Building an LED Strobe

Strobe lights can signify everything from excitement (in a circus) to danger (on the police vehicle). You may make an easy-giving off diode strobe light which will attract attention or simply provide personal amusement. All that's necessary are a handful of LEDs and supplies bought in the lighting department of the home improvement store together with a digital circuit board bought from the hobby store or electronics supply center. You'll need some knowledge of electronics and just how to utilize a soldering iron, but no great electronic skill is needed.|LED Module

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Put newspaper lower on the work surface. Deal with the 2 electricity-performing hooks mounted on each one of the LEDs while using needle-nosed pliers. The "lengthy" conductive pin may be the positive contact, and also the "short" conductive pin may be the negative contact.

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Put the three LEDs, using the short conductive pin around the left side, around the newspaper alongside.

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Measure 6 inches of electrical wire using the ruler. Cut the 6-inch strip of electrical wire using the wire blades. Cut another five strips of electrical wire within the same fashion.||NON-Waterproof LED Module

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Strip one half inch of insulation from each finish of among the electric wires while using wire strippers. Continue doing this procedure using the other five strips of electrical wire.

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Solder one finish of the resistor towards the short conductive pin from the leftmost LED. Wrap electrical tape round the finish from the resistor and also the short conductive pin. Continue doing this procedure using the other two resistors and also the other two LEDs.

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Solder the finish of among the electric wires towards the lengthy conductive pin from the leftmost LED. Wrap electrical tape round the finish from the wire and also the lengthy conductive pin. Continue doing this procedure using the other two LEDs.

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Solder the finish of the wire towards the free finish from the resistor soldered towards the leftmost LED. Wrap electrical tape round the finish from the resistor and also the wire. Continue doing this procedure using the other two LEDs.

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Solder the free finish from the wire connected to the resistor from the leftmost LED towards the negative signal input-labeled contact around the DCx16 circuit board.||Super Flux LED Module

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Solder the free finish from the wire connected to the lengthy conductive pin from the leftmost LED towards the free finish from the resistor attached to the center LED.

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Solder the free finish from the wire connected to the lengthy conductive pin from the center LED towards the free finish from the resistor attached to the rightmost LED.

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Solder the free finish from the wire connected to the lengthy conductive pin from the rightmost LED towards the positive signal-labeled input contact around the DCx16 circuit board.

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Solder the black wire in the "AA" battery holder towards the positive energy-labeled contact around the DCx16 circuit board. Solder the red-colored wire in the "AA" battery holder towards the negative energy-labeled contact around the DCx16 circuit board.

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Place the 2 "AA" batteries in to the

"AA" battery holder to begin strobing within the LEDs.

Tips & Alerts

The LEDs won't function if they're wired improperly.

Soldering irons end up with hot. Be careful when coping with soldering iron the user knows the risks involved.