PacMan and Ghosts Night Light

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I made this for a friend of mine as a Christmas gift and thought I'd share it with all of you. To make it functional, you'll need a few things: * LED strips * Single pin male headers (I used 8-pin headers, removed the two center pins and cut to size) * Mating female connectors (again, 8-pin connectors cut to size) * Connecting wire (I used high-density IDE cables, split and cut to length) * Interconnecting wire (I used CAT-5 wire, stripped) * Power supply suitable for your LED strips * Female connector for said power supply Originally, I was going to lay the LED strips around the perimeter of the parts, but once assembled, that led to bright hotspots on the face. Instead, I decided to lay the strips out on the rear panel and have them shine upwards, which eliminated the hotspots. The LED strips are connected together, ensuring the wiring used doesn't cast a shadow when the LEDs are turned on. The strips are wired to the short end of two three-pin headers, with the positive side going to the center pin and ground going to both outside pins. This way, there's no wrong way to hook up the wires once assembly is completed. To make up the connecting wires, you only need to use the center pins and one of the two outer pins, making sure the center pin on each connector is connected together. For the power in connector, wire the power supply female connector to a three-pin connector with positive going to the center pin and negative going to either of the two outer pins. As for the eyes, enabling the Ironing feature in Cura helps smooth out the tops and eliminates pin holes in the whites where the nozzle can't reach. Once they're printed, glue them to the faces with your favorite adhesive – I like SCIGRIP 16 10315 Acrylic Cement. Pacman and the ghosts can be hung either with double-sided tape or with screws using the provided slot. The dots are designed to be adhered to the wall with double-sided tape, spaced however you choose along the wire. In one of the photos, I show using two dots per segment as well as three – space them out however far you like and use as many dots as you need. Due to either a Thingiverse bug or shadowbanning, my models no longer appear under the Newest listings. If you want to see more of my models, please be sure to follow me. If you print this, it would really help if you'd post a make so that others could find this model.