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Installing lights to the Fire Brigade building

1.) Remove the top half of the building followed by the lamp post and various tiles and
pieces as shown below:

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Page 1: ...ights 30cm 4x White Bit Lights 15cm 2x White Flashing Bit Lights 15cm 2x Red Flashing Bit Lights 30cm 5x LED Strip Lights 4x 15cm Connecting Cables 1x 30cm Connecting Cable 5x Adhesive Squares 1x 12 p...

Page 2: ...erneath bricks Cables can fit in between and underneath LEGO bricks plates and tiles providing they are laid correctly between the LEGO studs Do NOT forcefully join LEGO together around cables instead...

Page 3: ...hts Take extra care when inserting connectors to ports on the Strip Lights Connectors can be inserted only one way With the Strip Light facing up ensure the side of the connector with the wires expose...

Page 4: ...rds 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 towa...

Page 5: ...overheating of the expansion board when connected Installing Bit Lights under LEGO bricks and plates When installing Bit Lights under LEGO pieces ensure they are placed the correct way up Yellow LED...

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Page 7: ...OK Let s Begin Instructions for installing this kit...

Page 8: ...This section will guide you to install light to the fire truck first 1 Start by removing the following pieces to allow us to remove one of the headlight sections from the front...

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Page 10: ...Remove the trans yellow round plate and then take one White 15cm Bit Light and thread the connector side through the front hole of the red brick as per below...

Page 11: ...hrough until the LED component is flat against the top of the red brick Secure it in place by reconnecting the trans yellow round plate over the top Reconnect this headlight back to the car ensuring t...

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Page 13: ...Turn the fire truck onto its side and thread the bit light cable over the wheel Pull all the way through from the other side of the wheel...

Page 14: ...Reconnect the red piece we removed at the start...

Page 15: ...Repeat this process to install another White 15cm Bit Light to the other side of the fire engine...

Page 16: ...2 Turn over again and remove the two grey 1 6 plates...

Page 17: ...Thread the cable up to the back section of the fire truck and pull all the way up from the top Secure the cable by reconnecting the 1 6 plate we removed earlier...

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Page 19: ...Repeat this process to feed the other cable up to the back section...

Page 20: ...3 Remove the following sections to give us more room to access the back of the truck...

Page 21: ...4 We will now install the back lights Start by removing the 2 back light sections and then disassemble pieces as per below...

Page 22: ...15cm Bit Light and place the LED component directly over the stud of the red plate with clip Secure the bit light in place by reconnecting the trans red round plate over the top Ensure the cable is fa...

Page 23: ...Reconnect this section back to the back of the truck and discard the flat red plate as this is no longer needed...

Page 24: ...6 Feed the wire behind and in between the grey stud before reconnecting the grey brick with bar over the top...

Page 25: ...Repeat this process to install another White 15cm Bit Light to the other side...

Page 26: ...7 We will now install a flashing light to the top of the truck Remove this section and then disassemble pieces as per below...

Page 27: ...shing Bit Light and thread the connecting side through the large hole of the trans red round brick Pull the cable all the way through from the other side until the LED component is right up against th...

Page 28: ...connect the grey plate with clip to the trans red piece and then reconnect this section back to the black frame Ensure the cable is threaded behind and then back through the black frame toward the fro...

Page 29: ...Reconnect this whole section back to the truck ensuring the cable is laid underneath the bottom of the black frame toward the back...

Page 30: ...8 Take the 8 Port Expansion Board and then connect cables from the 2 back lights as well as the flashing light to the ports as per below...

Page 31: ...9 Wind the cables around the board 3 times or until the expansion board is close to the connectors from the headlights and then connect these two cables from the headlights to the next available ports...

Page 32: ...10 Tuck the expansion board and any excess cables into the back section of the truck...

Page 33: ...11 Take the Flat Battery Pack and insert 2x CR2032 batteries into it Thread the battery pack cable up underneath the truck into the back section and then pull up from the top...

Page 34: ...Connect the cable into one of the spare ports of the expansion board then tuck the expansion board back in and reconnect the sections of the back of the truck which we removed earlier...

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Page 36: ...12 Using 2x self adhesive squares mount the battery pack underneath the truck with the battery pack switch facing toward the back...

Page 37: ...This completes installation of the light kit for the fire truck Turn on the battery pack and ensure all lights are working...

Page 38: ...Installing lights to the Fire Brigade building 1 Remove the top half of the building followed by the lamp post and various tiles and pieces as shown below...

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Page 41: ...2 Replace the stock lamp post with the Light My Bricks lamp post with Bit Light installed then carefully bend the corner of the base plate down so that it comes apart from the front wall...

Page 42: ...the lamp post cable underneath the front wall and then pull it all the way through from the inside of the building Ensure the cable is laid neatly in a straight line in between the studs of the base...

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Page 44: ...Reconnect the various tiles and pieces we removed earlier...

Page 45: ...3 We will now install a flashing light to the blue light at the front Disconnect the red plate and trans blue round brick as per below...

Page 46: ...Take a White Flashing 15cm Bit Light and then place the LED component directly over the red stud Secure it in place by reconnecting the trans blue round brick over the top...

Page 47: ...In order for us to thread the cable through to the inside of the building we will need to make a gap in between bricks Using the LEGO removal tool lift up this section of the wall to create an openin...

Page 48: ...Reconnect the blue light section and then thread the cable in through the gap we have just created Pull the cable through from the inside of the building...

Page 49: ...Ensure the cable is laid in between studs before then closing the gap of the wall and connecting everything back together...

Page 50: ...5 We will now install lights to the 2 front door lamps First remove the following pieces to allow us to gain access...

