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LED Zipper Pulls - Cheap and Handy

LED Zipper Pulls - Cheap and Handy
Here's a quick way to have a little white light always available. For cheap!

It's getting dark early and I've been having a lot of fun getting home and fumbling around for a minute while I try to get the house key in the lock. It's good stuff, but a little extra lighting would make it easier. So I figured that I could just put LED flashlights on everything and keep my bases covered, just like buying a box of pens and scattering them around the house which is an annual ritual of mine.
 
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Step 1Buy a pack of keychain lights

Buy a pack of keychain lights
With LEDs dropping in price all the time and easier connections to Chinese manufacturers we now see websites that are eager to sell you goods cheap and in quantity. I was able to pick up 10 LED keychains for less than $5, shipped. At 50 cents each I don't worry about which precious item gets to have a light stuck to it. Everything is illuminated!
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17 comments
Sep 7, 2009. 3:14 AMporcupinemamma says:
I didn't find the link "spamy". I really appreciate knowing where to find them. You have such good ideas fungy mungie :0) thanks
Nov 21, 2007. 3:46 PMjoejoerowley says:
I just bought the same product three weeks ago. Very bright!! Love it! Great instructable!
Nov 21, 2007. 3:51 PMjoejoerowley says:
BTW if you signed up for an deal extreme account you could link the link in your instructable to your account so you get points when other people buy things after clicking on your link. Just an idea though.
Nov 21, 2007. 4:57 PMjoejoerowley says:
I was just thinking of the something similar to a paypal tip jar on a website. You get rewarded for your work. But it is better that you are safe than spam. :) Thanks Joe
Mar 27, 2008. 8:34 AMhernanai says:
PayPal Tip Jar?! Where did you see this?
Mar 27, 2008. 4:09 PMjoejoerowley says:
All types of websites have them.
Mar 27, 2008. 6:13 PMhernanai says:
hmm... I must pay more attention to when I'm on the web.... Good to know...
Feb 4, 2008. 5:49 PMalvincredible says:
LOL this is awesome! ahah i thought that you would actually be making a LED zipper that had a battery on the inside of the zipper. i just wonder how that would be waterproof..maybe smother it in hot glue!
Dec 15, 2007. 1:14 AMbedbugg2 says:
whatabout when you put them in the wash?
Dec 16, 2007. 5:03 AMbedbugg2 says:
or get waterproof ones
Nov 22, 2007. 11:42 AMhammerhead says:
Ordered a bunch of them just now. Talk about dirt cheap! Here in Sweden just one of those exact same lights cost 10 Swedish Crowns, now I'll get 10 of them for around 30 Crowns. Good deal. Nice instructable by the way. Simple, easy and functional. Keep it up! Oh yeah, and thanks for the tip on where to get these.
Nov 22, 2007. 2:35 AMLUCCHINA says:
Great Idea ! Rated !
Nov 21, 2007. 5:05 PMPatrik says:
Wow - great prices!

Heck, for another few bucks you could have red laser zipper pulls everywhere ($12 for 10), but that might be overkill! :D
Nov 21, 2007. 4:52 PMGorillazMiko says:
cool :-)
Nov 21, 2007. 4:41 PMCameronSS says:
I like...

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