Making a Very Simple Flashlight Using a Battery Pack and a LED
by Benji45631 in Circuits > LEDs
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Making a Very Simple Flashlight Using a Battery Pack and a LED
When I was just looking at my components, I had some extra battery packs for my micro:bit. I decided to put an LED in the holes, and it lit up!
Supplies
A Battery Pack that can hold 2 AAA batteries that are 1.5V and has a built-in switch.
2 AAA Batteries (1.5V)
A 3V LED (Green, Blue, or White)
Inserting Batteries
Put your 1.5V batteries in the battery pack. Then close the lid. Make sure they are inserted correctly or it will not work.
Inserting LED
Make sure the LED is connected correctly and make sure it's not a 2V LED or it will pop! It should be a 3V LED. There are 2 holes leading to each wire
Connect the longer leg to the red wire hole and the short one into the black wire hole.
Testing
Turn on the battery pack switch and the LED should light up.