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These cheapo pushbutton "closet lights" are everywhere, and--since they use tiny incandescent bulbs--are ridiculously outdated.
Since my last (first) Instructable ended up being absurdly expensive in retrospect, I decided to do this one on a budget of $25
Ingredients :
NOTE: My versions of the first two parts almost certainly differ from what you'd get if you ordered those I've linked. I've had them for a while. However, I've tried to communicate the general methods that would allow you to do something similar.
Battery-Operated-Round-Closet-Light $7.50 or $0.50 (at flea market)
Cheap blinky RGB LEDs from ebay $8.50 /100 or $0.51 for 6
4-AA-Batteries $4.00 or 8.5 cents (for electricity to recharge 4 1.5V,1180mAh AA batteries at $0.12 /kWh)
Assorted header wires $2.50 / 20 or 12.5 cents for 1
Resistor(s) $0 (remove from other project or possibly not necessary)
Tape/Solder/Other Binders $0 (not strictly necessary)
Total Cost: $22.50 - Unused parts/discounts = $1.22
Cost goes up if you need to buy resistors from RadioShack. :P
Skip to the end to see the video!
Since my last (first) Instructable ended up being absurdly expensive in retrospect, I decided to do this one on a budget of $25
Ingredients :
NOTE: My versions of the first two parts almost certainly differ from what you'd get if you ordered those I've linked. I've had them for a while. However, I've tried to communicate the general methods that would allow you to do something similar.
Battery-Operated-Round-Closet-Light $7.50 or $0.50 (at flea market)
Cheap blinky RGB LEDs from ebay $8.50 /100 or $0.51 for 6
4-AA-Batteries $4.00 or 8.5 cents (for electricity to recharge 4 1.5V,1180mAh AA batteries at $0.12 /kWh)
Assorted header wires $2.50 / 20 or 12.5 cents for 1
Resistor(s) $0 (remove from other project or possibly not necessary)
Tape/Solder/Other Binders $0 (not strictly necessary)
Total Cost: $22.50 - Unused parts/discounts = $1.22
Cost goes up if you need to buy resistors from RadioShack. :P
Skip to the end to see the video!
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Pretty straightforward, using a screwdriver remove the screws that hold the case together.
Put the screws somewhere safe. Step 6 is basically the reverse of this step.
Put the screws somewhere safe. Step 6 is basically the reverse of this step.
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Very cool, and just in time for funky jack-o-lantern lighting displays!
"wabi-sabi aesthetic"
I actually had to look that one up!
5 years of art school, and I had never even heard of it!
Thought you had discovered the ancient mysteries behind beautiful horseradish!
"Yes. These are all bent and pressed together--none soldered. If they stop working, I'll know I need to solder them."
We call that wirewrap, and if done right, works VERY well.
(P.S. http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Solderless-Printed-Circuit-Board/)
Now, if the light will be moved a lot, solder IS called for, but for a stationary mount, with little to no vibration, this should do plenty fine.