LED Latte ][
2009 August 22
LED Latte version 2.0 (pronounced ][) is complete! This new version uses brighter colored LEDs and plugs into the wall to provide 15 volts of coffee-flavored lighting. Forged in the fires of the CCCKC labs. Instructions are below the pictures.
Instructions
Supplies
- 12 4watt LEDs
- 4 1kOhm resistors (brown black red)
- 1 small coffee cup and lid
- A 15-16 volt DC power supply
Steps
- Test the voltage of your power supply using a multimeter. The power supply I found said it was 12volts, but really put out 15 volts.
- Connect four LEDs and one resistor in series (daisy-chained).
- Make two more sets of the four LED and resistor circuit.
- Connect the three sets together in parallel. That is, connect all three positive ends and all three negative ends. The result should be one positive and one negative connection.
- Test everything by connecting the positive and negative ends to your power supply.
- Configure inside the coffee cup and seal the lid.
- Done


