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This tutorial will explain to you how to easily add accent lighting to your Logitech MX Revolution charging dock.
Items needed:
Drill-Use a drill with at least 1000 rpms. A slower drill will give you uneven sanding/buffing
Drill bits-I used an 1/8th inch bit because it was sitting on the work table
LEDs-I salvaged some from a rope light
Mutli-meter
Heat Shrink tubing
Hot Glue
Soldering iron/electrical solder/flux
Wire-I used some salvaged outdoor, solid, 20ish gauge phone line wire (solid wire holds its shape)
resistors-dependent on LED voltage
Clear acrylic-thickness is completely personal preference. I used 1/8" as I had it handy. You can mismatch thicknesses or stack the acrylic to give you different looks.
Marker
Bolt and nut (I used a 1/4 20)
Rotary tool with a sanding bit
(As all my past/future instrucables will go, I finished the project before I decided to write a tutorial, so some of the steps are already finished in the pictures.)
Items needed:
Drill-Use a drill with at least 1000 rpms. A slower drill will give you uneven sanding/buffing
Drill bits-I used an 1/8th inch bit because it was sitting on the work table
LEDs-I salvaged some from a rope light
Mutli-meter
Heat Shrink tubing
Hot Glue
Soldering iron/electrical solder/flux
Wire-I used some salvaged outdoor, solid, 20ish gauge phone line wire (solid wire holds its shape)
resistors-dependent on LED voltage
Clear acrylic-thickness is completely personal preference. I used 1/8" as I had it handy. You can mismatch thicknesses or stack the acrylic to give you different looks.
Marker
Bolt and nut (I used a 1/4 20)
Rotary tool with a sanding bit
(As all my past/future instrucables will go, I finished the project before I decided to write a tutorial, so some of the steps are already finished in the pictures.)
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Signing UpStep 1Getting to the guts
You will be working with soldering irons on an electrical device. It is a possibility to ruin the dock or burn yourself. If you do not know how to solder, learn first.
To start:
You will need to cut into the label on the bottom of the dock to find the 3 hidden screws.
Once the screws are removed, open up the dock. Inside the dock you will see two more screws, remove them.
The next part is a bit tricky. You will have to push in the two metal contacts on the top of the dock while you pull down the board on the inside.
To start:
You will need to cut into the label on the bottom of the dock to find the 3 hidden screws.
Once the screws are removed, open up the dock. Inside the dock you will see two more screws, remove them.
The next part is a bit tricky. You will have to push in the two metal contacts on the top of the dock while you pull down the board on the inside.
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Jan 7, 2009. 9:59 AM
sook
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sook
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Lol. Cool instructable, I was surfing for mods for my MX Revolution and came across this. Will do this tonight. Cool trick with turning the drill into a psuedo-lathe.
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