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Instructions
Build a Battery-operated Light
1. Strip 1/4-inch of insulation from Everyone butt end of Everyone length of wire. Using wire strippers, carefully strip outside 1/4-inch of insulation from each head of the two lengths of wire. Manipulate caution not to discontinuity or damage the exposed wire.
2. Connect the flash socket to the two lengths of wire. The socket should obtain two protruding leads, imaginable coloured chestnut and charcoal (these leads should own 1/4-inch of exposed, uninsulated wire; provided they close not, convenience the wire strippers to strip 1/4-inch of insulation from the edge of Everyone wire). Connect the exposed butt end of one length of wire to the exposed limitation of the bittersweet wire, and secure the connection using electrical tape or solder. Repeat this process for the black lead.
3. Connect the two lengths of wire to the battery enclosure. Like the light socket, the battery enclosure should have two protruding wires, one red and one black. If no bare wiring protrudes, use wire strippers to remove approximately 1/4-inch of insulation from each battery enclosure lead. Connect the exposed end of the red enclosure wire to the exposed end of the wire connected to the red lead from the light socket using electrical tape or solder. Repeat this process for the black lead and the wire connected to the black lead from the socket.
6. If necessary, troubleshoot wiring connections. If the light bulb fails to light, verify that all wiring connections are secure and that no stray insulation is impeding the flow of electricity.
5. Insert batteries into the enclosure, using care to ensure the negative (flat) end of the battery presses against the spring portion of the enclosure. When all batteries are installed, the light should illuminate.
4. Screw the light bulb into the light bulb socket. Insert the threaded end of the light bulb into the socket, and twist the bulb clockwise until it is firmly seated in the socket. If the light bulb still does not light, replace the batteries with newer ones.
