Wall circuit

Small tiny lights glued straight to the wall and a circuit designed as you wish.

2. Materials

• Surface Mount Leds (this design uses 12 2.4V leds)
• 12V power supply (voltage may vary according to your design)
• Power connector
• Matte transparent acrylic
• Spray glue

3. Skills required

• Beading electronics

4. Instructions

A--Designing your wall circuit

Select your graphic and translate it into a circuit. Here, each color corresponds to one set of 4 leds in series (represented by one dot). The three colored lines all join, with power on the bottom left and ground on the right side.

Download drawing in PDF format here.

B--Prepare your circuit

You will connect each components of the circuit using the conductive thread.
Prepare each part by using conductive crimping beads soldered on the ends when they are needed.

C--Prep the wall

D--Stick the circuit on the wall

First, lay your circuits parts on the wall. The spray glue should at least hold the thread, leds and beads in place temporarly while you put all the parts of the circuit together. You will then apply some clear acrylic on top to isolate the circuit and hold it in place.

E--Finish it up

Once all the parts are glued and connected, you can test your circuit. Make sure everything is working before the circuit and the acrylic dry too much. If problems occur, you can test individual parts of the circuit by connecting to the beads of the leds. Cover these beads with acrylic as well once you are sure your circuit is solid and the lights are working properly.