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LEDs

LEDs are cheap, easy and versatile, and best of all, they make light. They can be used for just about any application that requires lighting (and some things that don't). In fact, LEDs come in an array of different sizes, shapes, colors and intensities. Just check out some of these cool projects below for an impressive and informative sample of LED projects on Instructables.

How to make your own LED lightbulbs by claudiopolis

Dot Matrix Business Card by tomward

LED Cube 4x4x4 by chr

turn signal biking jacket by leahbuechley

LED Chess Set by Tetranitrate

LED matrix using shift registers by barney_1

Synchronizing Fireflies by alex_weber

How to make an Iron Man Arc Reactor by msraynsford

Electric Umbrella by sockmaster

Magnetic Refrigerator Lights by sockmaster

LED Throwies by Q-Branch

Light Bar Ambient Lighting by QuackMasterDan

Awesome led cube by AlexTheGreat

LED CHANDELIER by Dipankar

{THE LED LIGHTBULB} by aandre

Hand Lights by Grathio

RGBike POV - Open project by Hazard

12 comments

Nov 12, 2008. 10:48 AMThe magical duct tape kid says:

LED & USB!!

Jun 2, 2011. 1:51 PMTince says:

I've been thinking along the same lines, as I'm typing away here in the dark.

Nov 12, 2008. 6:07 PMJoe426 says:

More awesome LED Projects

http://www.hacknmod.com/hack/absolutely-stunning-led-light-projects/

Mar 23, 2010. 6:25 PMphsyco says:

if i was here 4 the comp., i wood have won. a month ago i came up with an invisibility cloak using LEDs. still in progress tho...

Jan 23, 2011. 3:13 AMyukthi says:

nice joke :p

Jun 24, 2010. 3:03 PMmiiwii3 says:

cool camera on one side and led are the screen if your far back enough its blends in right?

Apr 15, 2010. 1:18 PMdowngrade says:

Cool story bro

May 10, 2010. 12:56 PM

dombeef says:

lol yeah

Dec 8, 2009. 6:57 PM

Goodhart says:

Hey, the Electronic Goldmine is having a blowout sale: 2,000 LEDs for $25 !

Dec 12, 2008. 9:37 PMcaptaingeek says:

more please

Jan 26, 2009. 12:35 AM

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Dec 6, 2008. 7:37 PMjedidiah_victor says:

This Instructables is so technological.

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