Beginners wiring projects: LED banks

Step 3 Preparing the project box

In this step, we will use an Altiods tin, Dremel, switches, and some tape.

Take a Sharpie, or any type of marker, and mark out approximately where your holes will go. Attach a drill bit to your Dremel, and punch through for the six LEDs. Widen the holes, sometimes considerably, depending on how far off your original estimate was.

The PC board I used fits in the Altiods tin perfectly, and it sort of holds itself in place for you.

Next, repeat the process on the holes for the two switches. These need to be bigger than the LED holes.

Take off the nuts included with the switches, and mount both in the tin.

Now prepare for the wiring, here's where it gets messy!

Comments

[shostakovich]

thanks....

[miqt]

hey, thanks for the easy to follow instructable, i appreciate it...the pictures were pretty clear, i have 1 question though, is it possible to hook up 3 led's in the same way you did except without a pc board (just wires soldered onto the leds)? oh and if anyone else knows, i would appreciate an answer...from anyone.

[Gjdj3]

Yeah, the pcb just makes it more organized. I normally don't use PCB myself.