Low Voltage Light

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Low Voltage Light by Mind Map: Low Voltage Light

1. Components

1.1. Power Supply

1.1.1. Low Voltage

1.2. IR Controller

1.2.1. Dim control

1.2.2. Colour Control

1.3. IR Reciever

1.3.1. Cost

1.3.2. Size

1.4. LED Strips

1.4.1. Brightness of LED

1.4.2. Temperature of LED

1.4.3. Colour of LED

1.5. Wires

1.5.1. Length

2. Location Of Product

2.1. Rooms

2.1.1. Living Room

2.1.1.1. Needs to Provide enough light for most of the room

2.1.2. Bedroom

2.1.2.1. Needs to be an ambient light. Not too bright

2.1.3. Study Room

2.1.3.1. Needs to be Enough light for text to be seen

2.1.4. Kitchen

2.2. Needs to fit in with surroundings. i.e can't be modern in a Memphis styled room.

3. Manufacturing Process

3.1. Sanding

3.1.1. Belt Sander

3.1.1.1. Leaves a rough finish

3.1.2. Files

3.1.3. Sandpaper

3.1.3.1. Takes Time

3.2. Cutting

3.2.1. Table Saw

3.2.1.1. To cut big wood pieces

3.2.2. Tenon saw

3.2.2.1. Takes Time

3.2.2.2. Not Very Accurate

3.2.3. Lathe

3.2.3.1. Quick

3.2.4. Laser Cutter

3.2.4.1. takes time

3.2.5. Metal Lathe

3.3. Drilling

3.3.1. Hand drill

3.4. Finish

3.4.1. Polyerthane

3.4.2. Veneer

4. Environmental Issues

4.1. How much power is needed

4.1.1. Needs to be Low Voltage

4.1.2. Needs to be efficient

4.2. Make it out of sustainable materials

4.2.1. Use materials that won't rust easily

4.2.2. Make product waterproof to stop corrosion, rust and wood rotting

4.3. Use as much recycled materials as possible to reduce cost and impact on the environment

4.3.1. Use scrap Wood

4.3.2. Melt down old aluminium cans and use the scrap metal

5. Theme Information

5.1. Design

5.1.1. Modern

5.1.1.1. Minimalistic

5.1.1.2. Smart Looking

5.1.1.3. Cube shaped

5.1.2. Simplistic

5.1.3. Easy to Use

5.2. Materials

5.2.1. Wood

5.2.1.1. Soft Wood

5.2.1.1.1. Cedar

5.2.1.1.2. Pine

5.2.1.1.3. Spruce

5.2.1.2. Hard Wood

5.2.1.2.1. Ash

5.2.1.2.2. Oak

5.2.1.2.3. Mahogany

5.2.1.2.4. Ebony

5.2.1.2.5. Beech

5.2.1.2.6. Birch

5.2.1.2.7. Maple

5.2.1.2.8. Walnut

5.2.1.3. Manufactured Boards

5.2.1.3.1. MDF

5.2.1.3.2. Chipboard

5.2.1.3.3. Plywood

5.2.2. Metals

5.2.2.1. Aluminium

5.2.2.1.1. Easy to work with

5.2.2.1.2. Easy to finish

5.2.2.2. Stainless Steel

5.2.2.2.1. Hard Metal to work with

5.2.2.2.2. Doesn't Rust

5.2.2.2.3. Hygienic

5.2.2.3. Brass

5.2.2.3.1. Alloy

5.2.2.3.2. Gold in Colour

5.2.3. Plastic

5.2.3.1. Perspex

5.2.3.1.1. Huge range of colours

5.2.3.2. LDPE

5.2.3.2.1. easy to work with

5.2.3.2.2. easy to melt

5.2.3.2.3. relatively strong

5.2.3.3. Polypropylene

5.2.3.3.1. Range Of Colours

5.2.3.4. Thermoplastic

5.2.3.4.1. Can be Reshaped with heat

5.2.3.5. Thermoset

5.2.3.5.1. Can't be remolded. Once formed it stays in that shape

5.2.3.6. Plexiglass

5.2.3.6.1. Transparent