Hi all,
Now that I have my circuit working as hoped (see thread http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=28481) I need to attach the LEDs to the plastic project box that I bought at Fry's electronics. For the time being I simply drilled a hole in the box that will fit the LED (the size to drill was conveniently printed on the back of the LED pack). My question now is how to best affix the LED to the box. It fits in the hole just fine, but will fall out without something to hold it in place. For now I have just used Elmer's glue, but Elmer's can get brittle over a short period of time.
Is super glue the preferred method? Is there some sort of platics or metal clip that is more reliable than the glue approach? Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with this!
- Jeff
Now that I have my circuit working as hoped (see thread http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/showthread.php?t=28481) I need to attach the LEDs to the plastic project box that I bought at Fry's electronics. For the time being I simply drilled a hole in the box that will fit the LED (the size to drill was conveniently printed on the back of the LED pack). My question now is how to best affix the LED to the box. It fits in the hole just fine, but will fall out without something to hold it in place. For now I have just used Elmer's glue, but Elmer's can get brittle over a short period of time.
Is super glue the preferred method? Is there some sort of platics or metal clip that is more reliable than the glue approach? Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with this!
- Jeff