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The Rainbow LED rotator robot

The Rainbow LED rotator robot

Materials Required
5-10 different color LED's 
Appropriate LED holders
Appropriate resistors
1 DC motor
2 CD's
2 on/off switchs
2pcs 9v battery
Small sticks
cardboard
Wire(small)
9 v battery connectors

Tools required
Soldiering Iron
Glue gun with glue sticks
Pliers(Optional)
Wire Stripper(Optional)

you can buy sets which cost less than 8 dollars

 
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Step 1First we are going to make support and placement

First we are going to make support and placement
Take the cardboard and cut it into 2 circles. Join the circles with some sticks and fit a motor in between them,and attach the cardboard facing the motors spinning edge and attach a CD there.
On the other cardboard circle attach one 9 v battery then attach the cardboard to a CD.Place a switch on the battery somewhere and put an other switch somewhere on the CD with the motor attached and put all the LED's on the CD with equal space between them.then attach the other 9 v battery on the top in between the LED's.
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11 comments
Feb 21, 2012. 10:19 PMBot1398 says:
Just upload your video to youtube and embedded it in your instructable
Mar 22, 2011. 10:26 PMichyban says:
very good concept but a huge eyesore when it is not on, needs to be cleaned up a bit
Nov 15, 2010. 9:27 AMVoid Schism says:
Looks cool, but its a bit of a stretch calling it a robot with 1 motor and no control.
More kinetic sculture?
Oct 17, 2010. 2:49 AMgriffin12345 says:
Awsome you rule
Oct 7, 2010. 8:47 AMinstructables12345 says:
Very good project
Oct 3, 2010. 3:19 PMCriket says:
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Oct 4, 2010. 7:32 AMLuuaap says:
i love it xD good job vishalapar

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