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Playmobil 3V LED Tester

Playmobil 3V LED Tester
Attaching the leads of an LED to a battery clip is hardly amusing. This is my best attempt at livening it up a bit.

When you are done, all you will have to do to test an LED is place it in the hooks that you make with the wire.
 
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Step 1Materials

Materials
The materials are relatively easy to find:
  • Playmobil toy or any other plastic toy with arms.
  • AA Battery Clip
  • 2 AA batteries
  • Battery Clip
  • Wire splitters
  • LEDs
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20 comments
Aug 20, 2009. 8:02 PMporcupinemamma says:
It just has to be Playmobile! My son spent a lot of time in the hospital when he was a child, and the Playmobile company sent my son little sets that helped him pass time while he underwent treatments. I'll always appreciate their supportand by the way...the PlayMobile Taxi (it was my son's idea)
Nov 22, 2008. 11:43 PMLftndbt says:
Very Nice!! Just a suggestion. Why not use some heat to gentle bring his arm closer together (approx suitable for a LeD), then run th wires up his back, along the underside of his arms, then in his palms. The you would have a little man which checks Led's instead of a little man holding a clip type device to attach the LeD too. You could cover the wire in white electrical tape to hide them under his arms... Like I said just a suggestion, I love him how he is though!! Great Work!!
Nov 23, 2008. 9:34 AMKiteman says:
I was thinking that Lego men are narrower - I bet you could glue the wires under the arms, with bare wire in the palms.

I'd try, but the boys won't let me use one of their men.
Jan 11, 2009. 11:24 AMYerboogieman says:
lol.
Nov 23, 2008. 1:53 PMLftndbt says:
Yes, I thought initially it was a Lego man. A Lego mans arm spread should be about perfect. You could run a bead of silicon in the palm and lay the wires on top forming the gripper... I really like this idea. If only I had some Lego men left!!
Nov 27, 2008. 8:09 PMwolf555hound says:
lol, all mine either drowned, or deformed in my lego box...... also burned( never make a zipline lead over a lit lamp.....)
Nov 30, 2008. 3:13 AMLftndbt says:
Nice, very nice. If you wanna go out, you wanna go out on a zipline lead over a lit lamp. LoL
Dec 2, 2008. 4:07 PMtieguy says:
Lol, most definitely.
Jan 11, 2009. 11:24 AMYerboogieman says:
Great beginners project makes electronics a little more exciting looking.
Dec 6, 2008. 6:08 AMWingDings says:
Very nice idea.
Nov 22, 2008. 6:03 PMtieguy says:
playmobil totally rules, we used to have tons.
Nov 30, 2008. 3:26 AMLftndbt says:
What happened to it? Do you have any left?
Dec 2, 2008. 4:05 PMtieguy says:
we either sold it or gave it away I think, fun stuff though, like legos i used to just look at the pictures of the building or structures and be able to put it together without the instructions at all.
Nov 23, 2008. 12:59 PMGorillazMiko says:
LOL! Nice job Brennn10! I wish I could have thought of this. Really nice and easy help. +5/5 stars. (added to favorites)
Nov 30, 2008. 3:25 AMLftndbt says:
Do you think you will try it out? Do you have any free lego men?
Nov 30, 2008. 11:13 AMGorillazMiko says:
I might try it out someday.
Nov 30, 2008. 3:19 AMLftndbt says:
ummmm, hello?!?? Can you not see the awesomeness people!!! Something is up here..... This is an amazing idea!! Did ppl not get the title? We need to work on this. I'm not willing to let this little fellow go. nAs far as I can tell this is on the cutting edge of lego and should have fetched more than 20,000 views. Ok then, no feature. It deserved it. I really think you need t0 do this in lego. You would get so so so many more views. Let me know if you decide not to do this in Lego, as I will. I don't want to steal your idea so, either please please d this again with my tips in lego, colaborate with me and we can do it together or let me do it and cred you on the idea. I reallly want I'bles.com to grap this one. Please message me back as Your idea definatley deserves more than 200 views.
Nov 30, 2008. 4:48 AMLftndbt says:
No probs, I'll cred you with the idea.

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Brennn10 is now at college studying Electrical Engineering. He is also currently researching nanotechnology applications for solar cells.