99¢ Foppy Power Connector LED Bouquet Jawn

This is a bit of junk art, patched together with old floppy drive power connectors, a spare USB printer cable, and less than 1$ of LED's & Resistors.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

• 20 LED's, Slow Flashing 5MM Diffused 7 Color
• 20 47Ω Resistors
• 10 Floppy Power Connectors
• Heat Shrink Tubing
• 5V Cell Phone Charger
• USB Cable
• Soldering Iron
• Wire Strippers

Step 2: Start Stripping

• Strip a generous amount (at least an inch) of cable from the base of the positive and negative cables
• Make a second cut on the positive cables and slide it down as shown
• Twist the negative leads together

Step 3: Solder Resistors

• Cut the positive cable in half where you exposed the wire.
• Solder Resistors inline as shown
• Visually inspect or test your soldering before adding heat shrink

Step 4: Insert LED's to the Power Connectors

• Add LED's to the power connectors, keep track of polarity
• Common the negative (short leg) by twisting together, as shown
• Fold the positive (long leg) up the side, as shown

Step 5: Prep Your USB Cable

• Cut the end from a USB cable and strip the wires
• Cut the data cables at different lengths to prevent short circuits.
• Check the power cables for polarity, don't trust colors.

Step 6: Solder Your Bundles

• Twist the Positive leads together and solder them
• Twist the Negative Leads together and solder them
• Solder the the power cables from the USB cable to the respective ends
• Add heat shrink to the bundles

Step 7: Cleanup and Troubleshoot Loose Conections

• Power up your Bouquet from a wall cell phone charger or a USB power bank.
• Tap the LED's, if the color changes back to red or off, you need to fix the connection.
• The Negative cables should have 50% less problems. (I had zero bad negative connections)
• Twist some solid core cable and stuff it up the bottom to insure good contact.
• Snip the solid core cable and positive leads flush, as shown.
• Leave the negative exposed

Step 8: Make a Base, Because You Are Done.