The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:25 pm

I'm just starting out doing modifications and I decided to start out with an easy one. I used Jin's guide for creating a LED lightbar for movie Barricade (http://www.angelfire.com/mech/jinsaotome/WorkspaceSetup/BarricadeLights.html) and I decided to see if I could adapt that for Recon Barricade. I switched out the red LED for another blue one and I think it turned out pretty good:

News Credits: 1 · by **Windracer** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:53 pm

Oooh, very nice indeed. Great work for someone who says they're just starting out in the world of TF modding. :grin:

News Credits: 5 · by **frenzy_rumble** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:39 pm

soldering in that little guy is a pain in the ass. I had to switch out the blue for a double red for ratchet - it was a soldering nightmare. I ended up throwing out about 5 of those light kits because the circuitry just melts when heat is even remotely close to it.

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:29 pm

I messed up two before I got it right. I found that if you remove the old soder completely and use new soder when attaching the LED, it works much better. I used some soder wick to draw off the old stuff.

I did melt one in half because I had the sodering iron too close as well.