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Step 6Testing

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this is an easy project. i am way overdocumenting, but even though it is easy, i still wanted to test it before plugging it in to one of my computers. they ain't worth much, but they're what i got, right?

i hooked this bad boy up to a portable 9v usb charger that i had constructed with the aid of a multitude of instructables, etc. it worked.

everything's cool and i have some snazzy lights for the holiday season, or whenever i need some quick lighting without an outlet. all powered from a 9v battery.

and by the way, it also worked when plugged into my computer's usb port. =)

p.s. next pic is the inside of my 9v usb charger.
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Nov 22, 2009. 1:01 AMiProton says:
 I'd also give it a tumbler switch or a dimmer :P Just in case.


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