Lightmybricks 103024 User manual

Light My Bricks : Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters LED
Lighting Kit
Here is the instructions document for the Lego Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters
LED lighting kit. Please read and follow the steps carefully to ensure this lighting kit is
installed properly.
Package contents:
 6x White Strip Lights
 13x White 30 cm Bit Lights
 3x Flashing Red 30cm Bit Lights
 1x Flashing White 30cm Bit Light
 1x 12-port Expansion Board
 2x 6-port Expansion Boards
 1x 4-port Traffic Light Effects Board
 1x Battery Pack (3x AA batteries not included)
 10x Adhesive squares
Connecting Cables
 4x 15cm cable
 5x 30cm cable
Extra Lego Pieces
 6x plate 1×6 (for mounting strip lights)
 2x trans red 1×1 round plate
 1x trans green 1×1 round plate
 1x trans orange 1×1 round plate
 2x trans red 1×1 round brick
 2x light grey 1×1 modified brick with stud on one side
 2x light grey “tap”

Important things to note:
Laying cables in between and underneath bricks
Cables can fit in between and underneath LEGO® bricks, plates, and tiles providing they
are laid correctly between the LEGO® studs. Do NOT forcefully join LEGO® together
around cables; instead ensure they are laying comfortably in between each stud.

CAUTION: Forcing LEGO® to connect over a cable can result in damaging the cable
and light.
Connecting cable connectors to Strip Lights
Take extra care when inserting connectors to ports on the Strip Lights. Connectors can be
inserted only one way. With the Strip Light facing up, ensure the side of the connector
with the wires exposed is facing down. If a plug won’t fit easily into a port connector, don’t
force it. Doing so will damage the plug and the connector.

Connecting cable connectors to Expansion Boards
Take extra care when inserting connectors to ports of Expansion Boards. Connectors can
be inserted only one way. With the expansion board facing up, look for the soldered “=”
symbol on the left side of the port. The connector side with the wires exposed should be
facing toward the soldered “=” symbol as you insert into the port. If a plug won’t fit easily
into a port connector, do not force it.

WARNING: Incorrectly inserting the connector can result in bent pins inside the port or
possible overheating of the expansion board when connected.
Installing Bit Lights under LEGO® bricks and plates.
When installing Bit Lights under LEGO® pieces, ensure they are placed the correct way
up (Yellow LED component exposed). You can either place them directly on top of
LEGO® studs or in between.

OK, Let’s Begin!
Instructions for installing this kit
1.) This lighting kit is installed from the bottom up. Start by opening the building and
removing the 2nd and top levels of the modular building.

We will be installing lights to the traffic light first. Remove the traffic light and pole, then
disassemble the traffic light starting from the left yellow plate.

2.) Take 1 bit light and thread the connector side through the first hole on the side of the
black traffic light piece as shown below. Pull the bit light all the way through from the base
of the traffic light piece until the LED is at the top of the hole, then secure it in place by
connecting one of the provided red trans round plates over the top. Ensure the LED
component is facing the correct way up before securing.

Repeat this step to install another bit light to the next hole on the traffic light piece this
time, using the provided orange trans round plate to secure the bit light.

3.) To install the green light, take another bit light and then place it directly over the stud
with the LED facing up. Then secure it in place by connecting the provided green trans
round plate directly over the top.

4.) Reconnect the black 1×2 plate we removed earlier as well as the yellow 1×3 tile
ensuring the cables are laid in between and underneath the Lego pieces.

5.) Reconnect the traffic light with lights installed to the pole and then take the 3 cables
and wind them around each other so they all come together as one thick cable.

Thread the cable around the top of the pole as shown below before reconnecting the pole
back to the base plate.

6.) Take the battery pack and insert 3x AA batteries to it. Connect the battery cable into
the top port of the 4-port traffic light board as shown below.

Ensure the effect switch is at the label “3”. (The other option “2” is for a 2-light traffic lights
effect which we don’t for this)
Connect the 3 cables from the traffic light into the ports on the traffic light board labelled
“G”, “Y” and “R”.

At this point you may be thinking, “Great, I’ve just mixed up my 3 cables, how am I meant
to know which cable is for which port?”
The only way is to turn on the battery pack and seeing which light comes on for which port
we connect to. We will need to ensure that each light is connected to the correct port
otherwise the effect sequence will not be accurate. E.G if you connect a light into the port
“G” but you notice the yellow light is on at the traffic light, then remove this light and
connect it to port “Y”.
The effect sequence should go Green for 5 seconds, flash 3 times, Yellow for 3 seconds,
flash 3 times, Red for 5 seconds, flash 3 times, Repeat.