Altoids smalls Magnetic switch flashlight

The first time i saw the instructables on the original Altoids smalls flashlight, i thought it was the coolest thing in the world.  (I love LED's and flashlights.)  However, i always thought, with a push button switch, having it in your pocket it was probably likely to be on while it was in your pocket.  So i tried thinking of a way to make it so the switch would be inside, but there wasn't much room for a toggle switch (as I love toggle switches) to fit inside the tinny tin.  For a while a way to do it eluded me, as the obvious often does.  Then it hit me one night lying in bed watching tv.  "Of course, a reed switch" or magnetic switch as it is also known. I don't recall how it came to me (i made this about a year ago) but it just did.  I couldn't wait to begin...  Please read all the way through, because the final product is slightly changed for durability.  Here is one of the links i got this idea from. http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Better-Altoids-Smalls-LED-Flashlight/ I will be entering this into the "Make It Glow Challenge" contest, so pleeeeease vote for it.

Step 1 Parts

Here is what you will need.

Altoids smalls tin
LED's and LED holders (5mm)
Drill
Drill bit (i used 15/64 as it holds the LED holders in more snugly)
perf board (I used this in the final product for durability)
reed switch (got mine of ebay for cheap)
2032 battery (or any of your choosing)
2032 battery holder
wire
wire cutters
black tape.
needle nose pliers

Comments

[Adambowker98]

Nice 'ible! Could you take a picture of the bottome of the perfboard so I can see how you wired it all?