Easy LED Flashlight

Hello,
Welcome to my Easy LED Flashlight

What do I need?
(1) LED Light--White or Blue. Make sure that on the box it says 3 Volts or more.
(1) AA Battery Holder
(1) 9 Volt Battery Clip
(2) AA Batteries
(1) Altoids Case, Chewing Gum
(1) Push button switch with two leads on the bottom.

Purpose- The purpose of this project is to make an easy, affordable, AA battery LED Flashlight. The light is good for little nooks and crannys, and also for finding your wa around the house at night.

Step 1 Drilling hole for Pushbutton and LED

Ok, so this is an easy step.

First, with a Sharpie marker, draw a dot where you want to put your Push button and your LED. On my Altoids Flashlight, I put my light on the front, and the PB (Pushbutton) switch on the top.

Take a drill, and drill the holes to size. Make one hole, check it, and then make it bigger if it is needed.

I used a Dremel tool to drill the hole, but you can also easily use a drill.

It cannot be that hard.

Comments

[nodoubtman]

why a 9V battery when you can use a 3 v battery with a protective resistor?

to find the proper resistor the formula is this one :
9V - (voltage of your led) / (led intensity in A)

thanks!
:)

[brandon-scott]

One suggestion is add a Resistor so you don't blow the LED just place one between the positive on the battery and LED.

[Gamernotnerd]

Here's a proper schematic with protective resistor, feel free to add it to your instructable.

[lawizeg]

You should add a resistor.

[poop11346]

ohms?

[schimmi]

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[schimmi]

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[Brennn10]

Nice job!

[awang8]

Umm... *walks away*

[timntek]

i dont get it

[pyro man]

ok,you lost me. the nine volt clip is suppossed to clip onto the AA battery holder?!?!!?!?!?!

[fallenspirit123]

yes

[pyro man]

well ''excuse'' me but iv never seen a battery holder like that

[fallenspirit123]

all I did was answer your question! man its true! You get jealous way to easy

[pyro man]

hold on! wtf do you mean its true?

[fallenspirit123]

Its true that you get jealous easy!

[pyro man]

jealous? how i that jealous? and i was joking anyway. you care '''WAY''' too much

[fallenspirit123]

Nope...not really I just answered your Q and you went off like I was yelling at you

[pyro man]

w/e have you seen a battery holder like that?

[fallenspirit123]

radioshack sells them

[pyro man]

figures

[fallenspirit123]

haha! lol well...yo!

[Coonie]

great Instructable! but its kind of harder than it should be to figure out. try searching "altoids led flashlight" and click the first one. its a little more easy to figure out and it was my first ever led project and it was sooooo fun!

[pyro man]

umm... *walks away*

[xproplayer]

what is the next best place to get all this rather than ripoff shack locally in boise idaho

[finnster]

where do u by buttons /switches

[Brennn10]

Sadly, I had to buy them from Radioshack. But any online store will also have these supplies.

[cry_wolf]

I want to make this project so badly, but i don't have a soldering iron...

[Brennn10]

You don't necessarily need a soldering iron, you can try twisting the wire around the leads.

[olvegrn]

People love mine! I have made 3 so far. one is just a single blue LED with resistors of course, and the other ones are double LED ambers with resistors of course. THANKS FOR THE FUN!

[Brennn10]

AWESOME!!! Glad to hear it!

[theatre_tech_guru]

i am 17 i don't have a credit card and Radioshack is a block away i don't have to wait for them to be shipped

[Brennn10]

Ohh, I see. You should get a Wachovia Visa Buxx card. It is for teenagers, and your parents can upload your allowance onto the card. You can use it anywhere. I love mine.

[theatre_tech_guru]

i don't have an allowance but hopefully i am getting a job at radioshack soon i go for my interview on monday

[Brennn10]

Good Luck man, if you are hired, you will get discounts on everything!

[theatre_tech_guru]

it would make my wallet happier since i am broke and it would make my parents happier because i would have finally got a job so i can pay for gas for the truck i will be driving.

[theatre_tech_guru]

Radioshack is all we have in canyon country so leave it alone

[Brennn10]

Why don't you order from the internet? That was what I was referring to. I have yet to find a store near my home that sells LED at bulk.

[theatre_tech_guru]

heres the url

http://www.radioshack.com

[Brennn10]

Radioshack is a joke compared to other electronic component dealers. I bet somewhere else, I could find 10 of those for that price.