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Step 5Tuck the exposed wire under the LED's leads

$Tuck the exposed wire under the LED\$

Next, bend the leads of the LED as shown and tuck the bits of wire you exposed: positive to the long lead, negative to the short one. The LED will probably flicker on and off because the connection is not secured yet. Now you're ready to solder the LED in.

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