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Light My Bricks : LEGO Big Ben 

Lighting Kit 

Jun 11, 2017

 

 

 

Here is the instructions document for the LEGO Big Ben LED lighting 
kit. Please read and follow the steps carefully to ensure this lighting kit 
is installed properly. 

 

Package contents: 

 

6x 

White Strip Lights

 

 

2x 

Green Strip Lights

 

 

17x 

White 15cm Bit Lights

 

 

3x 

White 30cm Bit Lights

 

Содержание LEGO Big Ben Lighting Kit

Страница 1: ...instructions document for the LEGO Big Ben LED lighting kit Please read and follow the steps carefully to ensure this lighting kit is installed properly Package contents 6x White Strip Lights 2x Gree...

Страница 2: ...1x6 Black 6x Plate Modified 1x2 with handle on End Close Ends Black 6x Tile Modified 1x1 with Clip Black 2x Tile 1x1 Dark Grey Important things to note Laying cables in between and underneath bricks...

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Страница 4: ...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...

Страница 5: ...tra care 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...

Страница 6: ...he soldered symbol as you insert into the port If a plug won t fit easily into a port connector do not force it WARNING Incorrectly inserting the connector can result in bent pins inside the port or p...

Страница 7: ...nected 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 exposed You can either place them...

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Страница 9: ...OK Let s Begin Instructions for installing this kit 1 We will first install lights to clock tower To start disconnect the the top part of the tower from where the bottom of the clock is...

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Страница 13: ...Disconnect the 3 sections of the tower as per below...

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Страница 15: ...Remove clock border sections from all four sides of the tower and then remove the top section above the clock...

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Страница 17: ...Carefully remove clock sections from all four sides of the tower as per below...

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Страница 19: ...Remove the light grey 2x6 technic plate from the centre...

Страница 20: ...2 Take 2x White 15cm Bit Lights and then stick them to the following positions using 2x Adhesive Squares...

Страница 21: ...Take another 2x White 15cm Bit Lights and then stick them to adhesive squares before bending the cable up in a 90 degree angle as per below...

Страница 22: ...Stick both Bit Lights to the following positions directly over black studs...

Страница 23: ...Take the top 2 Bit Light cables and then bring them together before looping the connector sides through the first hole of the light grey technic plate we removed earlier...

Страница 24: ...Repeat this step to install another 4x White 15cm Bit Lights to the opposite side of the tower...

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Страница 26: ...After threading the top two Bit Light cables through the whole of the technic plate reconnect the plate in place ensuring cables underneath are in between studs...

Страница 27: ...White 15cm Bit Lights to the top and bottom corners in the below positions You will notice on these sides of the tower that there is only one plate to stick the top 2 lights on Ensure you are sticking...

Страница 28: ...Follow this same method to install another 4x White 15cm Bit Lights to the remaining side of the tower...

Страница 29: ...clock sections and carefully reconnect it to the tower ensuring cables are neatly laid in between studs as you connect it Ensure you first reconnect the clock section to the side you have just instal...

Страница 30: ...Next reconnect the clock section to the opposite side of the tower ensuring you are keeping studs underneath free from cables...

Страница 31: ...Turn to the next side and then carefully reconnect the clock section...

Страница 32: ...4 Before we reconnect the remaining clock section take the 50cm Connecting Cable and thread one side through the first hole from the top of the light grey technic plate...

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Страница 34: ...Pull the cable down all the way until you have about 10cm of cable slack between the top of the light grey plate and the connector before connecting it to a 6 Port Expansion Board...

Страница 35: ...Carefully disconnect the 1x6 tile from below and then thread the cable through one of the gaps Pull the cable all the way down from underneath but ensure you still leave the 10cm of excess cable above...

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Страница 37: ...Reconnect the 1x6 tile ensuring the cable is neatly laid in between studs and then carefully reconnect the remaining clock section...

Страница 38: ...5 Take all the Bit Light cables and bring them together by twisting them around each other to form one larger cable...

