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The Weekly Challenge: LEDs

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This Week's Challenge:
Make anything using LEDs


1st Place

Using an RGB LED to Detect Colours by fjordcarver

2nd Place

Traffic Light Stoplight LED Scarf by caitlinsdad
'Amplify' : Radio Hack. by JackGFisher
Inflatable Teddy Bear/LED Costume/Power Glove by jgulick

(see the official rules)


YALK - Yes Another Led Kitchen by _Tolkien_


'Amplify' : Radio Hack. by JackGFisher



'GetUnderTheSkin' - Hacking and Making Sensory Toy Style … by LynseyBrownlow


Build a Simple Circuit from a Pizza Box (No Soldering) by matt.e.jenkins



LED slippers by mikeasaurus


LED balls by betweenureyes



Using an RGB LED to Detect Colours by fjordcarver


Light in a bottle by mysterion



Awesome button, and then some. by thematthewknot


Glowing Snowflake Baubles by BareConductive



Blink LEDs with Discrete Parts by pfred2


The Joule Thief by blinkyblinky



Learning Circuits by ixisuprflyixi


Entry Light For Nightstand Drawer / Cabinet by Diabloscope



PLAE - Portable Led Angel Eyes [ +1000lm ] by _Tolkien_


LED Chandelier Light by kaway27



Make a simple USB light by CaptPikel


Inflatable Teddy Bear/LED Costume/Power Glove by jgulick



Traffic Light Stoplight LED Scarf - Safety Scarf of Right… by caitlinsdad


"Pimp" cane, Led by wirenut1980



How to Make a LED Winter Flower by craftknowitall


Animated LED Heart by LexanPanda



The Spy Light by Xuthal


Matching Station - Introduction by blossom9283



Alternating LED Display by Higgs Boson


An Aesthetically Pleasing Wireless Wii Sensor Bar by squiggy2



Free sources for Infrared LEDs and photo transistors by philip42


Hooking up a 7 segment LED to a parallel port by philip42



toy gun light by lgillson


Garage Door Open Indicator Light by stevemoseley



Color Changing Night Light with ATtiny by matt.e.jenkins


Portable Party Toque with Built in Amplifier and Visualiz… by fjordcarver



Random Arduino LED Fader. by blinkyblinky


Quantum Dot LEDs: Making custom color LEDs by PedroDaGr8



How to make LED deck lights by beedee2


Sound Activated 4 X 7 RGB LED Matrix by jwflammer



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Mar 20, 2012. 4:28 PMGASSYPOOTS says:
arduino nano O_O
Mar 18, 2012. 10:17 AMMY says:
Congratulations to the winners!!

So, does anyone have experience with HBLEDS? I have a project idea for a lighted display that would hang on my office wall at work.

Would anyone with electronics experience like to collaborate?

Thanks!
Dec 8, 2011. 11:00 AMmonty324 says:
can you get leds where the legs come out each end like a resistor
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Dec 8, 2011. 12:20 PMixisuprflyixi says:
Yes they make those. Here are some but they are SMT though. Still workable in any case. http://www.lc-led.com/Products/department/30
Just search for AXIAL LED
Feb 20, 2012. 2:56 AMmonty324 says:
thanks
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Dec 13, 2011. 5:46 AMkoobyak says:
so much cool stuff
the slippers are by far the coolest^^
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Dec 12, 2011. 7:07 PMblinkyblinky says:
Good Job to the Winners!
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Dec 10, 2011. 5:45 PMblossom9283 says:
Here's mine:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Matching-Station-Introduction/
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:44 PMrandofo (author) says:
Thanks for your entry.
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Dec 12, 2011. 4:40 PMblossom9283 says:
Thanks
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Dec 12, 2011. 4:30 PMb.orka says:
Just in time for the contest (I hope): My hacked xmas lights:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Just-in-time-for-the-holidays-Hack-yourself-a-me/
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Dec 12, 2011. 2:12 AMjwflammer says:
here is mine i hope its not to late :) http://www.instructables.com/id/Sound-Activated-4-X-7-RGB-LED-Matrix/
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:50 PMrandofo (author) says:
Thanks for sharing your entry.
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Dec 11, 2011. 10:10 PMPedroDaGr8 says:
Here is my entry:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Quantum-Dot-LEDs-Making-custom-color-LEDs/
Quantum Dot LEDs: Making custom color LEDs

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Dec 12, 2011. 1:50 PMrandofo (author) says:
Entry accepted.
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Dec 11, 2011. 8:35 PMblinkyblinky says:
Here we go...

http://www.instructables.com/id/Random-Arduino-LED-Fader/
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:50 PMrandofo (author) says:
Thanks for entering
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Dec 11, 2011. 7:42 PMfjordcarver says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Portable-Party-Toque/
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:50 PMrandofo (author) says:
Entry accepted.
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Dec 11, 2011. 6:16 PMbeedee2 says:
(removed by author or community request)
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:49 PMrandofo (author) says:
Thanks for your entry
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Dec 11, 2011. 6:06 PMJamesRPatrick says:
The circuit board for my RepRap has an LED. Does that count?

http://www.instructables.com/id/RepRap-eMaker-Huxley-Build/
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:48 PMrandofo (author) says:
I don't think that really counts.
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Dec 11, 2011. 1:49 PMmatt.e.jenkins says:
I have another one.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Color-Changing-Night-Light/
Thank you,
Matt
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:47 PMrandofo (author) says:
entry accepted.
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Dec 11, 2011. 12:43 PMstevemoseley says:
Here is my entry:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Garage-Door-Open-Indicator-Light/
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:46 PMrandofo (author) says:
cool. thanks for your entry.
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Dec 11, 2011. 10:20 AMlgillson says:
hears mine
http://www.instructables.com/id/toy-gun-light/

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Dec 12, 2011. 1:46 PMrandofo (author) says:
thanks for entering.
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Dec 10, 2011. 11:01 PMphilip42 says:
Two entries for now -

Hooking up a 7 segment LED to a parallel-port

Free sources for Infrared LEDs and photo transistors

By the way, does midnight December 11th mean the Saturday-Sunday transition, or Sunday-Monday? Just in case I get inspired and write up two more projects - I want to make sure I've got enough time to complete them.
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:46 PMrandofo (author) says:
Entries accepted.
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Dec 10, 2011. 10:47 PMsquiggy2 says:
Ooh me too!
It's a Wireless Wii Sensor Bar (because no-one has ever done that before....)
http://www.instructables.com/id/An-Aesthetically-Pleasing-Wireless-Wii-Sensor-Bar/
thanks!
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:44 PMrandofo (author) says:
Thanks for entering.
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Dec 10, 2011. 6:52 PMHiggs Boson says:
Here's my entry. An alternating LED display board/box.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Alternating-LED-Display/
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:44 PMrandofo (author) says:
Your entry has been accepted.
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Dec 10, 2011. 4:01 PMXuthal says:
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Spy-Light/
My entry :)
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:44 PMrandofo (author) says:
Entry accepted.
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Dec 10, 2011. 8:33 AMLexanPanda says:
I bestow upon thee my entry:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Animated-LED-Heart/
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Dec 12, 2011. 1:44 PMrandofo (author) says:
Thanks for entering.
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Dec 9, 2011. 8:45 PMwirenut1980 says:
Enjoy!     http://www.instructables.com/id/Pimp-cane-Led/
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