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Step 3Completing the Circuit and Not Burning Yourself with Hot Glue
Complete the Circuit:
Go ahead and solder the other end of the LED series to the tip of the black wire (you can keep the battery attached, no worries). You've now 'completed the circuit' and have made yourself a nifty, little light that you can switch on and off.
Tidying up the light, AKA Not burning youself with hot glue:
To avoid snags (and having to resolder the light every other day) I decided to 'secure' the switch to the battery. I did this by hot glueing one side of the switch to the 'top' of the battery, on top of the snap-on terminal leads. It should take a little bead of hot glue - apply pressure for about ten seconds while the glue is hardening. I also tried to position the switch so that the switch itself was in the down position (while on) to avoid accidentally bumping into the switch and turning the lights off as people walked on the stairs.
There should be just enough 'slack' so that you can glue the switch to the top of the battery and have your lights 'stretch out,' or 'flatten' leading away from the battery. If not, simply bend the leg of the last LED in towards the battery (avoid having the leg touch any of the other LED legs - you can also wrap it in a little piece of electrical tape if you can't avoid this).
Go ahead and solder the other end of the LED series to the tip of the black wire (you can keep the battery attached, no worries). You've now 'completed the circuit' and have made yourself a nifty, little light that you can switch on and off.
Tidying up the light, AKA Not burning youself with hot glue:
To avoid snags (and having to resolder the light every other day) I decided to 'secure' the switch to the battery. I did this by hot glueing one side of the switch to the 'top' of the battery, on top of the snap-on terminal leads. It should take a little bead of hot glue - apply pressure for about ten seconds while the glue is hardening. I also tried to position the switch so that the switch itself was in the down position (while on) to avoid accidentally bumping into the switch and turning the lights off as people walked on the stairs.
There should be just enough 'slack' so that you can glue the switch to the top of the battery and have your lights 'stretch out,' or 'flatten' leading away from the battery. If not, simply bend the leg of the last LED in towards the battery (avoid having the leg touch any of the other LED legs - you can also wrap it in a little piece of electrical tape if you can't avoid this).
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