Project:The Internet

The Internet
Created	08/02/2012
Members	Montyphy
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Description

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

The Internet is a series of tubes.

• Sourcing components - Complete
• Construction - Complete

Components

The Internet, as seen in the London Hackspace.

• 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)

1. Drill 8.1mm hole in top of the ABS Box.
2. Remove Orange 5mm LED from bezel with the aid of heat gun.
3. Hot glue Red 5mm Flashing LED into bezel.
4. Attached bezel to ABS box.
5. Solder wires to contacts of CR2032 battery holder.
6. Hot glue CR2032 battery holder into lid of ABS Box.
7. Solder resistor to Red 5mm Flashing LED.
8. 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.

Alternative

Instructables version