History / Status
- Complete - more detailed instructions wil be done. I have another light to document here.
Introduction
I built a wine barrel fountain for the backyard. I decided to add some lighting to it. I wanted to run the lighting off of 12V to limit the shock risk.
Light Number 1
My first light is a single multi color LED.
Parts List
- RGB LED - qty 1
- small water bottle cap - qty 1
- 4 ft of 4 conductor flat wire - qty 1
- hot glue
- 806 ohm resistor - qty 3
Assembly
- solder the three resistors to the LED
- solder the 4 conductor wire to the resistors and LED
- drill a hole off center in the plastic cap for the LED
- cut a notch in the side of the cap for the cable to sit in
- place the light assembly into the plastic cap
- fill the plastic cap with hot glue
Finished Light
Here is the finished light.
Here is the light with the red LED on.
Light Number 2
This next light is a 2 LED assembly.
Parts List
- small water bottle cap - qty 2
- large water bottle cap - qty 1
- four conductor wire - length depends on your needs
- hot glue
- 470 ohm resistor - qty 3