Now that the papercut is done, we will start building the circuit. The shadowbox is lit up with the cunning use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LEDs are pretty awesome because they have a longer life than your boring-old, poopy-old incandescent bulb. The LEDs are connected to resistors which make sure that the LEDs have the right current flowing through them.
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| A green LED connected to a resistor. |
The LEDs are soldered to the wire to connect the LEDs in a series. We try not to burn ourselves but sometimes we do...that's precisely why the "Helping Hand" tool that you see in these pictures was purchased.
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| Mmm, smells like roast husband in here! | |
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After all of the LEDs are connected to the wire, it is fitted into the shadowbox and connected to the 9 volt battery which you can see in the bottom right corner of the photograph below.
The 9 volt battery is also connected to a switch so the battery and LED life spans are preserved when the shadowbox is not in use. Now that our shadowbox is done, let's hang it up on the wall!
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| The Bride and Monster. |
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| All lit up and nowhere to go! |
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| The Bride and Monster. |
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Hope you've enjoyed reading this little tutorial. If you'd like to order a custom shadowbox, contact me!
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