Do It Yourself LED

Learn how to wire your own ultra-bright SMD LEDs in your plane, car, etc.

In this video I explain how to wire your own LED in your RC vehicle to your receiver.  I first explain how the system works and then give you step-by-step instructions to do it.

Video Outline

• Intro - 0:00

• Parts List - 1:12
• --1. LED
• --2. wire
• --3. male servo connector with wire
• --4. resistor
• --5. heat shrink

• Tools List - 4:41
• --1. soldering iron
• --2. solder
• --3. tweezers
• --4. wire strippers & cutters
• --6. helping hands (optional)
• --7. blade
• --8. heat gun
• --9. multi-meter

• How It Works - 5:37
• Determining Resistance - 9:09

• Let's Make It - 11:26
• --Step 1: Cut wire to length
• --Step 2: Strip running wire
• --Step 3: Prepare servo connection
• --Step 4: Cut and put on heat shrink
• --Step 5: Solder servo connection to running wire
• --Step 6: Connect resistor
• --Step 7: Strip other end
• --Step 8: Solder LED
• --Step 9. Test LED circuit

• Final Thoughts - 22:21

LED resistor calculator:  http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz