How to make a water bottle LED flasher!

This instructable will teach you how to make a fairly cheap multi-colored LED flasher out of a water bottle, that looks really cool. I wanted to do this, because I don't get to learn cool stuff like this in seventh grade, so I did it myself. This is my first instructable so please comment.

Step 1 Materials

Materials you need:
- a 555 timer ic
- a toggle switch
- a 1m potentiometer
- a 100k resistor(brown black yellow)
- a 1k resistor(brown black red)
- 24 LEDs. It looks cool if there are lots of different colors
- a 4.7 uf capacitor(electrolytic)
- a 4AA battery holder
- a 2 liter water bottle
- wire, it's better if you have about three different colors
- a pc board or a bread board. I used a bread board so I can change the design of which LEDs flash

Tools you need:
- soldering iron
- a sharpie
- a craft knife
- needle nose pliers
- a needle or something thin and sharp

Comments

[chefjim]

Sam, I'm truly impressed. Your schematic diagram is crystal clear, as are your instructions. I bet it makes a nice night light! chefjim

[Sparklesam]

Thanks