Lightmybricks Technic DIY Designer Kit User manual

INSTALLATION GUIDE 1LIGHT MY BRICKS TECHNIC DIY DESIGNER LIGHT KIT INSTALLATION GUIDE
Light My Bricks Technic DIY Designer Kit
Installation Guide

INSTALLATION GUIDE 2LIGHT MY BRICKS TECHNIC DIY DESIGNER LIGHT KIT INSTALLATION GUIDE
Hello, we’re Light My Bricks.
We’re here to help you get started on
the Light My Bricks - Technic DIY
Designer Kit.
This PDF lists instructions for the LED
light kit only. If you are wishing to
purchase this product, please click here
to view the product page.
If you run into any issues, please refer
to the troubleshooting section towards
the end of this guide.
Have fun and enjoy!
PACAKAGE CONTENTS
PACKAGE CONTENTS:
8 × White 30cm Bit Lights
8 x White 15cm Bit Lights
1 x Rotating 30cm Bit Light
1 x Multi Effects Board
2 x 6-Port Expansion Boards
1 x 8-Port Expansion Board
1 x 12-Port Expansion Board
2 x 5cm Connecting Cable
2 x 15cm Connecting Cables
2 x 30cm Connecting Cables
1 x 50cm Connecting Cables
8 x Adhesive Squares
1 x USB Power Cable
1 x AA Battery Pack
(requires 3x AA Batteries)
LEGO PIECES:
2 × Trans Red Plate 1x1
3 × Trans Orange Plate 1x1
4 × Trans Clear Plate 1x1
2 × Trans Red Round Plate 1x1
3 × Trans Orange Round Plate 1x1
4 × Trans Clear Round Plate 1x1
1 × Trans Orange Cone 1x1 with Top Groove
1 × Light Grey Technic Pin 1/2

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Contents 4. Introduction
5. Lighting Chain
6. Bit Lights
12. Powering
14. Multi Effects
17. Rotating Bit Light
20. Extras
21. Beyond The Kit /
Upgradeing
22.. Conclusion
23. Troubleshooting
38. Contact
CONTENTS

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Introduction
Included in your kit is a range of handy components for lighting Technic sets. Using these components, you
can create your own lighting system for any Technic set on the market - from headlights and taillights for
the 4 x 4 Off Roader, to realistic industrial ashing beacons for the Bucket Wheel Excavator. The following
information will have you covered to light up your Technic set. Let’s begin!
We’ll now go over several of the most versatile and effective lighting techniques you’ll utilise to light your
Technic set. We’ve featured several of our favourite LEGO Technic sets, but remember these techniques can
be applied to any sets.
Same components, same LEGO Technic pieces, different sets!
To start with, let’s go over some broad concepts when approaching your lighting design.
INTRO

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Lighting Chain
The idea of energy ow brings us to our next point. By using our connecting cables and expansion boards, you can create an electrical chain or loop
as the foundation of your lighting design. The diagram below will give you an overview of how our systems function and an example of how you
might think about laying out your design.
INTRO
EXPANSION
BOARD
EXPANSION
BOARD
MULTI
EFFECTS
EXPANSION
BOARD
EffectsHeadlights Tail Lights
LEGEND: BIT LIGHTS ROTATING BIT LIGHT POWER
SOURCE
CONNECTING CABLE
Your power source is at the beginning or head of the chain. Then your expansion boards and connecting cables serve as the body from there,
providing you with the ports you need to connect lights and other components or limbs to. Never connect more than one power source per chain and
keep in mind you can extend your system out as far as you need, provided you continue adding expansion boards via connecting cables in order to
allow the ow of power to continue.
LIGHTING CHAIN

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Bit Lights
Now let’s take a closer look at some of the components you’ll be using in your system and how they interact with
your LEGO pieces to light your Technic set.
Bit lights are the most common and versatile light you’ll nd in any Light My Bricks kit.
They can be used in many different ways to produce many different lighting effects. For example, these bright
individual LEDs can be used for headlights, taillights, spotlights, interior lights, just to name a few. The light head
can t comfortably under any 1x1 plate, and the connected wire can snake and wind through and around almost
any hole, wedge, cross or pin you’ll nd in a Technic set.
One instance where a bit light will not t, is under a standard LEGO at tile. You’ll nd included in your designer
kit a series of the most common square and round transparent LEGO plates to swap out these kinds of tiles.
They have all been selected with aesthetics in mind so as not to compromise the look of any Technic build.
On the opposite end to the LED is the connector, this plugs into any port on an expansion board or specic port
on certain components.
INTROBIT LIGHTS

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Connecting Bit Lights and Connecting Cables
INTROBIT LIGHTS
Take extra care when inserting connectors to ports of Expansion Boards
and Effects 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.
The next few pages will provide you with some common methods used to
install Bit Lights to a few different Technic models.

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LEGEND: DISCONNECT TURN / FLIP TWIST / BRAIDDIRECTIONAL POWER ON / TESTCONNECT / RECONNECT
BIT LIGHTS
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LEGEND: DISCONNECT TURN / FLIP TWIST / BRAIDDIRECTIONAL POWER ON / TESTCONNECT / RECONNECT
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BIT LIGHTS

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LEGEND: DISCONNECT TURN / FLIP TWIST / BRAIDDIRECTIONAL POWER ON / TESTCONNECT / RECONNECT
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BIT LIGHTS
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