Ikea Askedal wardrobe replacement lamps

If you still have this wardrobe, you may have encountered the same problem. After the 10w halogen lamps have mostly died on you, you are left with no light in your dressing room!

Nowadays it is very difficult to find replacements. So, I designed this (I had 8 such lamps to replace).

But before you come to 3D printing, you will need to remove the plastic holder of the halogen lamps and trim it a little bit so that it looks like mine (see photo). You need to cut everything that was holding the old lamps. Then you need to buy the following from amazon:

• 10 GU10 sockets 
• 10 2w MR11 GU10 lamps
• Some electrical wire
• Some Wago connection terminals
• A few derivations boxes
• A few male electrical plugs (to connect to the mains where the Ikea transformers were connected)

Here are the links:

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00I2U48WQ

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B07FQWBSRZ

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00IF94QNA

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B07QBC9DKS

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B01AGJHORG

https://www.amazon.fr/Debflex-713620-Fiche-lat%C3%A9rale-portefeuille/dp/B00GWPA2HS

The problem with LED lamps is that 1st gen were very poor and delivered very little lumens (the only thing that matters). Well, present LED lamps deliver too many lumens so it is difficult to adjust for this type of application. You do not want it to be too bright…

So, I selected these 2 W 150 lm 3000 K lamps.

Now let’s speak of the design itself.

It’s made of 2 parts + the purchased GU10 socket that you need to assemble with 25 mm M3 hex screws and nuts (Qty 2 each).

If you look at the printed parts you will see there is a one layer “in design” support in the screw holes. You will need to open that with a small screwdriver.  Print at 0.3 draft standard infill.

PLA is ok because there is no heat at all with the lamps.

After you do all the electrical connections (Always work with power TURNED OFF), you can put the Ikea trimmed part back in place and screw the lamp assembly with the 2 Ikea screws on top. 

Et voilà!