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USB LED Light

How to make a USB LED light.
It may look like alot but it is very simple

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Step 1Materials

1+x LED ( you may want a high power one, I used one from a computer that I have laying around.)
1x USB
Scissors/Wire Strippers
Electrical Tape/Solder
Soldering Iron (only if you are using solder and not electrical tape)

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Oct 10, 2008. 6:24 AM

PKM says:

Are the images yours? The image notes on step 3 suggest not- if not, did you get permission from the owners? This idea has been done before, and in more detail- you should ideally check if an Instructable overly similar to yours has been posted before. I note you don't even have a current limiting resistor, which is bad for your LED and increases the danger of something bad happening to your computer if the LED wires accidentally short out.

Oct 10, 2008. 6:46 PMsergentslaughter (author) says:

The images are from a friend that i do have permission from... Well this may have been done in another instructable but i shortened out mine because I am tight in time lately...