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sorry about the instructions |
March 23, 2010 |
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prodmod
from New York, NY United States
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I didnt realize I left the instructions undone. I updated them a bit today with some more descriptions and notes and plan to improve them further.
as for the hot LED. The LED will definitely get hot, but if you made holes in the casing it shouldnt smoke. And it also shouldn't burn out as long as you are using the proper resistors. There are two sets of resistors in the pack. one set is for alkaline and the other for NiMh batteries. You need resistors for the high and low settings. It is possible that the soldered connection to the LED may come loose if it overheats, but that is only if the solder or your soldering iron was dirty when you applied it. Using flux should help.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: |
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Good Idea, Bad Implementation |
June 1, 2009 |
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Gregg Horton
from Berkeley, CA United States
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I really liked the idea of this kit for a long time, so at maker faire this past weekend i decided to get it and build it.
First complaint, bad instructions. this kit's instructions consist of a flickr photo set that does not explain the steps well enough and seems to go out of order at the end. This made building the kit VERY frusterating. Kits like these should have better instructions, take a hint from LadyAda!
Secondly, after following the instructions as best i could, i found that after leaving the light on for less than 2 minutes the unit begins to smoke, YIKES! i turned it off and checked my connections and my work, and turned it on again and it not only smoked but i'm pretty sure the LED burnt it self out because now it won't turn on. It doesn't seem like the heatsink is good enough for the LED.
All in all, i think this kit needs a lot of work. I will be trying to make this work, but i may have wasted 35 bucks on a smoking box. Back to the drawing board....
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