Finished my night blades

[quinn]

So after ordering my 0805 LEDs without the correct resistors, I decided I wasn't going to wait until after my holiday break to get my night setup done so I made it work with what I had. These took me a total of about 2 hours to complete start to finish. I used 250mah cells, 1/8 copper tape, and a single 5050 smd white led on the top and bottom at the tips of the blades. The 5050's were all I had on hand that would run on 1s without resistors. They came from an led strip. I left the led soldered to the strip and just cut it slightly wider than the led so it could easily be ca'd to the blade. I decided to mount the cells to the blade grip rather than the blade and it worked out really well. I used a servo connector glued to the blade that the battery plugs into. This eliminates the need for switches or jumpers. I can also plug it in backwards to secure the plug if I want to fly without the lights on. Very pleased with the results. It makes a very bright sold ring around the outside of the disk.