Ikea hacking: Creating Magioder - The end result, project facts and energy usage

Ikea hacking: Creating Magioder - The end result, project facts and energy usage

Geschreven door Mark Vletter vrijdag 14 augustus 2009 12:07

The end result

And this is the end result:

Hello Magioder!

Project facts and energy usage

So the lamps work again but there is another advantage.

Dioder details

• Energy usage: 8,0 W
• Average lifespan: 30.000
• Price: €30,-

Magiker details

• Energy usage: 20,0 W (per lamp)
• Average lifespan: 1.500
• Price: Not available anymore

Average usage

Our lamps burn an average of 4h a day, so we need new lamps every year. Dioder wil last 20 years. The energy usage of Magiker will be 20w x 3 = 87.9 kWh a year which translates to about € 17,58 a year at the current energy prices. The halogen lamps itself are € 0,75 /lamp, but I would still need two new adapters for Magiker which are not available anymore.

Dioder will use 11.7 kWh which is about € 2.34 a year and there are the costs of buying Dioder (€ 30,-).

Lets say I would have been able to repair the Magiker adapters and we would have used them for another 5 years. The TCO would have been around € 100,-. The new Magioder lamp will have a TCO of € 42,- which includes buying Dioder. Thats 50% less and it is better for the environment. What more do you want from a nice project.

Some final words

It took about 2 to 3 hours building Magioder. The light is more white than it looks in the pictures. Dioder is also available with leds that can produce seven colours. It will cost you an extra € 20,- . Dioder comes with 4 lamps by default. I only used three. Good luck building your Magioder!