Bicycle Route Maps. Turn signal biking jacket. .First, trim the leads off of the back of the power supply Get out your LilyPad power supply piece and trim the metal parts that are sticking out the back of it.
Small clippers like the ones shown in the photo work well, but you can also use scissors. LED's for beginners. So I wasn't completely honest - I have used LEDs once or twice before for simple applications, but I never really knew what I was doing, and since so many projects on instructables use LEDs, I thought I might as well teach myself and post about it too.
I know that there are many projects already posted that contain information about how to wire LEDs for simple projects - LED Throwies, LED Beginner Project: Part 2 and 9v LED flashlight - teh best evarrr! , but I think that there could still be some use for a detailed step by step explanation about the basics of LEDs for anyone who could use it. The first step was to buy some supplies and figure out what I would need to experiment with.