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Solder together the switch, resistor, and the led.
Duct tape the two wires that remain to the battery.
Hot glue the assembly to the inside of the cube with the button in the hole.

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fantomzed says: Aug 31, 2010. 4:55 PM Glowing LED Box

this may help, its from a different led cube instructable by iJohnwickham

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elga says: Dec 11, 2010. 9:13 PM

thank
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TCInc says: Oct 16, 2009. 12:43 PM cyberpunk
has anyone actually passed this step. Can someone tell me which order you solder the LED, resistor, and
switch without only showing a diagram?
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absolutekold says: Dec 3, 2010. 11:58 AM

it dosen't really matter. a diode is uni directional... as long is it, the switch, the resistor and the battery make
a big loop if laid flat (series circuit) you should be good. if when you close the switch (turn it on) the led don't
light up (provided the led and battery are good) switch what wire goes to the positive and negative plates on
the battery. the resistor sets the current limit through the whole circuit the diode having virtually no
resistance would over current (blow up) in absence of something limiting it. in fact if you didn't care about
turning it off you could leave off the switch altogether.

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yvarcot says: Nov 30, 2010. 8:43 AM

first the switch , then the resistor and last the LED. LEDS
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toxicwolf says: Dec 4, 2009. 3:08 PM

hay whats that guys name in your pic i know he is from code geasse
isnt his geasse mind reading he got his geasse from C2 right
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TCInc says: Dec 4, 2009. 5:35 PM

Yeah he can listen to peoples' thoughts and C.C (or C2) gave him his geass at a young age. His name's
Mao

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toxicwolf says: Jan 2, 2010. 12:38 AM

ya he is my second favorite character
no offense to u RUBIK'S CUBE
1 my favorite is C2
my girl friend dresses like C2 or some times even Misamisa from deathnote (you know Light's girl friend)
my favorite character from deathnote is Ryuke

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TCInc says: Jan 5, 2010. 4:37 PM

Yeah, C.C is pretty cool. I havent seen DeathNote in a while so i forgot who's my fave

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toxicwolf says: Jan 6, 2010. 4:59 PM

well that sucks

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absolutekold says: Dec 3, 2010. 11:45 AM

an advanced concept for the switch is to glue several pieces of plexiglass together slightly larger than a
chosen shape. then drill or cut a shape into them (sometimes easier if cut before glue depending on shape like
just a round hole would be better glued than drilled) and attach a switch to the bottom so that the button sticks
into the cavity (one of the press close press open kind). wrap the "extension" in wire to make it an
electromagnet and connect the wire in line between the switch and the resistor. now use a steel blank in the
aforementioned shape that is the size of the whole to trip the switch. this if done properly gives a neat effect
the cube lights up if you insert the metal "key" but it does not fall out when lit. pressing on it again (turning off
the switch) turns the light off and releases the "key". putting a capacitor (the size will vary the amount of fade)
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across the leads of the led would give a fade effect when turning on and off. the pdf is a pic the site was giving
me crap about uploading a open office drawing.
FAIRE 2010

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Goygar says: Dec 21, 2009. 6:01 PM

Can you please give a diagram of where to solder what?

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idlehands987 says: Dec 13, 2009. 4:52 AM

do i have to use a watch battery? can i use ordinary battery or camera battery?

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kevinster says: Oct 5, 2009. 11:54 AM

for the plexiglass i just got the guy at ace or lowes or home depot to cut it for me

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jermspool says: Sep 16, 2009. 4:32 PM

theres an easier way to put the LED in the box. look up the led throwies instructable. no resistor or pushbutton

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jakesllama says: Sep 24, 2009. 12:14 PM

i thnk a reed switch would be a good idea you just need it near a magnet

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the_don125 says: Sep 20, 2009. 1:05 PM
While that method is indeed easier, it will severely hurt the battery life, first because it prevents the LED from
ever turning off, and second because a high current is going to be flowing through the LED for its entire
3 lifespan, draining the battery (which cannot be changed) very rapidly.

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utahskiboy33 says: Sep 13, 2009. 4:26 PM

what does the resistor do?

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dumle29 says: Sep 19, 2009. 2:31 PM

it reduces the power going to the LED so it doesn't burn out

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clinky says: Jun 23, 2009. 8:49 AM

im new to the eletricle stuff can u plz be more spasific i have evry theng i need
pppppppppllllllllllllllllllllllzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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dash-attack says: Sep 3, 2009. 10:44 AM

hey what do you need help with i think i can help

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Spiderdog3000 says: Jun 28, 2009. 3:52 PM

How do you solder the resistor, the led, and the button together?

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dunnos says: Jun 29, 2009. 11:52 PM

uhm.... battery+>resistor>led>battery- did that help?

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Spiderdog3000 says: Jun 30, 2009. 1:42 PM

A little bit. So the led attaches to the resistor. What about the button?

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Fridge Gnome says: Jul 5, 2009. 9:40 AM

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h29zf says: Jul 8, 2009. 10:18 AM
where rester go?

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Spiderdog3000 says: Jul 5, 2009. 8:27 PM

k thanks. I got it.

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Falconer13 says: Jul 3, 2009. 9:00 PM

If you get really creative, you could build a gravity switch and use that instead of a button. Granted, it will
only work in one orientation but you could have a completely sealed box. I might put an instructable up
for the switch once I figure out how to build one.

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JavaNut13 says: Oct 7, 2009. 5:48 PM

you could use a mercury switch..

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dumle29 says: Sep 19, 2009. 2:34 PM

or a reed switch

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Spiderdog3000 says: Jul 3, 2009. 9:18 PM

Nevermind. I got it. It's working now.

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M4industries says: Jul 1, 2009. 10:27 AM

You can put the button anywhere in the circuit, just make sure that the actual moving part is outside the
box.
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Spiderdog3000 says: Jun 26, 2009. 2:24 PM

Is it absolutely necessary to solder them together? is there any other way?

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Davidnipp says: Jun 26, 2009. 12:05 AM

just an idea, but it would be really cool to use a reed switch so it would be really easy and cool to light it up.
You could pass it around and only you could light it up because you have a magnet somewhere closing the
2 reed switch. *try to give some credit for this idea*

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zeroemission says: Jun 21, 2009. 3:21 PM

you could also diffuse the light by sanding the plexiglass inside & out, before assembly obviously, or lining it
with paper or even cotton wadding. you could also just use translucent white plexiglass like they use to make
1 light tables.

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grifmaster93 says: Jun 3, 2009. 9:12 PM

umm is there anyway to make it solar powered....so i wouldnt waste on batteries

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TXTCLA55 says: Jun 12, 2009. 3:11 PM

Check out my Solar engine ible here...

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kylek says: Jun 8, 2009. 10:32 AM

hey just buy a solor paneled garden light, it already has the switch and LED, you could swap em out. then
just stick the solor panel on one of the sides, prolly the top. you will want to drill a second hole.

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hellfreak007 says: May 18, 2009. 6:51 PM

wow. i think i could take your little instructable and put my own spin on it and try to remake the hellraiser cube.
think i could?
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Trottar says: May 13, 2009. 2:27 AM

With the wiring of the led, battery and on/off switch, can you put a picture, or diagram on how you made it. Just
not 100% sure on the construction, and don't want to waste money in case i overpower the LED. Thanks

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