Introduction: LED Lego Guy
A dirt cheap LED lego guy
Step 1: Tools
The tools you will need are:
Soldering iron
Rotary tool
Hot glue gun (not shown)
Step 2: Supplies
The supplies you will need are:
LED
Lego guy
Solder
1 3 volt button cell battery
Step 3: Off With His Head!
First you need to cut off the lego guys head, I used my rotary tool to do this.
Step 4: Drilling Out
Now you need to drill a hole where the head used to be about the same size as your LED.
After that hollow out the inside of the lego guy.
Step 5: Wires
Now attach 2 wires to your LED and push it through the hole in the top of the lego guy then fill with hot glue
Step 6: Switch
The switch is optional but is highly recommended.
after you have wired your switch glue it to the back of the lego guy.
Step 7: Battery
Now solder both sides of the battery to the wires using the correct polarity.
(I am not responsible for bodily injuries caused by exploding batteries)
Step 8: Legs
Now cut the stubs off the legs and glue them back on the body.
Step 9: ITS ALIVE!
Now test it out.
I used a connector to secure the battery and it has been very reliable.
30 Comments
15 years ago on Introduction
Dude, you can't solder button cell batteries... They will explode in your face. Ask anyone.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
yeah i did it once and burned up my hand
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
well, he just did. and he still has a face.
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
he just didnt break the metal so the alkanine didnt leak
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
i second that
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
I was waiting for a comment like this, And yes the battery will explode if not handled carefully, But if you are only adding small blobs very quickly it won't explode in your face.... I hope.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Alright... As long as you know the risk...
15 years ago on Introduction
um next time i wouldnt put the switch there..................... um yea... doesnt seem to go well.....
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Don't keep us in suspense, tell us where you think the switch should go.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
on its foot or something its just a joke cuz the button is in a place that it shouldn't be.... if yo dont get it then your weird... :)
15 years ago on Introduction
yea i get it but its still not very funny
15 years ago on Step 3
Lego dead
15 years ago on Introduction
That is AWESOME!!! Great lego-man!
Does anyone have any ideas what you can get an LED off of?
P.S. I'm voting +1!
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
a great way to get led's in bulk is to buy a string of christmas lights. there is an instructable here that should be able to help you
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
You can usually get them from cheap kids toys, if not chances are that if something has a light on it its probably an LED.
15 years ago on Introduction
have you seen what this guy did with this he hacked holes in a mini head to turn it into the headless horseman
headless horseman
15 years ago on Introduction
'LOL' means that you think it's funny.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
I no
15 years ago on Introduction
So basically that wasn't funny at all.
15 years ago on Introduction
lol what? im totally lost.