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Recycle Reminder Lamp from upcycled Water Bottle

Step 4Building the circuit

Building the circuit
The circuit is a very basic.

It is simply a

LED connected on one terminal to a

Battery (Mine are 3x rechargable 1.5v) then the other battery terminal is connected to a

Switch then the switch is connected back to other terminal of the LED.

My circuit does not require resistors, as the value of the LED equals the power output of my batteries. the batteries ar housed within the LED module. Practice making your own basic lighting circuits. They are great for simple projects like this.
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