3 LED base - compact
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<P>I Wanted More Light But 3 Leds Pull Too Much Current For A Cr2032 Cell. I Therefore Designed This Base To Run From A 2 Aa Battery Pack.On A Short Lead;</P> <P>How To Wire This Up (A Little Fiddly)</P> <Ul> <Li><P>Bend The 2 Outer Led Leads Furthest From The Power Input In To The Channel, Trim The Leads So They Only Just Reach The Centre Led, An Solder Them To Centre Led</P></Li> <Li><P>Solder An Insualted Power Lead Under Those Leads, Pushing It In To The Left Channel Cut-Out So It Will Dip Under The Other Channel</P></Li> <Li><P>Repeat The First 2 Steps For The Other Leads Using The Channel Nearest The Power Input</P></Li> <Li><P>Trim The Connections <Li><P>I Fit A Rubber Or Felt Cover On The Base To Prevent Short Circuits And Damage To The Surfaces It'S Placed On.</P></Li> </Ul> <P>I Use 5 Mm Slow Colour-Changing Rgb Leds But Almost Any Type And Size Can Be Used. These Leds Are Very Bright But Have A Narrow Beam Angle So Made A Sinple Diffuser To Drop Over The 5Mm Leds (<A Href="Https://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:2005925">Link</A>)</P> <P>The Battery Pack I Designed For This (And Shown In The Photograph) Can Be Found At <A Href="Https://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:2821282">Https://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:2821282</A></P>
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