How To Extract LEDs From LED Christmas Lights
introHow To Extract LEDs From LED Christmas Lights
This Instructable will cover the extraction of LEDs from molded LED
Christmas lights
step 1Items Needed.The Following items are needed:
*Led Light Strand
*Pliers
step 2Purchase LED light set.Purchase a set of LED Christmas lights. I purchased mine from Walgreens
but you can get them fomr ACE, Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, and many ther
places.
Please Note:
These Instructions have ONLY been tested with the set i bought from
Walgreens. They MAY work the same with similar models but I cannot be
sure. I plan to update this later to determine if it works with o…
step 3Remove bulb from casing.The Strand i am working with has little tabs that secure the bulb to the
strand. Your's may or they may not. After taking the bulb out of the
strand bend the leads straight so that you can pull it from the green housing.
step 4Remove LED from Bulb.Grip base of LED with pliers and bend back and forth until bulb
separates from the LED.
step 5Remove Rest of Plastic.To do this I simply slid the piece down over the leads until it came
off. You might have to squeeze it with the pliers to loosen it up.
step 6Your FinishedYou should now have a LED that is separated from its casing. If you have
any questions send me a message. I will update this later with a video
and Find out if this works with other brands.
| P.S. Where can I find LEDs online (cheap, bulk, colored, RGB, etc...) ?
I live in the USA. Thanks much. |
| Please contact me We are a manufacturer. The bulk price will be very competitive.RGB,colored,etc. |
| Sure electronics sell leds in lots of 100 with a resistor for 5v and 12v
(200 total) they can be found http://www.sureelectronics.net/index.php
if you want lots of 1000 try Angel edeal on eBay Less than $20 for 1000
leds
Just be aware that the white leds on eBay don't last anything like the
100000 hours they quote the phosphor they use is crap. |
| i purchased 50 ultra bright blue 3mm from hong kong for 8 bucks they
took about 2 weeks
email me if you want the seller
momsgonnafindme@aol,com
|
| Dec 30, 2008. 8:05 PMDYLEGO
says:
go to walgreens right after christmas during 75 % off(like right now)
and buy LED christmas lights. I got 600 LEDs for 10$ a few hours ago! |
| Dec 30, 2008. 8:05 PMDYLEGO
says:
i know its not online, but it works
|
| Oct 14, 2008. 7:34 PMmarc92
says:
eBay |
| Jul 23, 2008. 3:14 AMDerin
says:
dealextreme.com |
| i get all mine from this shop on ebay. you get 100 ultra bright leds 5mm
with 200 resistors 100 for 4.5v and the other 100 for 12v. goto ebay.com
and type "100 ultra bright leds" and then look for them it
cost about £10 for the lot. |
| Just wanted to say how great it is to see some who knows that the phrase
really is "Jerry-rigged" as opposed to the omnipresent and
incorrect "jury-rigged." A little history lesson: in WWII, the
Germans - referred to as "Jerrys" or "Gerrys" by the
Americans, were famous (if you want to call it that) for using anything
they found to wire, tape or otherwise repair their beaten-up equipment. |
| This is good to know! Each winter the city covers the trees downtown
with LED lights, and each spring, they use tree cutters to rip them out.
I know, not very cost effective, but the weather in Denver kills the
plastic on the wires, (3 feet of snow one day, 75 degrees and sunny the
next) so unwinding them is next to impossible. They just throw them
away and i was wondering if the bulbs actually were removable (I thought
they were glued in place) so thanks! |
| you can buy stuff like that at radio shack also known as the source. |
| lol I didn't even think of that, I'ma go steal all the red ones out of
my christmas box in the basement hopefully the christmas tree will still
look good next year :P |
| steal the green ones from the neighbors. The green never seem very
bright so no one will notice. |
| Is there anywhere IN AUSTRALIA that i can buy LEDs for cheap prices?
(also looking at IR LEDs and resistors) |
| :-) good instruction. Anyway, it actually is cheaper to just buy a big
pack of LEDs online tho... :-\ |
| not always, I got 100 bright white leds for 2 dollars I did this about
a week ago |
| Dec 30, 2008. 8:07 PMDYLEGO
says:
i got 600 for 10 bucks! |
| Dec 30, 2008. 8:07 PMDYLEGO
says:
i got 600 for 10 bucks! |
| Hey, can anyone tell me where I can find LED christmas lights?
*SALES!!!* Like retail stores, I didn't see any at Target! THnx
|
| Dec 30, 2008. 8:06 PMDYLEGO
says:
i got 600 LEDs at Walgreens during 75% off after christmas for $10! what
a steal!!! |
| i'm soo buying tons of these during christmas season, and sell them for
profit! mwahahaha...wait, hmm..bad idea to post this everywhere..?naw! |
| Dec 27, 2007. 12:13 AMwestfw
says:
Interesting. The string I bought (25 white LEDs) at the
after-christmas sale ($5) was constructed quite differently... (one
reason I bought them is that those plastic bulb parts that do the
diffusing are pretty difficult to duplicate on your own...) |
| Hello instructables! I just found this place tonight and wow I'm so
amazed!! Forgive my ignorance, but can one take apart the LEDs from a
regular string of LED christmas lights (hoping to score some on
clearance...) and use them for any of these projects asking for LEDs on
here? Are they the same LEDs or different? I want to try that ice ball
project first, put a whole bunch of them outside (it's super cold here
and we have a ton of snow...so cold they may last 4 hours inside my
room, haha). Thank you very much for this tutorial, and once again plz
forgive my ignorance, I would love to learn more about LEDs, circuitry,
electrical engineering, etc.. way cool. Thanks for your comments :) |
| Dec 28, 2007. 10:38 PMwestfw
says:
> can one take apart the LEDs from a regular string of LED
christmas lights and use them for any of these projects asking for
LEDs on here?
In a word, yes. Since the LEDs in christmas lights are intended for
viewing from all directions, some of the LEDs may have specially shaped
lenses that make them unsuitable for, say, flashiights (where you WANT a
directional beam), but they'll work fine a "general purpose" LEDs.
|
| Dec 27, 2007. 10:45 PMkelor90(author)
says:
I understand that it is not the best deal around but I put this up for
people who don't want a hundred. |
| Great instructable! I already knew this, but thanks for showing because
some people might not know this.. thanks! |
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