Lightmybricks Sydney Opera House User manual

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Aug 24 ·23 min read
Light My Bricks: Sydney Opera House
LightingKit
Here is the instructions document for the LEGO Sydney Opera House
LED lighting kit. Please read and follow the steps carefully to ensure
this lighting kit is installed properly.
If you run into any issues, please refer to the online troubleshooting
guide.
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Package contents:
28x White 30cm Bit Lights
4x Multi-Coloured Strip Lights
3x 12-Port Expansion Boards
1x 6-Port Expansion Board
7x 30cm Connecting Cables
1x 30cm USB Cable
LEGO Pieces:
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2x Plate 1x6, Black
4x Plate 2x6, Black
4x Plate, Modied 1x2 with handle on End — Close Ends, Black
4x Tile, Modied 1x1 with Clip, Black
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Important things tonote:
Laying cables in between and underneath bricks
Cables can t 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 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 t easily into a port connector, do not force it.

Incorrectly inserting the connector can can result in
bent pins inside the port or possible overheating of the
expansion board when connected.
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 t easily into a port connector, don’t force it.
Doing so will damage the plug and the connector.
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.

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OK, Let’s Begin!
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Instructions for installing thiskit
1.) In order for us to install lights to all of the lamp posts, we will need
to remove several sections from the top of the base. This will also allow
us to wire all the lighting and hide cables underneath. With the opera
house positioned as per below, follow the images in order to remove
sections.

Your opera house should look similar to below

2.) Turn your set around so that you are facing the front and then
remove the 12x pictured lamp posts.
Disconnect the trans-clear round plates from all of the lamp posts
3.) Take a White 30cm Bit Light and place it directly over the top of
one of the lamp posts. Secure the light in place by reconnecting a trans-
clear round plate over the top.

Push the cable down so that it is facing directly down.
Repeat this step to install another 11x White 30cm Bit Lights to the
remaining 11 lamp posts.

4.) Reconnect three of the wired lamp posts to the right side of the set.
Ensure the cables are facing the outside as per below
5.) Starting with the top lamp posts, hide the lamp post cable
underneath the following tile next to it. Ensure the cable is laid in
between studs before reconnecting the tile over the top.

Remove the entire plate the lamp post is connected to and then bring
the cable underneath before reconnecting the plate.

Repeat this step for the other 2 wired lamp posts.

6.) Reconnect the remaining 9 wired lamp posts to the set, ensuring the
cables are facing toward the outside.

7.) Starting with the next 2 lamp posts on the right, loop them
underneath the plates below. Note: for these 2, we do not need to lay the
cable underneath the tiles on the outside before doing so. We do however
require to remove extra plates in order to lay the cable all the way
underneath to allow us to later connect them to an expansion board.

8.) To allow us to lay the remaining lamp post cables, remove the
following sections.

9.) The cable for the next lamp post on the right also does not require to
be laid underneath the tile in front. Simply lift the plate it is connected
to and lay the cable underneath as per below
10.) For the next 2 lamp posts cables along, lay them underneath tiles
before looping/laying them underneath the plates they are connected
to.

11.) For the next 2 lamp post cables, simply lay them underneath
plates.
12.) Lay the remaining 2 lamp post cables underneath tiles before
laying them underneath the plates they are connected to.

Your set should now look similar to the below:

13.) Take the following LEGO Pieces that were provided in this light
kit. These will make up one of the spot lights we are installing to each
side.
Assemble them as per below and then take a Multi-Coloured Strip
Light and stick it to the base of the 2x6 plate using the adhesive
backing.

14.) Take a 30cm Connecting Cable and connect it to the port on the
strip light and then connect the spot light to the following position on
the set. Ensure the spot light is facing the correct way and then angle it
up as per below: