# Good light source?

**URL:** <https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/good-light-source/2877>\
**Category:** Machine Design\
**Created:** [February 9, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/good-light-source/2877 "2025-02-09T19:28:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![VideoMilk78](https://forums.kinograph.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/c68b51/32.png) [@VideoMilk78](https://forums.kinograph.cc/u/VideoMilk78)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/good-light-source/2877/1 "2025-02-09T19:28:34Z")

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Title pretty sums it up

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**Author:** ![verlakasalt](https://forums.kinograph.cc/user_avatar/forums.kinograph.cc/verlakasalt/32/3649_2.png) [@verlakasalt](https://forums.kinograph.cc/u/verlakasalt)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/good-light-source/2877/2 "2025-02-10T09:03:46Z")

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After trying out lamps and diffusers and whatnot, I ended up also making my own Ulbricht sphere using an aluminum cake pan coated with a mix of barium salt and opaque white - pretty much like this guy here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtMqx5P74n4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtMqx5P74n4)

Here’s some info on the LED strip and power source I’m currently using.

> [@Setting up the light source](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/setting-up-the-light-source/2853/28):
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> This is what I have right now: (They’re only in German, sorry). I suspect I should’ve gone with a constant current strip? Can I just use a different power source? @Manuel_Angel How do you power your lamp? @cpixip: I tried restarting the camera (assuming that camera.stop() is the correct command), but it didn’t change anything about the banding characteristics.

And here’s one of those cake pans: [The ReelSlow8 Film Scanner - #22 by PM490](https://forums.kinograph.cc/t/the-reelslow8-film-scanner/2491/22)