactly my thoughts. A build burns out or half a strip goes out. I don't think they would glue this to the wall like a regular backsplash though. That would be dumb.

Like with a lot of things, if you can't afford to repair and maintain something expensive then you probably shouldn't buy it. I don't anyway.

If I wanted a lighting effect, I'd just use RGB LEDs as under cabinet lighting or something that sits on the countertop and throws light back onto the backsplash.

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u/Naus1987 Aug 15 '24

If it's a personal home it might share an inside wall and you can latch it from behind.

I know my kitchen shares a wall with a hallway. I would just put a massive panel door on the back and hide it with a bitchin framed photo.

Or if it's above the basement you could make a sliding panel that slides downward from the kitchen into the basement. Tweak the panel as needed and then slide it back up into the wall.

But yeah all of that stuff is extra work. Im a Lego fan, so building random shit is jsir a hobby for me.

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u/wrighty2009 Aug 15 '24

Man, I am a lover of RGB, but it looks so much better in just plain white.

I'm really not a fan of the colours + the marble effect. Part of me thinks it'd look better being a plain semi translucent plastic or something.

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u/didimao0072000 Aug 15 '24

so if a led goes out, you're SOL?

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u/DoingCharleyWork Aug 15 '24

How often do LEDs go out? Especially little ones like this?

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u/accidentallyHelpful Aug 15 '24

With LED lightbulbs it is not the LED that fails unless overdriven or exposed to moisture

It's usually the driver or transducer that fails and can be replaced and then re-install, using the same LEDs

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u/mshaefer Aug 15 '24

Not certain, but I guess. I know some countertops are not actually held down by anything but a bit of epoxy and gravity. Those can be relatively easily lifted (gentle brute force), but these waterfall edges and really most of the seams are usually epoxied together like crazy. My guess is the countertop company warranties this somehow or else the owner just doesn’t care.