Is there a chance to make a photo of that mounts? Without led turned on? Really like idea of that snap fit.
Wow, what project!
But if you want to go the easy route, take a look at this design:
But what is wrong with the aliexpress lights that plug into the upper controller? do they still interfere with the lidar? or it is just all guessing?
I used the existing light connection to trigger a relay which provides 24V power from the power supply to my riser lights. There are too many reports of aftermarket plug-in lights damaging the circuit boards for me to risk that option. Like this one:
No LIDAR issues on the few prints I’ve done with auto calibration and the lights on. I usually keep the lights off, so they only turn on after the (rare) automatic calibration has completed and the actual print has begun.
Thanks! I though those cheap strips were proven by now 
I wonder what got fried on the controller, maybe it is an easy fix.
Where do you get the 24V? from that controller too?
I power the lights from the unused 24V terminals on the power supply. It is a bit difficult to access as the back of the printer and a cover over the supply have to be removed. Lots of different sized screws to keep straight, but the Wiki is helpful.
I have not measured the actual current draw of the lights, but after looking at the typical power consumption figures, and considering that most of the power is being used by the bed (not through the power supply), I feel the 100W supply has enough excess capacity to handle the small extra load. I’ve had no problems printing high temp, high power use, filaments like PC and ASA. In the unlikely event that I do manage to overload it, the Mornsun LM100-20B24-C has short circuit / overvoltage / overcurrent protection, so nothing will be damaged. It will just shut down until the overload is corrected.
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What controllers are you refering to?
I’ve read all 107 posts in this thread with great interest as I’m about to embark down the ‘additional LED lighting’ road on my X1 Carbon and plan to use the excellent BL LED controller by DutchDeveloper (thanks Pascal) and the equally excellent Power Tap by 3DMachinist (thanks Michael) 
One question that I’ve searched high & low and not yet found the answer for is twofold but concerns the 24v power from the AMS namely;
What exactly is the specification of this 24v line with regard to current/load delivery and is it under CANBUS control?
Reason I ask is I have found what looks to be a really good RGBCCT LED strip but it has 960 LED/m and pulls 18W/m so 750mA/m if my calculation is correct?
I wouldn’t want to overload the 24v from the AMS especially if I want to add a second one at some point and I’m wary of upsetting the CANBUS if it does voltage/current monitoring and reacts accordingly.
I do of course have the option to utilise an external 24v PSU of adequate rating but my OCD would much prefer the neat, tidy & integrated ‘factory’ method of tapping the 24v from the AMS keeping it all in-house.
As there seems to be a wealth of knowledge in this forum I’m hoping some kind soul will have the answers I am seeking!
Thanks & kind regards,
-=Glyn=-