Green LED lit Vivi Nova

Chucked a 5mm LED and a transistor in my Vivi 2.5 just for fun. Going to put one in the other side too, since I already drilled the hole into the center tube for the ground. Solderless. Wrapped the transistor around the base, inserted the other wire end into the hole I drilled using an old needle cap rubber I stuck a pin through as the seal. Sanded down the led so it would fit. Does not leak. BTW, my first time playing with LEDs, I had a fun time.

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Sorry for the fuzzy pics, I can get my better camera out if anyone wants to see the wiring up close. Since so many of you mod regularly it may not be of interest. I will post another shot with the both LEDs firing when I get it together.

 

Very cool!!!!!
I love shit like that

 

That looks cool.

 

Wiring and such for simple circuits I can handle. Lighting and LEDs, yeah not so much. I love the look of it, but I have never been very good with them. That is a cool little mod you have done there. I use the metal tanks on my Vivi Novas, so I would see any light, bummer I wouldn't, however, mind seeing the clearer pics if it isn't too much trouble. Would like to see closely how you have mounted the LED, and routed the wires. Where did you hide the resistor?

 

Seriously diggin it! Post the 2 pic.

 

that is so cool i want to do that to mine

 

Very cool , reminds me of my old led storm tank. Gonna try this on a vivi soon.