LED Star Beam Clock

Step 3 Wire the LEDs

I was already almost finished with the wiring before I thought I should make it into an Instructable. But its simple enough, all the RGB LEDs were wired in parallel on a string of 4 solid strand wires.

A third-hand really helps with this step. I preferred to use solid strand as I could strip off enough insulation to solder the LED to it without cutting the wire.

- Take a look at the LEDs, note what pin is what color and which one is the common anode or cathode. You don't want to cross a wire and have to redo it.

- I started with the common lead(anode or cathode) and soldered it to the first LED.

- Test fit the LED into the housing and mark on the wire where the next LED will need to be soldered to.

- Continue with the rest of the LEDs and then starting from the beginning do the next color.

- For RGB LEDs, in the end you will have 4 wires with the LEDs spaced out on them.

- Lastly solder some wire to each of the colors/common lead that will attach the driver board. I used dual-stranded wire. Sorry I do not have any Images of this part Or the string finished and not installed.