Lights

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  1. RALPH

    RALPH Full Member

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    Items used to make street lamp :- fine coated wire, notice board pins, furniture screw caps, two sizes of plastic tubing, First remove pin, cut to required size, drill two holes for wire and drill two holes in furniture cap to suit legs of LED's, glue LED in cap, cut legs off to approx. 2mm above top of cap, to solder fine wires on.

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    Tube cut to required length to form neck, then thread wires through before bending to shape
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    I used a pencil and the steam and water from boiling kettle to form bend
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    this is with the pin piece glue onto cap, cap covers soldered led to wire, glued neck into next size up of plastic tube at required length for height
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    next I need to use a bigger resister to reduce brightness, it will help also once painted.
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    Lamp base fitted
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    bases added to complete, apart from painting
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  2. jakesdad13

    jakesdad13 Staff Member Moderator

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  3. Toto

    Toto I'm best ignored Staff Member Founder Administrator

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    Fantastic how to Ralph,
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  4. paul_l

    paul_l Staff Member Administrator

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    I'll second or third that - great how to

    Paul
     

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