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Step 6Re-attach the light tube to the circuit board
This is where I say "Don't solder the light straight to the board, use a connector!" However, I soldered the light straight to the board.
1. Twist the wires coming from the lighting element.
2. Strip the wires, and solder them to the board in place of the stubs you cut earlier. Don't worry about connecting it "backwards"; it works either way.
3. Attach the light to the reflector. I used a twist-tie, but you can use just about anything.
Note: The place where the wires emet the lighting element gets a little hot while it's on. Not hot enough to melt plastic (or Lego) but hot enough to soften glue-gun glue.
Note: Later, I discovered that the wires which connect to the lighting element are kind of fragile, so I ended up making a connector at that end of the wire.
1. Twist the wires coming from the lighting element.
2. Strip the wires, and solder them to the board in place of the stubs you cut earlier. Don't worry about connecting it "backwards"; it works either way.
3. Attach the light to the reflector. I used a twist-tie, but you can use just about anything.
Note: The place where the wires emet the lighting element gets a little hot while it's on. Not hot enough to melt plastic (or Lego) but hot enough to soften glue-gun glue.
Note: Later, I discovered that the wires which connect to the lighting element are kind of fragile, so I ended up making a connector at that end of the wire.
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