Страница 39: ...Take the section we removed from above and then thread all cables as well as the expansion board through the bottom of it before securely reconnecting on top of the clock section...

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Страница 41: ...Take 2x 5cm Connecting Cables and 2x 8 Port Expansion Boards and connect the the cables to end ports to join the expansion boards together...

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Страница 43: ...Connect the other end of the 5cm cable to the 6 port expansion board on top of the clock and then connect all Bit Light Cables to available ports...

Страница 44: ...s we have installed so far Take the AA Battery Pack and insert 3x AA Batteries into it Connect the battery pack cable into the spare port on the expansion board and turn on to verify all 4 lights from...

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Страница 46: ...Once you have verified all is OK disconnect the battery pack and then reconnect to the border sections to each side...

Страница 47: ...6 We will now install lights to the top sections Take the middle section and then disconnect pieces as per below...

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Страница 49: ...Take a White 15cm Bit Light and then place it in the very centre of the base Secure it in place by reconnecting the trans clear pieces directly over the top...

Страница 50: ...Reconnect remaining piece we removed earlier and then reconnect the roof...

Страница 51: ...NOTE The side with the exposed cable will be facing toward the back...

Страница 52: ...7 Take the section below and then turn over so we can access underneath of it...

Страница 53: ...Strip Lights and connect 2x 5cm Connecting Cables one in between strip lights and another to the other side of a strip light Use their adhesive backing to stick the green strip lights to the below pos...

Страница 54: ...e stuck in the exact position as shown above otherwise we will not be able to reconnect this section Push the 5cm cable in between strip lights inward so that it does not get caught and stick out when...

Страница 55: ...8 Take the top roof and then thread the Bit Light cable down below before reconnecting over the section we just installed strip lights to...

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Страница 57: ...Pull the Bit Light cable down just enough to be able to then connect it into the strip light with the spare port...

Страница 58: ...Tuck the expansion boards from the top of the tower in as much as possible and then take the roof section and connect the 5cm cable...

Страница 59: ...from the green strip light into the remaining port on the expansion board...

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Страница 61: ...Reconnect roof on top of the clock section and ensure all is secure...

Страница 62: ...You can now test what we have done so far by connecting the 50cm cable from the base of the clock to a spare expansion board and connect up the battery pack again Verify all is working OK...

Страница 63: ...If all is OK reconnect this whole section back to the rest of the tower and ensure you leave the 50cm cable outside the back...

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Страница 66: ...9 Turn Big Ben over to the back and remove the roof...

Страница 67: ...You will require the LEGO removal tool to assist with this next step...

Страница 68: ...llow us to remove a few 1x1 Bricks from the back This will allow us to thread cable inside the building Disclaimer You will notice you will have another 3x trans black bricks which are not pictured in...

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Страница 71: ...After successfully removing bricks you can reconnect all sections back together without the bricks we were required to remove...

Страница 72: ...10 We will now install lights to the lamp posts at the bottom First remove all three lamp posts and disconnect the tops...

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Страница 74: ...Take a White 30cm Bit Light and then place it directly over the lamp post piece Secure it in place by reconnecting the top pieces directly over the Bit Light as shown below...

Страница 75: ...Repeat this step to install another 2x White 30cm Bit Lights to the remaining 2 lamp posts...

Страница 76: ...11 Disconnect the following pieces from the bottom...

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Страница 78: ...Connect the first lamp post and then lay the cable in between studs before reconnecting one of the light grey tiles over the top of it to secure it in place...

Страница 79: ...Continue to lay the cable down and securing it place by reconnecting more tiles...

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Страница 81: ...Take a Black Plate 1x6 which came in this light kit and connect it to the following position Take a Dark Bluish Grey Tile 1x1 and connect it to the next stud along...

Страница 82: ...second lamp post and thread the connector side of it through the following space and then thread all along until it reaches the back Pull it all the way through and then connect the lamp post on the b...

