LEDs FOR LIGHT PAINTING 101 - Making an LED Tool

In the second part of our LED 101 series, we build a couple of light painting tools with what we've learned. Making these tools is relatively easy and uses cheap components (list below).
IMPORTANT - I am a dufus, if you find a better, more awesome or fun way to do anything in this tutorial that is awesome, this is just my way. I am enjoying making these tutorials, as you will see, I am literally learning new and cool things.
Google - What voltages drive different coloured LEDs to learn more about the issue we discussed in here, but here is the wikipedia article - shorturl.at/jptQ4
Here is are links to the components we used. These bits will be available at all sorts of prices, these are local electronics stores. I get some bits of the web and locally. But you will find these items dirt cheap online.
9v battery holder - shorturl.at/jpW59
Small Button - shorturl.at/tRW59
Small header (stick leds into) - shorturl.at/bcjyZ
Button Battery Holder - shorturl.at/ceUW3
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[@lagreca_nightlights4800]

super cool explained. I could watch your videos all day. this is so much fun. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. 🙏🏼☮️

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

You are very kind🙏 thanks mate.

[@JustStat]

Love these 2 tutorials mate. I appreciate you for doing this. My dad tried to get me into electronics when I was a kid. Wasn’t interested. Those skills would be handy now 😂

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

Thanks heaps mate isn’t it a wonderful time we Livin learnt so much from the Internet. I am a complete goose and figured it out which is so much fun.

[@lawrencescofield7575]

Thank you for sharing. always fun to learn how things are made and work

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

Thanks Lawrence. I am really pleased you enjoyed this. 🙏

[@lawrencescofield7575]

@@SCHOOLOFLIGHT I like watching informative / learning videos. Especially how you created the balls of light ect. Hope to pick one up eventually. You are always thorough and great at teaching. Thank you.

[@joachimmell5765]

Great video, thanks Denis

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

My pleasure mate.

[@lotteebdrup4378]

Really cool tutorial Denis. And I need to learn those sound effects. :)

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

Haha, we could do sound effect exercises!! Thanks Lotte🙏

[@swiftbob1]

This is awesome, keep it up man!

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

Hey! Thanks heaps. Lots more coming.

[@nicolasaguilar2813]

Hello Denis. these videos are very. interesting. How do you mount several LEDs in series?

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

Hi Nicolas. Thanks heaps for coming by. In this case you see I’ve put two leds into the tool, these are in parallel. If you wanted to create a circuit where many leds are in series you would need to work out forward voltage……… and way out of my brain capacity as it requires maths. Here is an awesome article that explains the requirements. www.ledsupply.com/blog/wiring-leds-correctly-series-parallel-circuits-explained/

[@nicolasaguilar2813]

@@SCHOOLOFLIGHT thank a lot Denis 👍

[@sharonco6379]

how important is it to make the swoshy noises when lightpainting with the LEDS .. HaHa .. very inspiring tute

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

Hi Sharon. If one practices swooshy noises daily and integrates it into a light painting performance, there can be a significant improvement to be had to the artistic outcome. 🤪

[@RaySweeting]

First view ❤

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

🙏

[@user-cq9uv5uq7n]

Awesome tutorials on starting to make LED tools, really cool. Just what I have been looking for. Diolch yn fawr. 🙂

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

Thanks mate I appreciate it heaps. I’ve got an RGB strip one coming soon.

[@user-cq9uv5uq7n]

@@SCHOOLOFLIGHT I will look forward to that.