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# Fiber Optic Light Source - 1 Watt - Pink

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA4169 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/fiber-optic-light-source-1-watt-pink.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/fiber-optic-light-source-1-watt-pink.html.md))

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle...

> ⚠ Note: This is just the fibre optic LED. You'll also want to grab a [Fibre Optic Tube](https://core-electronics.com.au/catalogsearch/result/?q=ADA4163,%20ADA4164).

## Pricing

- **Price:** $13.65 (inc GST) — $12.41 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $12.04 (exc GST) · 50+ $11.79 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## How to buy

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- **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there.
- **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works)
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## Description

This is a pretty neat way to glow up. Light in the fiber optic cable zooms through the core by constantly bouncing off of the edge of the molded plastic, a principle called "total internal reflection" (which also kinda sounds like a very expensive meditation island retreat). When the light pipe doesn't have total reflection, you can get a nifty lighting effect from the light illuminating the plastic tubing.

All you need is a way to get a ton of photons into your light pipe, and that's what this is! It's **Fiber Optic Light Source** in a cute **pink** color. It's a high powered LED cluster, you need to power it with 9-12V and 100mA of current, the metal body acts as a heat sink. Then, installation is a breeze. Just loosen the clear knob on the LED emitter and slide one of Adafruit's [fiber optic tubes](https://core-electronics.com.au/search/?q=fiber%20optic%20).

**Note:** This is *just* the fiber optic LED. You'll also want to grab a [fiber optic tube](https://core-electronics.com.au/search/?q=fiber%20optic%20)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/a/d/ada4169-1.jpg)