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Страница 84: ...Ensure the cable for the lamp post is pushed down and then reconnect the light grey tile over the top...

Страница 85: ...Reconnect the next lot of dark grey tiles...

Страница 86: ...Take the cable from the first lamp post we connected and thread the cable through the last space and then out the back so that both cables are through...

Страница 87: ...Connect the remaining lamp post and then push down the cable to allow us to reconnect the remaining light grey tile...

Страница 88: ...12 Take the remaining 6 Port Expansion Board and connect a 30cm Connecting Cable to it followed by the 3 Bit Light cables from the lamp posts...

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Страница 90: ...Thread the expansion board and cables through the spacing we created when we removed the bricks from the corner of the building...

Страница 91: ...the 50cm cable from the tower and connect it to the expansion board we just threaded through We will not have enough cable length to allow us to easily do this so we will need to disconnect top secti...

Страница 92: ...of the wall Follow the below images to remove sections to allow us to connect the cable to the expansion board...

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Страница 94: ...Pull the Bit Light cables in from the inside so that minimal cabling is left on the outside then secure the Bit Light cables to the back of the wall using tape Ensure you do not pull in the 30cm cable...

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Страница 96: ...Reconnect sections we removed earlier trans black bricks in the corner...

Страница 97: ...Hide the 50cm cable underneath tiles as shown below and then reconnect the roof...

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Страница 101: ...side where we already have a black 1x6 plate connected locate the following LEGO pieces which came provided in this light kit and then assemble them together according to images below Plate 1x6 Black...

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Страница 103: ...e Strip Light and stick it to the base of the Lego plate using the adhesive backing Since we will be installing a total of 6 Strip Lights to use as spotlights we will identify this particular one as s...

Страница 104: ...30cm connecting cable from the corner of the building and thread it through the spacing at the back of the building and then out through the second space behind the lamp posts Connect this cable to th...

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Страница 107: ...Take a 15cm Connecting Cable and connect it to the left port of striplight 1 and then connect the base of the spot light to the black 1x6 plate...

Страница 108: ...Turn the building around to the front and then remove the following 1x2 LEGO tile and then replace with a black 1x6 plate as well as a dark grey 1x1 tile...

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Страница 110: ...gether to make another spot light Take another White Strip Light striplight 2 and stick it onto another Black 1x6 Plate Connect the other end of the 15cm connecting cable from striplight 1 the right p...

Страница 111: ...Locate LEGO pieces to assemble another 2 spotlight bases and then connect them to the following positions as per below...

Страница 112: ...Take 2x White Strip Lights and stick them onto Lego 1x6 plates striplight 3 striplight 4 Connect the two together using a 5cm...

Страница 113: ...n connect a 15cm Connecting Cable to the right port of the striplight 4 Connect the 15cm connecting cable from striplight 2 to the right port of striplight 3 and then connect both plates to the spot l...

Страница 114: ...Assemble another few spot light pieces and connect them to the following position...

Страница 115: ...ite Strip Light striplight 5 and stick it onto a 1x6 plate Connect another 15cm connecting cable to the left port of striplight 5 and then connect the other end of the 15cm cable from striplight 4 to...

Страница 116: ...Connect the plate with striplight 5 onto the spot light base...

Страница 117: ...Turn over to the left side of the building and then connect a black 1x6 plate as well as spot light pieces to the following position...

Страница 118: ...Take the last White Strip Light striplight 6 and then stick onto the remaining 1x6 plate Connect the other end of the 15cm cable from...

Страница 119: ...striplight 5 to the right port and then connect the plate with striplight 6 to the spotlight base...

Страница 120: ...14 Take the AA Battery Pack and position against the back wall and connect the battery pack cable to the left port on striplight 6...

Страница 121: ...the battery pack and ensure all spot lights are working Adjust the angles of the spotlights to ensure they are all shining evenly onto the building This completes installation of the Big Ben LED Ligh...

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