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Page 52: ...Remove one of the door lamp sections and disconnect the lamp pieces as per below...

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Page 54: ...ght and thread the connector side of the cable through the large hole of the trans yellow round brick Pull the cable all the way through from the other side until the LED component is right up against...

Page 55: ...Reconnect the lamp shade piece to the trans yellow brick securing it in place Ensure the cable is facing toward the back and then reconnect back to the wall section...

Page 56: ...Reconnect this wall section back to the front wall ensuring the cable is laid behind...

Page 57: ...Repeat this step to install another White 30cm Bit Light to the door lamp on the right side...

Page 58: ...7 Reconnect the surrounding LEGO pieces we removed earlier...

Page 59: ...8 We will now install a light above the gold fireman hats on each side of the front First remove a few of the tile pieces and then disconnect the grey 2 4 plate...

Page 60: ...Take another White 30cm Bit Light and then place the LED component in the middle hole of the bottom of the 2 4 plate Hold the cable in place before then reconnecting this...

Page 61: ...plate back to the wall Ensure the bit light is in place and cable is laid behind You should be able to see the LED component peaking out from the front...

Page 62: ...Repeat this step to install another White 30cm Bit Light to the right fireman hat then reconnect all the pieces we removed earlier...

Page 63: ...shing lights to the 2x red light sections inside the fire brigade Remove the 2 trans red pieces and discard them We can t install lights to these pieces so we will be replacing them with different pie...

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Page 65: ...Flashing Bit Light and thread the connector side through the large hold of the trans red round brick Pull it all the way through from the other side until the LED component is right up against the ins...

Page 66: ...nsert the grey bar with mechanical clip into the smaller hole of the trans red round brick Do not to push it all the way through as we will require a bit of space on the bar to connect back to the wal...

Page 67: ...Repeat this process to install another Red 30cm Flashing Bit Light to the provided replacement pieces and then reconnect them to the wall as shown below...

Page 68: ...Thread the cable for the light on the left up through spacing of the stair case as per below...

Page 69: ...10 Take the 12 Port Expansion board and then connect the cables from the bit lights above the gold fireman hats to the ports on the right...

Page 70: ...Wind the cables around the expansion board 2 3 times and then take the cables from the door lamps and connect them to the next available ports...

Page 71: ...Wind all 4 cables around the expansion board 4 5 more times...

Page 72: ...11 Stick 2x adhesive squares to the back of the expansion board and then mount the expansion board to the inside of the wall in the following position...

Page 73: ...12 Connect the cables from the lamp post and blue flashing light into the next available ports on the expansion board...

Page 74: ...all the excess cabling underneath the LEGO tiles on the top of the floor ensuring your cables are neatly laid in between the studs as shown below The key here is to ensure there are no cables visible...

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Page 76: ...14 Take the two cables from the flashing red lights and connect them to the next available ports on the expansion board then eliminate excess cabling by hiding them underneath LEGO tiles on the top...

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Page 79: ...current lighting we have installed so far Take the AA Battery Pack and insert 3x AA batteries to it Connect the battery cable into one of the spare ports on the 12 port expansion board and then turn O...

Page 80: ...stalling ceiling lights Take 2x LED Strip Lights and 2x 15cm Connecting cables Connect the strip lights together using one of the cables and connect the other cable into the right port of the strip li...

Page 81: ...entify these as striplight 1 and striplight 2 Take the top floor without the roof and turn it onto it s back and then mount stick depending on whether you are using LEGO plates to mount the Strip Ligh...

Page 82: ...17 Take a 30cm Connecting Cable and connect this to the left port of striplight 1...

Page 83: ...Thread the other side of this cable up through the spacing between the bottom step and wall which leads to the top floor Pull the cable up from the inside of the top floor...

Page 84: ...18 Lift the top floor up over the bottom floor and then connect the other side of the cable from striplight 2 to one of the spare ports on the 12 port expansion board Reconnect the top floor in place...

Page 85: ...19 We now need to install a strip light above the top window Remove the middle section tiles from the top of the second floor...

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Page 87: ...Strip Light striplight 3 and stick it to the following position underneath this section I ve chosen to stick the strip light rather than mount using LEGO plate as I don t want the strip light to be t...

Page 88: ...20 Take a 15cm connecting cable and connect it to the right port of the striplight 3 and then connect the 30cm cable we pulled up from the level below to the left port...

Page 89: ...21 Reconnect this section back to the top of the building ensuring the cables are laid behind...

Page 90: ...22 To prevent the 30cm cable from being seen from the outside looking in secure this under the grey tile on the back left of the top floor as per below...

Page 91: ...23 Take another 2x LED Strip Lights striplight 4 and striplight 5 and connect them together using another 15cm Connecting Cable...

Page 92: ...15cm cable from striplight 3 into the right port of striplight 5 24 Take the roof of the fire brigade and then turn it onto it s back to allow us to then mount stick the 2 strip lights to the followin...

Page 93: ...To prevent the 15cm cable in the middle from dangling down loop the cable behind the edge striplight 4 This can only be done if you are using LEGO plates to mount the strip lights...

Page 94: ...25 Take the AA Battery Pack and place it on the roof in the following position...

Page 95: ...Lift up a few of the dark grey Lego pieces surrounding the door and then thread the battery cable down below in between this gap...

Page 96: ...Connect the battery pack cable to the left port on striplight 4 and then secure everything back in place before then reconnecting the roof...

Page 97: ...This now completes installation of the Light My Bricks LED light kit for the LEGO Fire Brigade Turn the battery pack ON and ENJOY...

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