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Infrared flashlight, 'marker'

Infrared flashlight, \
I made one of these years ago for a Wii Whiteboard project.  The project never got funded so the flashlight/pointer ended up sitting in a drawer. Recently a friend wanted to resurrect the project and wanted me to build him one of these lights. Since it's easy and cheap it seems like a good instructable subject.
 
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Step 1Items & Tools

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Components:
Maglite Solitaire flashlight
IR LED(276-0143) from Radio Shack (or anywhere else)

Tools:
Wire clips
Pliers
Multimeter. You can wing it without. You have a 50/50 chance of getting the LED in correctly the first time.
Dremel with bit. Small grinding cone would be best but I did not have one.


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