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Night Vision Toilet

Step 3Assemble and Glue Cap

Assemble and Glue Cap
Melt or drill a hole the size of the LED in the thicker bottle cap. (Aim it diagonally towards the bowl, not straight down like in my video and pictures.)

Mount the penny rig into the cap.

Then place the battery into the cap "-" side down; tilt it around and make adjustments based on how the battery contacts things. When you tilt it toward the LED, the battery should slid and make the "+" connection on the paper clip.

Take the thin cap slice and super glue it onto the base. You may need to file the cap cuts to make the pieces fit together better.

Tape it to the toilet lid and wait for the night.


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6 comments
Mar 13, 2009. 10:38 AMramkrishna says:
Its a novel idea- could be done as a school project. Ideas only are worth a million dollars- i am going to make one for my grand child
Dec 19, 2007. 11:00 AMtwocvbloke says:
One thing I'd personally reccomend with this is to use a clear LED (colour of your choice) which are a bit brighter and clearer, and if you know how to you could make a target-diffuser to make sure you hit the bowl... :D
May 26, 2008. 5:55 PMmanonfire285 says:
your eyes don't have to adjust to the colors green or red nearly as much as white light.
Jan 24, 2008. 4:01 PMnightninja87 says:
well i think the reason he used red is cause it helps from hurting your eyes
Jul 4, 2007. 3:34 PMtoogood says:
great idear!!!!
May 5, 2007. 12:01 PMTaotaoba says:
Nice instructable, though a small mistake I think. It seems that you reversed the polar sign "+" and "-". Should be: Then place the battery into the cap "-" side down; tilt it around and make adjustments based on how the battery contacts things. When you tilt it toward the LED, the battery should slid and make the "+" connection on the paper clip.
May 5, 2007. 12:04 PMTaotaoba says:
But still, It's a really brilliant idea. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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