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Light My Bricks: LEGO Star Wars UCS Y-Wing 

 

Starfighter 75181 Lighting Kit

 

Summary of Contents for 75181

Page 1: ...Light My Bricks LEGO Star Wars UCS Y Wing Starfighter 75181 Lighting Kit ...

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Page 3: ...are when inserting connectors to ports of Expansion Boards 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 toward the soldered symbol as you insert into the port If a plug won t fit easily into a port connector do not force it ...

Page 4: ...e inserted only one way With the Strip Light facing up ensure the side of the connector with the wires exposed is facing down If a plug won t fit easily into a port connector don t force it Doing so will damage the plug and the connector 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 component exp...

Page 5: ...OK Let s Begin 1 We will first install lights to the cannons on the front of the star fighter Firstdisconnect the following pieces surrounding the front then disconnect the two cannon sections ...

Page 6: ...Continue to remove sections which make up the windows and roof cannons ...

Page 7: ...he two grey barsand replace them with the provided 2x Trans Bright Green Lightsaber bars that come in this kit Take a Green 30cm Bit Light and thread the connector end of the cable through the top of the technic piece on one of the cannon bases as shown below ...

Page 8: ...le all the way through and before pulling the Bit Light inside the technic piece slightly bend the LED so that it is facing up 3 Insert one of the Trans Bright Green Bars inside then reconnect the othercannon pieces ...

Page 9: ...r Green 30cm Bit Light to the other cannon section then reconnect both to the front of the starfighter 4 Disconnect the following tiles along the top of the starfighter thendisconnect all the angled bricks along the left side as shown below ...

Page 10: ...from the left cannon and thread it toward the end of the cockpit in between the gaps underneath the pieces we removed earlier then slip it in between the light grey round 2 2 plate and side of the ship Pull the cable underneath and then secure it in place by closing the top and bottom flap pieces ...

Page 11: ...5 Repeat previous step to secure the cable along the right side of thestarfighter ...

Page 12: ...and insert 3x AA Batteries to it Connect the battery pack cable to the IN port side with 1 port Turn ON the battery pack to test the cannon lights are working OK then adjust the settings on the Multi Effects Board for the firing effect Set the switch to the middle setting and turn the speed wheel all the way to the left for the slowest speed ...

Page 13: ... happy with the cannon effect disconnect the AA Battery Packand connect a 15cm Connecting Cable to the IN port Take 4x Adhesive Squares and stick them to the back of the multi effects board then flip the YWing over and stick the effects board underneath in the following position ...

Page 14: ...8 Flip the Y Wing back over and place it back onto it s stand then eliminate excess cable from the right cannon bit light by tucking the cable in behind pieces along the side of the ship as shown below ...

Page 15: ...Pull any remaining excess cable toward the front of the starfighter as shown below ...

Page 16: ...9 Turn the Y Wing around to the left side and repeat the previous step toeliminate excess cable from the left cannon bit light by tucking the cable behind pieces along the left side of the Y Wing ...

Page 17: ...side then take the other end ofthe 15cm Connecting Cable from the multi effects board and pull it toward the front then up and secure it in place by opening and closing the dark grey technic piece which pulls out and folds back in over the cable ...

Page 18: ...rt Expansion Board and connect the other end of the 15cm Connecting Cable to it then set it aside for now 11 Turn the Y Wing around to the left side then disconnect the followingpieces from the front of the cockpit ...

Page 19: ... plate from underneath Take 2x Cool White 30cm Bit Lights and hold them together as shown below With both cables facing the front of the cockpit place them over the two light grey studs then secure them down by reconnecting the trans orange 1 2 plate over the top ...

Page 20: ...12 Lay each cable out the side in between studs as shown below then run thecable down each side of the starfighter ensuring you tuck it under the white flap piece toward the back of the cockpit ...

Page 21: ...Reconnect the front sections of the cockpit we removed earlier 13 Take each cable from the cock pit and connect them to the 8 PortExpansion Board from step 10 ...

Page 22: ...Place the expansion board inside the below space then disconnect the following pieces so that we can lay and hide the excess cable from the cockpit lights underneath them ...

Page 23: ...s down in between studs as shown below then reconnectpieces over the top Continue to lay each cable in between studs and reconnect pieces over the top Ensure you pull any excess cable out toward the front of the vehicle ...

