Lightmybricks 75257 User manual

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M A R C H 1 2 , 2 0 2 0 BY A D M I N
Light My Bri ks: LEGO Star Wars Millennium
Fal on 75257 Lighting Kit
LIGHT MY BRICKS
Instru tions and Guides

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The following page is the instru tions for the Light My Bri ks LEGO Star Wars Millennium
Fal on (75257) LED light kit.
If you run into any issues, please refer to the online troubleshooting guide.
To ensure a trouble-free installation of your light kit, please read and follow ea h step arefully.
These instru tions an be downloaded in PDF format here
Please note: This page lists instru tions for the LED light kit only. If you are wishing to
pur hase the Light My Bri ks LEGO Star Wars Millennium Fal on (75257) LED light kit, please
li khereto view the produ tpage
Pa kage Contents:

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7x Cool White 30 m Bit Lights
6x White Strip Lights
1x Rotating White 30 m Bit Light
1x 2-Port Expansion Board
1x 8-Port Expansion Board
1x Gun Effe ts Board
2x 5 m Conne ting Cables
4x 15 m Conne ting Cables
1x 30 m Conne ting Cable
1x 50 m Conne ting Cable
1x AA Battery Pa k
LEGO Pieces:
4x Bar 4L (Trans Red)
2x Plate 1×6 (Any olour)
Important things tonote:
Laying ables in between and underneath bri ks
Cables an t in between and underneath LEGO® bri ks, plates, and tiles providing they are laid
orre tly between the LEGO® studs. Do NOT for efully join LEGO® together around ables;
instead ensure they are laying omfortably in between ea h stud.

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CAUTION: For ing LEGO® to onne t over a able an result in damaging the able
andlight.
Conne ting able onne tors to Expansion Boards
Take extra are when inserting onne tors to ports of Expansion Boards. Conne tors an be
inserted only one way. With the expansion board fa ing up, look for the soldered “=” symbol on
the left side of the port. The onne tor side with the wires exposed should be fa ing toward
the soldered “=” symbol as you insert into the port. If a plug won’t t easily into a port
onne tor, do not for e it.
In orre tly inserting the onne tor an an result in bent pins inside the port or possible
overheating of the expansion board when onne ted.
Conne ting able onne tors to StripLights
Take extra are when inserting onne tors to ports on the Strip Lights. Conne tors an be
inserted only one way. With the Strip Light fa ing up, ensure the side of the onne tor with the
wires exposed is fa ing down. If a plug won’t t easily into a port onne tor, don’t for e it.
Doing so will damage the plug and the onne tor.

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Conne ting Mi ro Cable onne tors to Mi ro Expansion Board
Ports
Take extra are when inserting the mi ro onne tors to mi ro ports of Mi ro Expansion
Boards. Conne ting Mi ro Bit Lights to Mi ro Expansion Boards is similar to onne ting lights
and ables to Strip Lights. With the expansion board fa ing up, ensure the side of the
onne tor with the wires exposed is fa ing down . If a plug won’t t easily into a port
onne tor, do not for e it. Use your ngernail to push the plasti part of the onne tor to the
mi ro port.
Installing Bit Lights under LEGO® bri ks andplates.
When installing Bit Lights under LEGO® pie es, ensure they are pla ed the orre t way up
(Yellow LED omponent exposed). You an either pla e them dire tly on top of LEGO® studs or
in between.

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OK, Let’s Begin!
1.) Dis onne t the following pie es from the front of the Millennium Fal on

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2.) Install 2x Cool White 30 m Bit Lights underneath the trans red round plates, then fold the
ables down underneath the grey tile before re onne ting it to the ship.

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3.) Bring both ables underneath the ship and lay them underneath the following se tions.
Ensure ables are laid in between studs.

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4.) Se ure the ables underneath the following plate, then onne t them to an 8-Port
Expansion Board . Insert 3x New AA Batteries to the AA Battery Pa k , then onne t the
battery pa k able to a spare port on the expansion board.

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Carefully ip the ship over and turn the Battery Pa k ON to test the two front lights are
working OK.
Note: If you experien e any issues with the lights not working and suspe t an issue with a
omponent, please try a different port on the expansion board to verify where the fault lies
(with the light, expansion board or effe ts board). To orre t any issues with expansion board
ports, please view the se tion addressing expansion board issues on our online
troubleshooting guide.
5.) Remove se tions surrounding the o kpit, to allow us to install a Cool White 30 m Bit
Light .

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Install the Bit Light LED fa ing down, then push it slightly up.

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6.) Thread the able through the following hole to lead underneath the ship. Continue
threading the able through the following holes.

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Dis onne t the two Cool White Bit Lights from the expansion board, then thread them
through the following holes. Take the Cool White Bit Light able from the o kpit and thread it
through the same hole, then onne t all three ables to the 8-port expansion board.

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7.) Carefully ip the ship ba kover and re onne t the minigs and wind shield, ensuring the bit
light able is arefully tu ked under.

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Turn the Battery Pa k ON to test all lights are working OK.
Note: If you experien e any issues with the lights not working and suspe t an issue with a
omponent, please try a different port on the expansion board to verify where the fault lies
(with the light, expansion board or effe ts board). To orre t any issues with expansion board
ports, please view the se tion addressing expansion board issues on our online
troubleshooting guide.
8.) Dis onne t the AA Battery Pa k from the expansion board, then lift up the following roof
panel and dis onne t the following roof se tion behind. Conne t a 30 m Conne ting Cable to

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a White Strip Light and sti k it underneath this roof se tion. Re onne t this se tion to the
ship.

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Tu k the able in, then bring it underneath the ship and thread it through the following holes to
lead towards to where the 8-port expansion board is situated.