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The LED illuminated photo frame fridge magnet is a very simple, but useful gadget.
It only requires some basic soldering skills and some very basic electronic knowledge.
Take a picture of someone you like and mount it in this picture frame. Then mount the picture frame on your fridge and you'll gain a lot of attention.
The LED illuminated photo frame fridge magnet is made of a mini DV tape container, so it's green.
It only requires some basic soldering skills and some very basic electronic knowledge.
Take a picture of someone you like and mount it in this picture frame. Then mount the picture frame on your fridge and you'll gain a lot of attention.
The LED illuminated photo frame fridge magnet is made of a mini DV tape container, so it's green.
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Here is a list of the parts you'll need to make this gadget.
An empty mini DV tape container.
6 diffused white LEDs (I used diffused LEDs to avoid light dots on the picture).
2 AAA (LR03) batteries.
The picture you wanna use. (in step 2, I'll show you how to print a picture in the right size)
A small switch (optional)
The diffusion sheet from a LCD screen (can be removed from any LCD or TFT screen, even cell phones) (optional)
A weird sheet from a LCD or TFT screen (I don't know what this is called, but it is in almost every LCD or TFT screen) (optional)
An empty mini DV tape container.
6 diffused white LEDs (I used diffused LEDs to avoid light dots on the picture).
2 AAA (LR03) batteries.
The picture you wanna use. (in step 2, I'll show you how to print a picture in the right size)
A small switch (optional)
The diffusion sheet from a LCD screen (can be removed from any LCD or TFT screen, even cell phones) (optional)
A weird sheet from a LCD or TFT screen (I don't know what this is called, but it is in almost every LCD or TFT screen) (optional)
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Two design improvements, that just came to me:
1) You might be able to make a simple switch by letting the magnet slide around a little bit inside the case. That way you could turn the LEDs off or on by sliding the case up or down on the fridge.
2) Ok, somebody needs to say it... you really need a current limiting resistor (or six) in series with your LEDs. Otherwise one of the LEDs will always get far more current than the others and burn through much faster.