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Back to the right hand side. Gently pull the wire on the right hand side so that it comes 
straight out and stays in the middle of the studs. You only need to apply enough pressure 
to keep it straight. 

Содержание The Louvre LED Lighting Kit

Страница 1: ...ure this lighting kit is installed properly Package Contents 2 x LED Strip Lights 2 x Blue Bit Lights 1 x 6 Port Expansion Board 1 x Standard Battery Pack requires 3 x AA batteries not included Connecting Cables 1 x 5cm 1 x 15cm Extra Lego Pieces 2x 1 x 6 Plate Any colour will do as the plates are hidden inside the model These are attached to the LED Strip Lights ...

Страница 2: ...derneath 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 ensure they are laying comfortably in between each stud ...

Страница 3: ...ghts 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 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 ...

Страница 4: ...ards 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 ...

Страница 5: ...sible 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 component exposed You can either place them directly on top of LEGO studs or in between ...

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Страница 7: ...OK Let s Begin ...

Страница 8: ...ing From there we will fix the strip lights to a high position inside the building We will connect the strip lights together and connect them to the 6 port expansion board From here it s just a matter of hooking up a battery pack and putting the model back together Remove the centre piece from the top of the pyramid and the four sides of the pyramid When I do this the rods and the plate at the bas...

Страница 9: ...emove the 1 x 2 tiles and the transparent round bricks left from under the pyramid structure What you should see now is a 6 x 6 area of dark grey bricks where the pyramid was as seen in the picture below ...

Страница 10: ...Now we need to remove three of the water pieces on the left hand side of the model ...

Страница 11: ...Remove the two 1 x 2 plates and the sloped tiles fixed to them You want the highest one from the left hand side and the lowest one from the right hand side ...

Страница 12: ... our wires from inside the pyramid towards the left and right side of the model Remove the bottom most 6 tiles on the right hand side of the model I have started with the two immediately next to the plate and slope tile we removed ...

Страница 13: ...Remove the remaining four tiles so that you can see the studs from the plates underneath going all the way to the edge of the model ...

Страница 14: ...on the left hand side but higher up where the gap is from the 1 x 2 plate and slope plate we removed earlier Looking from there to the left we want to remove the 2 x 4 plate the 1 x 2 plate the 1 x 2 tile and the remaining four 2 x 2 tiles ...

Страница 15: ...al OK let s put some lights in These two bit lights will end up sitting reasonably flat and facing upwards Run the bit light in from the right had side with the wire in the middle of the studs we have exposed now that the plates are removed Bend a slight a curve into the wire at the globe end so it looks something like the picture below Follow the path of the wire between the studs as best as you ...

Страница 16: ...ger on the wire close to the LED end the LED should rest somewhere near the middle of the four studs in the lower left hand corner It doesn t need to be perfect but if you can get close to this things will be easier later on ...

Страница 17: ...w we are going to put the 1 x 2 plate and sloped tile back and secure the wire under it Position the wire in the centre of the two studs that the plate goes on top of and hold it in place with your finger ...

Страница 18: ...Put the 1 x 2 plate and sloped tile back in place ...

Страница 19: ...If your LED and wire look like the picture below then you have done well and we are ready to move on ...

Страница 20: ...oughly the same method for the LED that comes in from the left hand side Run the wire in remembering to curve the end near the LED and we want it to sit roughly in the middle of the top four studs in the top right hand corner ...

Страница 21: ...Centre the wire where it comes out of the pyramid section and hold it in place with your finger Put the 1 x 2 plate and sloped tile back in place securing the wire underneath it ...

Страница 22: ...Back to the right hand side Gently pull the wire on the right hand side so that it comes straight out and stays in the middle of the studs You only need to apply enough pressure to keep it straight ...

Страница 23: ...Replace the six tiles concealing the wire in the middle ...

Страница 24: ...Now back to the left hand side Gently pull the wire on the left hand side so that it comes straight out and stays in the middle of the studs You only need to apply enough pressure to keep it straight ...

Страница 25: ...Replace the tiles and plates concealing the wires between the studs ...

Страница 26: ...Now we are going to run the wires towards the back of the model and feed them in to the building I m going to detail one side of the building but you exactly the same thing for each side ...

Страница 27: ...Gently pull the wire along the edge of the model on top of the exposed black studs until it runs straight towards the back ...

Страница 28: ... above is replaced it will pull the wire down and back towards the front Allow the wire to do this We want the wire to rest in between the studs and plates next to them Gently place the 1 x 8 black tile back where it came from ...

Страница 29: ... is ideal for the next section as well Gently place the second 1 x 8 tile back where it belongs Repeat the steps above for the other side of the model Now we are going to feed the wires inside the building and connect them up We need to work from the back of the model to do this so turn it around ...

