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LED Throwies

Step 3Tape the LED to the battery

Tape the LED to the battery
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Cut off a piece of 1-inch wide strapping tape approximately 7-inches long. Tape the LED leads to the battery by wrapping tape 2-3 times around both sides of the battery. Keep the tape very tight as you wrap.

The LED should not be flickering.
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6 comments
Apr 3, 2012. 1:21 AMncunico says:
What I need to know is, can a tiny wireless switch be made to turn this on or off. I am making a terminator appliance and need to be able to turn it on or off. It needs to be tiny to also fit under the appliance..
Jan 8, 2010. 4:24 PMmilsorgen says:
i never noticed how big these LEDs were until I saw it's as big as his thumbnail lol
Mar 4, 2009. 7:37 PMbigchiefkarateking says:
How exactly does the epoxy improve brightness?
Mar 29, 2009. 2:27 AMdmathwizard says:
you know that soldering two connections makes the least amount of resistance. Well you can't solder lithium batteries so conductive epoxy is the cheapest way to make a current solid.
Jan 10, 2008. 5:16 PMThe Dude says:
Perhaps instead of buying the magnets, just stop by computer-repair shop and pick up some dead hardrives. That way they are free, and you can just bust them up into smaller magnets so you get a lot
Aug 15, 2007. 11:39 PMseavashr says:
this is small idea but nice job

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I made weapons for the British government for over thirty-five years. Now that I am retired, I have gotten involved in outfitting graffiti writers and street artists with state-of-the-art technology. ...
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