Reply to "Mounting LEDs to Manufactured Lenses"

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@Craftech posted:
In addition to hot glue, black electrical tape sticks well to plastic and has the secondary benefit of directing all the light out the lens.
Also, black RTV silicone will work as long as you get the flexible kind.

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I hate to work on stuff that has black electrical tape, it leaves a sticky mess!

@texgeekboy posted:
@ThatGuy and @Craftech,
So the hot glue dries transparently, or transparently enough? I have used electrical tape, but moved away from it since it left a lot of residue. But, I could put up with that if it doesn't destroy the lens.

If you really want to stick it and also block any light back-scatter, consider Liquid Electrical Tape. I use this a lot for lighting. Please don't use black electrical tape!

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