This small kit card style solder kit uses a CR2032 coin cell battery to power 3 candle-style flickering LEDs.
The kit is available from various retailers like Adafruit, Pimoroni and Stem Support and in our own Lectronz store. If you need a large quantity for events or educational purposes, the kit is also offered in bulk through Lofenix in Belgium or directly from us.
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- optionally file or sand the rough edges
- pay attention to the orientation of the battery holder and the LEDs
- carefully bend the LED leads and solder them in place before assembling the plane
- slide the wings over the leg of the body
- pay attention to the polarity marks on the plane body and the baseplate
- solder the mechanical joints on one side first. This will allow you to make easy corrections when it's not perfectly perpendicular
A more detailed step-by-step assembly manual with pictures is available on the Adafruit website.
First prototype to verify the mechanical design.
Updated the mechanical design.