Page 24: ...Disconnect the following pieces to secure the 15cm Connecting Cable underneath then reconnect the pieces over the top ensuring the cable is laid in between studs ...

Page 25: ... Eliminate excess cables from both sides of the cockpit lights by pulling eachcable toward the front then twisting and folding them around each other before tucking them down each side of the star fighter ...

Page 26: ...ing the AA Battery Pack to the expansion board and turning ON to verify all is working OK 16 Disconnect the AA Battery Pack and reconnect all the angled bricks and tiles we removed earlier which made up the front exterior of the Y Wing ...

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Page 28: ...hrough in between the light grey bars and place it over the top of the following stud above the left wing Secure it in place by connecting a provided Trans Clear Round Plate 1 1 over the top Pull the other end of the cable down from the behind the left wing then thread the cable through the following space underneath the wing in between bars ...

Page 29: ...n bars Thread the cable up underneath the dark grey bar on the top left corner of the wing then pull the cable diagonally up across the bottom of the plane over the multi effects board Flip the plane over so that we are facing the right side of the plane then pull the cable all the way up from underneath and secure it underneath the dark grey technic piece which pulls out and folds back in over th...

Page 30: ...following two pieces on top of the right wing Take the remaining Cool White 30cm Bit Light and with the cable facing down place it on top of the following stud above the right wing Secure the Bit Light in place by connecting a provided Trans Clear Round Plate 1 1 over the top ...

Page 31: ...access the right side Thread the rest of the cable down underneath all the following bars and sections Pull the cable underneath and toward the front of the plane then pull it up the following corner and tuck it in underneath the dark grey technic bar which pulls out and folds in over the cable Ensure the two cables are pulled up tight so there are no excess cables dangling down ...

Page 32: ... the Y Wing back around to it s left side then take the two cables we pulled up and connect them to the next available ports on the 8 Port Expansion Board Hide the two cables underneath the following sections ...

Page 33: ... the AA Battery Pack to the expansion board and turning ON to verify all is working OK Disconnect the AA Battery Pack 20 We will now install pink lights to the back jets First disconnect the jetsections from each side and disassemble them as shown below ...

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Page 35: ...wn the side of the brick Reconnect the trans pink dish over the top to secure the bit light in place The LED should be peaking out the hole of the trans pink dish Push the cable down the corner side the brick and then lay it in between studs before reconnecting the dark grey cone piece over the top Tuck the cable in through the following gap below to prevent it from dangling down ...

Page 36: ...Repeat this step to install another Pink 30cm Bit Light to the other jet section ...

Page 37: ...e from above the Starfighter Flip the Starfighter over and disconnect the following pieces from underneath the right wing Lay the cables up the starfighter in between studs accordingly then thread the cable up underneath the brown bar Reconnect the pieces over the top of the cable ...

Page 38: ...Repeat this process to thread and lay cables underneath pieces for the left jet s cable ...

Page 39: ...nnect the cable from each jet light to one of the OUT ports on the effects board Stick 2x Adhesive Squares to the back of the flicker effects board and mount it underneath the Y Wing in the following position Thread the other end of the 30cm Connecting Cable underneath the centre section ...

Page 40: ...Follow the below images to lay the cable from each jet light underneath the following pieces ...

Page 41: ...ark grey technic bar which pulls out and folds back in over the top of the cable Flip the Y Wing over so you are facing the left side of the Y Wing then pull the cable up and connect it to a spare port on the 8 port Expansion Board Test the jet light effects by connecting the AA Battery Pack to the expansion board and turning it ON to verify all is working OK ...

Page 42: ...The Pink lights should be flickering like the below example video ...

Page 43: ...e following brown bar Pull the 30cm Connecting Cable from the flicker effects board up to eliminate any excess cable dangling down then tuck the cable in between the following pieces Take the other 30cm Connecting Cable we just connected up to the board and tuck it in between the same pieces then reconnect the brown bar over the top of the two cables ...

Page 44: ...de the components 26 Turn the Y Wing to its right side then pull the spare end of the 30cm Connecting Cable down and tuck it in underneath the dark grey technic piece that pulls out and folds back in over the top of the cable Continue to tuck and thread the cable in behind pieces and spaces then bring it all the way down and connect it to the 2 Port Expansion Board ...

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