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trigger lighting by spurgurgle
« on: December 10, 2009, 08:33:47 AM »
Trigger lights

Introduction this is the part of my tutorial on how to back light your triggers or light up triggers (if there transparent)

Parts Needed
  • 2x5mm leds
  • a resistor or 2 if required for your leds.
  • 30awg wire

Tools Needed
  • Solder Iron
  • hot glue gun
  • wire cutters

Difficulty rating: 1/5

Average Time to Complete: 5-15mins

Notes: be careful gluing the leds in place as they may foul up on the case..

Step By Step Tutorial

1- take you 2 leds bend the legs as shown below then solder 3-4inches of wire to them



2- now use you hot glue gun to glue the leds in place. take care not to get glue under the trigger parts



3- test and connect you wires. for the right trigger use the breadboard installed earlier in the dome mod.



and for the left use the same vvd and ground that we connected the breadboard to



Here's this mod done:



FAQ/ Troubleshooting
  • if the triggers are sticking, check no glue is in the way.
  • if the leds aren’t working check the polarity, test on a battery. and check for shorts.

« Last Edit: June 30, 2010, 01:36:29 PM by spurgurgle »

 

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