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{{Project|name=The Internet|created=08/02/2012|members=[[User:Montyphy|Montyphy]]}} | {{Project|name=The Internet|created=08/02/2012|members=[[User:Montyphy|Montyphy]]}} | ||
== | == Description == | ||
[[File:The_Internet.png|200px|thumb|right|The Internet, as seen on 'The IT Crowd' Series 3, Episode 4.]] | |||
As featured in 'The IT Crowd', the internet is surprisingly small, wireless, and, due to not weighing anything, really light. | |||
== Status == | |||
*Sourcing components - ''Complete'' | |||
*Construction - ''Complete'' | |||
== Components == | == Components == | ||
* [http://www.maplin.co.uk/abs-plastic-boxes-1689 ABS Box H2852] = £4.89 | * [http://www.maplin.co.uk/abs-plastic-boxes-1689 ABS Box H2852] = £4.89 | ||
* 5mm Red Flashing LED | * [http://uk.farnell.com/kingbright/l-56bid/led-flashing-5mm-he-red/dp/1142541 5mm Red Flashing LED] = £0.38 | ||
* 5mm LED chrome bezel | * [http://uk.farnell.com/multicomp/mc19040008/led-indicator-5mm-orange/dp/1105248 5mm LED chrome bezel] = £0.92 | ||
* CR2032 battery | * [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0027XNA6Y CR2032 battery] = £0.22 | ||
* CR2032 battery holder | * [http://uk.farnell.com/panasonic/bcr20v4e/battery-holder-cr2032-vertical/dp/1885904 CR2032 battery holder] = £0.90 | ||
* 1.2K Resistor | |||
Total = £7.31 | |||
== Instructions (for Dummies) == | |||
# Drill 8.1mm hole in top of the ABS Box. | |||
# Remove Orange 5mm LED from bezel with the aid of heat gun. | |||
# Hot glue Red 5mm Flashing LED into bezel. | |||
# Attach bezel to ABS box. | |||
# Solder wires to contacts of CR2032 battery holder, may require scuffing the contacts of the holder and wiping with flux. | |||
# Hot glue CR2032 battery holder into lid of ABS Box. | |||
# Solder resistor to Red 5mm Flashing LED. | |||
# Solder wires of CR2032 battery holder to Red 5mm Flashing LED and resistor, ensuring the middle pin of the CR2032 battery holder is soldered to the short leg of the Red 5mm Flashing LED. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:internetguts.jpg|The Internet is a series of tubes. | |||
File:The_Internet.jpg|The Internet, as seen in the London Hackspace. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Alternative == | |||
[http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-The-Internet-from-The-IT-Crowd/ Instructables version] | |||
[[Category:Projects]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:34, 30 May 2013
| The Internet | |
|---|---|
| Created | 08/02/2012 |
| Members | Montyphy |
| QR code | |
Description
As featured in 'The IT Crowd', the internet is surprisingly small, wireless, and, due to not weighing anything, really light.
Status
- Sourcing components - Complete
- Construction - Complete
Components
- ABS Box H2852 = £4.89
- 5mm Red Flashing LED = £0.38
- 5mm LED chrome bezel = £0.92
- CR2032 battery = £0.22
- CR2032 battery holder = £0.90
- 1.2K Resistor
Total = £7.31
Instructions (for Dummies)
- Drill 8.1mm hole in top of the ABS Box.
- Remove Orange 5mm LED from bezel with the aid of heat gun.
- Hot glue Red 5mm Flashing LED into bezel.
- Attach bezel to ABS box.
- Solder wires to contacts of CR2032 battery holder, may require scuffing the contacts of the holder and wiping with flux.
- Hot glue CR2032 battery holder into lid of ABS Box.
- Solder resistor to Red 5mm Flashing LED.
- Solder wires of CR2032 battery holder to Red 5mm Flashing LED and resistor, ensuring the middle pin of the CR2032 battery holder is soldered to the short leg of the Red 5mm Flashing LED.
Gallery
The Internet is a series of tubes.
The Internet, as seen in the London Hackspace.
