Showing posts with label Radio Shack. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Infinity Gauntlet - LED wiring


I'm sure this is the moment you've all been waiting for!  LED wiring for the Infinity Gauntlet.  First off I want to give a big thanks to my friend Ron for helping me clean up the LEDs.  And also for teaching me about lemons!  I'll get more to that later.  Before I start with the step by step tutorial, I have to let everyone know that going into this project I had no knowledge LEDs, resistors, wiring, etc except what I have learned and forgotten from high school and college.  So even if you have no knowledge of wiring up LEDs, I'm hoping that with this tutorial, safety, and a little bit of practice, you too can have LEDs to light up your infinity gauntlet.



What you'll need (not all items pictured):
  • Soldering Tool Kit (Should have Iron, soldering wire at minimum)
  • 6 white LEDs (Radio Shack #276-0320)
  • 6 resistors (160-Ohm 1/4 Watt Carbon Film Resistors)  They come in a 5 pack...
  • 1 AAA qty4 holder with on/off switch included
  • Lemon juice aka Citric Acid Flux
  • Wire cutters
  • Hookup Wires (Red - Positive & Black - Negative)

Optional
I basically walked into Radio Shack and told them what I was trying to do and how many LEDs I needed.  The associate was really helpful and at the same time not.  He was able to put my request into his little wizard and it popped out the necessary items I need, and the circuit it should be in, but beyond that he wasn't much help.

Here are the Youtube videos that I believe will be helpful for you:
Series and Parallel Circuits (I didn't watch this until I messed up the circuit so make sure you watch this first!)
LED Tutorial - Part 1
How and WHY to Solder Correctly