ChapStick LED Flashlight

Step 1 What you'll need:

ChapStick Tube
Tactile Switch
A23 Battery (12V)
470-Ohm Resistor
10mm White LED (28,500mcd, 20mA, 3.5V)
Solder
Heat Shrink Tubing
Wire
"N" Battery Holder
J-B Weld

Comments

[Munchys]

Could i shrink heat shrink with a blow dryer?

[taleya]

You can, but you need a fairly beefy one. I've done it - if you have a salon-style hairdryer you can do it, but a cheapie one won't generate the heat.

[BCat]

I don't think a blow dryer gets hot enough. No access to a lighter or matches huh?

[Munchys]

I didnt know i could use a lighter

[acgr46]

hey its very cool this..im new ati this things so its kind of difficult to follow some of the steps but i will try it. Where can i find the material?

[Osiris19]

 Radioshack.