Replacing an LED Power Supply

The power supply powering the LEDs lighting up my desk died. The brightness of the LEDs slowly faded until one day they no longer turned on. I immediately ordered a new supply from Amazon as the LEDs are the main source of illumination in my office. The original supply had screw terminals which I found quite convenient as I had a number of devices powered from it.

I started by desoldering the terminals from the PCB using a lot of solder wick and a solder pump. Originally, the five connections were for AC in and DC out. I instead connected two each to + and - and repurposed one section to serve as a mount.

Repurposed screw terminals.

I quickly designed some mounts for the new power supply in Fusion 360 and printed them out on my 3D printer. I then secured it to the walls of my desk and connected everything together. In the picture below you can also see an ESP8266-connected relay I use to control my lava lamp.

Power supply and terminals screwed to desk.

I originally made this acrylic case when I was in high school.

LED strips soldered together. My soldering skills have improved much since then.