#555 Wedge Socket for LEDs

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I created this because I wanted to upgrade my pinball machine with some LEDs but didn't want to buy fully assembled ones, and I couldn't find a store that sells just the sockets. With these empty sockets, I can craft my own custom LED setups, for example, two LEDs in one socket to increase brightness or add an anti-flicker capacitor. Print Settings Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator Rafts: Does Not Matter Supports: Does Not Matter Resolution: 0.1 Infill: Some Notes: You can print this hollow. Brim is recommended. Because it's small, it's a good idea to print two at the same time. Post-Printing Remove brim and support material (if printed with support). Solder a resistor close to the LED and put the wires through the small holes, bend them back up and optionally glue it in place. If you have some space between the socket and the insert plastic, you can even add a rectifier (so polarity doesn't matter anymore) and/or a capacitor (anti-flickering) to it. The possibilities are endless! If you don't use a rectifier and your LED doesn't light up after installing it, try to rotate it 180 degrees. That way the polarity changes and it should light up. How I Created This Basically I took an existing socket and measured everything like length and diameters, designed it and printed it. That's all.