
BAT BADGE BLINKY-BOT INSTRUCTABLE
Get the Supplies
- 1 – bat body printed on black cardstock
- 3 – 3 inch pieces of black AWG 30 wire (stripped 1/4 – 3/8 inch on both ends)
- 2 – 3 inch pieces of red AWG 30 wire (stripped 1/4 – 3/8 inch on both ends)
- 1 – coin cell battery holder
- 1 – 3V coin cell battery (CR 2032)
- 2 – fast blink multi-colored LEDs
- 1 – paper clip
- 2 – brads (~1/2 inch)
- 1 – 1 inch x 2 inch corrugated cardboard or plastic * piece, with 2 holes punched 1 inch apart
- 1 – 3/4 x 3/4 inch square corrugated cardboard or plastic piece
- 1 – pin holder
- 1 – toothpick
- 1 – straight pin
Assemble the Tools
- safety glasses
- hot glue gun
- white glue or glue stick
- scissors
- wire cutters
- wire wrap tool
- soldering iron
- solder
- Cut out the oval shape.
- Using a straight pin, punch two holes for the LEDs in each of the eyes.
- Install the LEDs through the holes. Place a small dab of glue under each LED.
- Assemble the switch from the corrugated rectangle, the two brads, and the paperclip according to the above picture.
- On the bottom of the switch, attach two black wires to one brad and one black wire to other brad. Solder in place.
- Using the wire wrap tool, attach two red wires to positive (larger) end of battery holder. Solder in place.
- Using the wire wrap tool, attach the single black wire from the switch to the negative (smaller) end of the battery holder. Solder in place.
- Hot glue the small corrugated square to the back of the battery holder.
- Hot glue the bar pin onto the backside of the oval near the top.
- Hot glue the switch in the center of the oval, making sure that the black wires will reach the LEDs.
- Hot glue the battery holder in the center of the oval, making sure that the red wires will reach the LEDs.
- After putting on safety glasses, trim the two longer leads of the LEDs to ~1/4 inch.
- Using the wire wrap tool, attach the two red wires to each of the cut LED leads. Solder in place.
- After putting on safety glasses, trim the two remaining LED leads to ~1/4 inch.
- Using the wire wrap tool, attach the two black wires to each of the remaining leads. Solder in place.
- If needed, put on safety glasses and trim the LED leads again.
- Install the battery so that the + side is facing up.
- Close the paperclip switch and VOILA!