Mini LED Desk Lamp

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Human: A Mini Desk Lamp Powered by a Single 9v Battery Requires Simple Wiring After Printing is Complete; Read Assembly Instructions Before Printing. Things You Will Need: Two 9V Batteries Five LEDs, Color of Your Choice A Foot or Two of Insulated Wire One Rocker Switch (1x1.5x1 Inches) Two 9V Battery Holders Instructions: PLEASE READ BEFORE PRINTING Step 1 - Edit Parts to Suit Your Preferences Step 2 - Export and Print Parts; My Lamp Took About 19 Hours to Print All Four Parts at Once at .1mm Resolution with Supports and Rafts Turned On Step 3 - Remove Prints from Printer and Post Process; Clear Away Supports as Much as Possible Step 4 - Solder Five LEDs of Any Color in Series, Connecting the Short Leg of One LED to the Longer Leg of Another; When Finished, There Should Be One LED with an Unmated Long Leg and One LED with an Unmated Short Leg; These Will Be Attached to the Battery Later Step 5 - Solder Insulated Wires, About Eight Inches Long, to the Two Unmated LED Legs; I Used Red Wire for the Longer Leg and White Wire for the Shorter Leg Step 6 - Attach a 9V Battery Holder to a Cutout in the Bottom of the Lamp Base; Pull Wires Through Small Holes to Reach the Cutout on Top of the Base Step 7 - Solder the Wire from the Negative Terminal of the Battery Holder to the Wire Coming from the Short Leg of the LED Series Step 8 - Solder a Rocker Switch Between the Wire from the Positive Battery Terminal and the Wire from the Longer Leg of the LED; This Gives You a Means to Turn On and Off the Lamp Without Having to Disconnect the Battery Step 9 - Attach the Switch to a Cutout in the Base of the Lamp, Possibly Modifying Its Dimensions Before Printing Parts Step 10 - Test the Connection by Attaching the Battery to the Holder and Flipping the Switch; If the LEDs Light Up, You Have Succeeded! Step 11 - Push the LEDs Through Holes in the Head of the Lamp and Use Heavy-Duty Glue to Secure All Pieces Together, Allowing Time for Them to Dry