DIY RGB Light Tube 2.0! Also I answer your biggest questions from the first video 

Wow! the difference between camera angles are awesome! Thanks for the video!

bro guy.... I love you. take more pride in this. do not be surprised at what you did. This is what is referred to as "evergreen content". People will be referring to this for years on end because it will not be outdated as long as corporations are motivated to make money by selling lights at a %2000 profit. You should make an all inclusive final build video so that once i use this in a shoot i have a direct video to link people to.

Great info, I like these light tubes!!!

Hi...Great video..Please do give it a try to converting it into battery operated. Like the actual Quasar or Astera tubes. 18650 is the battery that are chargeable and is used in multiple battery packs for example NP970 Sony. I guess joining multiple batteries and hooking up them to make them 12v might do the job.

So the tools you will need are 1. T8 clear tube 2. 140 led rgb 3. Controller 4. Scotch brite pad 5. Frosted glass Spray paint 6. Wall power source 7. Milky covers (Make sure controller and led strip are both either 4 wire or 3 wire)

I’m going to be giving this a try! I made some cheap diy led poles a couple years ago for a music video. They did the trick at the time and were even dmx addressable and controllable. But I’m wanting to go about that part differently and make them wireless dmx

Thank you again!

@wittech i love your video man very helpful but can you explain a little clearer on how to connect multiple power supplies and what controller i can get with super effects like the fire and chaser ones, turns out amazon doesn't have the ones in your previous video anymore.

You can uise the same strip to build the corner "nordic" led lamp !

This is awesome man!

Loved the original video (and this update of course). It would be cool if you could upgrade the light tube with a DIY stand for placing them upright on the floor in the future :)

Im building the first version and will probably update it to the second version but I intend to add a battery to make it portable. I would like to duplicate the tube structure and and dual strips of your light saber. It would provide a stronger, more durable tube and increased brightness. It also provides a battery pack for portability. I want to use this for light panting photography. Can you provide guidance on construction? Parts needed and simple battery operation. I would like to avoid the expense of the Arduino just a simple on/off and the phone app control would be fine. Thanks!

Hello and thanks for this.Incredible, awesome vision and explanation.You have just made this all doable for me. However, I am not understanding the extra wire on the input side of the tud=be. You said that another power supply could be connected? You can have two power supplies connected into this to power more lights?

If you can figure out a 3.0 version that includes rechargable batteries to the mix(maybe as structural component that the RGB's wrap around inside the tube), you may break the internet.

Nice 🎥

Do you have an updated controller you would recommend? The old one doesn't seem available

Tom Hardy does rgb RU-vid now 🤔

Are there any controllers out ther that allow chaining multiple lights together, or also have audio reactivity?

Dude!!! Thank you so much. I built one of the "cheap" tube lights and I am definitely going to build the "budget" lights now. This is exactly what I was looking for. Of course if you build sabers your mind would know.exactly what would be best. So I want to build 2x 6.6ft tubes. Does that mean I will need to Daisy chain 2 strips inside one tube? 4 strips total? Will I need one or 2 power supplies? And One Controller?

How could I connect these via DMX?

How would you make this do both RGB and a tuneable white? I am looking to make ~6 as a complete lighting kit where you have a 2-3 running as white and the rgb's for backdrop. Would just be cool to have them be able to do both well, and then figure out some battery situation.

Would buying this power supply help the overheating issue I am having? I have a LED controller that is 5v-24v since the one you suggested wasn’t available. When I plug it into the wall it doesn’t get hot, but when I plug it into an extension cord it gets hot

What kind of battery are you using for the light sabre and how much burn time do you get?

So you used the frosted spray+the channel?

I want to make some of these to be dmx controllable through my lighting software on my pc. Would you happen to know if a dmx decoder to my computers lighting program in place of the WiFi controller would recognize the led strips “effect” functions? Chase functionsc, the fire effect, etc.

So if you use the thin strip (milky covers) you then insert that into the clear tube OR the one you frosted?

Do you have another suggestion for the LED controller? I purchased the one you have and I can’t get it to connect to my WiFi do to my network being a 5G

Have you tried only using the milky covers? I mean, without getting them on the tube? I'm trying to get the parts, and the only thing I'm missing is the tubes... Isn't the diffused acrylic on the metal strip enough?

I’m having a hard time finding the correct controller. Any help helps haha thanks :)

anyone got a link for a 3 wire amazon controler

Is there a LED strip that is RGBWW? Daylight 5600K and 3200K tungsten?

Hi there! I have an issue. I’m trying to make 10 of these. But with the wifi controller, I can’t control 10 of them unless they are all connected! Any suggestions on getting around having to buy wifi controllers?

Just curious if with a 60/m LED, would the gaps still be noticeable? Can't seem to find a 144/m LED that's longer than 1m

*Pro Tip* - play this video at 1.5x speed

Thank you for your video. Couldn't you just purchase a frosted tube for diffusion?

Nice Video Wittech thx again ! One question, im from France and I cant find the empty tube without paying a 30-40$ shipping tax for a 3$ tube product... Can you share us a EU product if you find it ? I spend so much time on it !!

you say this version has a smaller tube on the inside? or did i misunderstood ? ... and also have you considered aluminium foil on one half of the tube acting as a reflector? and it would also direct the light 180º degrees angle rather than 360º

What's the CRI rating on these LED strips ?

oculd you link all the best items for this under $60

If I buy 4 strips of light should I buy 4 Bluetooth controllers I’m a little confuse

Is it possible to make these with a rechargeable battery supply?