Страница 30: ...finger across the brown plates with the lip on them With my thumb positioned at the back applying gentle downward pressure I lift from the front like I m peeling the roof off Do this slowly and don t be concerned about what pieces come off with the roof and what ones stay attached to the building ...

Страница 31: ...Repeat the above steps for the roof section on the left hand side ...

Страница 32: ...ction I like to pry the back section away from the large left and right panels at the back Give it a bit of a jiggle if you need to and lift up The front of this model is not particularly secure so it should come away quite easily ...

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Страница 34: ...Time to feed the bit light wires into the sides of the building I m going to detail one side of the building but you exactly the same thing for each side ...

Страница 35: ...There are a couple of options here the quickest and simplest method is to feed the wire in behind the pillar behind the window piece and through to the back ...

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Страница 37: ...a 1 x 4 tan brick and a 1 x 1 tan brick near the bottom of the wall We are going to feed the wire in between these two bricks Gently lift the wall away from the base If you have a brick separator it might come in handy for this bit I have found that the 1 x 1 brick tends to stay in place while the 1 x 4 brick comes away with the rest of the wall ...

Страница 38: ... the end of the wire into the gap between the bricks and gently pull it through to from the other side of the wall Let the wall rest back in place but do not push it down and lock it in to position just yet ...

Страница 39: ...e last 1 x 8 tile now Similarly to the first one when we put this tile back on the wire may get pulled back and down We want to allow this to easily happen Lift the building wall again and gently replace the 1 x 8 tile ...

Страница 40: ... the wall gently pull the wire so that it lies against the side of the 1 x 1 tan brick Move the wall back into place and let it rest in position If your wires are in between the tan bricks secure the wall back into place ...

Страница 41: ...Repeat these steps for the other side of the model Grab the 6 port expansion board ...

Страница 42: ...Connect both of the plug ends of the Blue bit light wires to this expansion board ...

Страница 43: ...With both wires connected and the two remaining rear panels removed your model should resemble the picture below ...

Страница 44: ...Find your 15cm connecting cable and connect it to the 6 port expansion board ...

Страница 45: ...rip lights and attach them to 1 x 6 plates as seen in the IMPORTANT Things to Note section at the beginning of this guide 1 x 6 plates are not included but can be purchased separately if you don t already have your own ...

Страница 46: ...With your remaining 5cm connecting cable connect the two LED Strip Lights Now you can connect one of the LED strip lights to the 15cm connecting cable ...

Страница 47: ...Connect the battery pack to the 6 port expansion board ...

Страница 48: ...Grab the centrepiece from the building and put it in front of you where you can work with it ...

Страница 49: ...Attach the 1 x 6 plates with the strip lights attached exactly as shown in the picture ...

Страница 50: ... want to conceal the battery pack inside the model now is the time to position it inside the building Sit the battery pack inside the building making sure the switch is facing you and rest the centrepiece in place don t secure it just yet ...

Страница 51: ...If you have any connecting cable sticking out move it around so that it stays inside the building ...

Страница 52: ...Replace the rear panels remembering that they partly sit underneath the centrepiece ...

Страница 53: ...Push the battery pack towards the centre of the model where it won t obstruct the light coming out the front sides ...

Страница 54: ...Push the centrepiece down to secure it and the side panels Then attach each side roof ...

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Страница 56: ...Turn the model around so we can finish the front ...

Страница 57: ...Replace the trans clear round bricks that came from the centre of the pyramid ...

Страница 58: ...The wires from the lights should run naturally close to the round bricks Gently replace two of the 1 x 2 grey tiles which will hold the wires in place ...

Страница 59: ...With both tiles in place the LEDs should be facing up and in approx the centre of the four studs in each corner Place the other two 1 x 2 plates around the round bricks ...

Страница 60: ...Replace the three water pieces back on the left hand side of the pyramid ...

Страница 61: ...Replace the 4 sides of the pyramid and the centrepiece ...

Страница 62: ...Congratulations you re finished Now you can switch it on and enjoy ...

Страница 63: ...NOTES ON BATTERY PACKS If you choose to conceal the battery pack within the model you will need to access it by removing the rear left panel to switch it on and off again ...

Страница 64: ...he battery pack outside of the model The bricks may not close neatly around battery pack wires depending on their placement If you don t like how this looks you may choose to remove a 1 x 1 brick and run the wire through the hole ...

Страница 65: ...If you have the standard battery pack as seen in the photo and choose to conceal it within the model you may notice that one side of the building appears darker because of the size of the battery pack ...

Страница 66: ...If you centre the battery pack inside the model this will reduce the darkening effect greatly ...

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