Any color under the sun in an Altoids (R) Container

Using 2 AA batteries, potentiometers, some wire and 3 LED's from an old battery powered glitter lamp (instead of Wax in Oil it's Glitter in water which reflects the light) I made one of those awesome mood lights that allow you to make any color you want. PLEASE VOTE FOR ME IN THE EPILOG AND THE US OF EFFIECIENCY CONTESTS!!!!!

Step 1 Materials

2AA Batteries
2AA battery Holder (any kind should work, the smaller the better)
3 trimmers/potentiometers, they are the little blue things with 3 leads, and the brass screw on the end)
1SPST switch (optional, it's for the main power switch
Casing (I used an altoids container)
Small piece of milk jug (or some other type of light diffuser)
Drill (I used a drill press, but only to cut holes)
Epoxy (Hot glue works but not as well
Cardboard (so the potentiometers don't have to sit on the bottom of the altoids case)
Fine screwdriver (for adjusting the lights, not needed if you have a potentiometer with a knob)
1 Ft of wire (yes it really takes that much, if not more)
Breadboard (Highly suggested)

Comments

[tubbychick3n]

This is a very original 'ible. +5

[Ben The Builder]

Thanks, I thought it was a cool project and if it's anyone else's idea sorry but I didn't use yours, 100% my own

[scratchr]

Hint: full color led

[knektek]

you should of done 3 primary colours. all 3 on = white.

[Ben The Builder]

 Red Green And Blue are the primary colors of light, I have one of each color LED in the case, Many people confuse primary colors of red blue and yellow when dealing with light, but in fact this isn't accurate, light primary colors are red green and Blue (RGB)

[FeedTheGrid]

Awesome, Ben. I want to make this.

[Ben The Builder]

Have you ever seen brown light? Cause blacklights really aren't black and besides technically all three (white) would include brown, but if there was it would be varying intensityes of all three, mainly red and green with a little blue

[zaketus]

Here's the challenge for you, Ben: Brown...