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Here's a thought: You could try using wire nuts as the cap. Carefully drill one or two small holes, just large enough for the FO strands, in the top of the nut (if you use the kind with a metal helix inside, be sure to remove that first). You can cement the FO to the nuts with white glue. Then secu...

shrink tube is a great way to go, but I will have only 2 FO strands against each LED. I'm attempting to build the sequencing lights for my shuttle bay on my PL Enterprise as others have done. I'm thinking vinyl caps may work well. I should be able to thread 2 strands if I make a small hole in the to...

Hey folks, new to fiber optics. Can anyone suggest a product or technique to attach fiber optic strand to an LED. I want to maximize the light entering the cable. I know LED's don't generate much heat if any - but I'm hesitant to cover them with a black cap of some sort.

hey folks, has anyone used the velleman mk-107 kit? I've successfully assembled one for my LED running lights and I'd like to hotwire it into the rest of my setup. the problem I can't figure out is how to bypass the off/on switch so that it's always 'on' when power is applied and also, how to make s...

when it comes to lighting and LED's, i'm a novice. I've used some pre-built kits, they work great and i have no regrets. what i want though, is to actually learn myself. to take the initiative and invest the time to be able to design LED circuits, work with timing chips, have some fun. so short of g...