Ecolux Lighting is Worth It...

Last week I finally ordered the Ecolux LED lighting for both my Pfaff and my Janome. One 6 LED full kit and one extra 6 LED strip with connector. The pictures do not really show the full impact of this lighting because they are so bright they cast the rest of the picture into more darkness than exists with the eye in the room. Top photo shows the light strips in place under the harp of the Janome 6300. The strip is thin vertically, so it nests up in there really well.  It adheres with 3M adhesive which is the top of the light strip. You remove the backing and stick it right on the machine, and then the delicate white cord goes right around the back of the machine, and doesn't take up measurable space in the harp at all. two small holders stuck to the back of the machine hold the thin cord which connects to the switch connector which then connects to the power cord which goes to the adapter in (hopefully) your surge protector.

Both the Janome 6300P and the Pfaff 1222E measured within the parameters of the 6 LED set. No sense getting the 3 LEDs unless you want to put them in a very very small machine.  Here you see the Janome 6300P with the LED lights on and the Pfaff 1222E with the LED lights on. I notice that in the pictures the LEDs tend to make the machine's own light look dim, but of course it remains the same. I did not turn on the overhead lights in the room so that the pictures could better reflect the lighting of the LEDs and machine lights.

I wanted to photograph the back of the machine so you could see the attaching of the small holders as well. I am very very happy with these lights. It would seem there are other less expensive ways to accomplish this sort of lighting although for the past two years I have looked at other options out there, I really haven't seen anything that compares aesthetically with these lights. I don't like black cordage, so this suited me just fine. It's kind of an Apple sort of treatment - all white and very delicate, very nicely put together. Yes, I could have put the holders on a bit straighter, but I installed both sets in under ten minutes since I was excited to begin sewing with them! I was able to sew at night a few nights ago which I wouldn't have been doing last week before these lights came. Not having an OTT lamp taking up space behind the machine will be an asset in pushing quilts through as well!