PAPER ELECTRONICS

week two

First we had to think about a circuit. What we want to do, where do we have to put the battery? Where do we have to put the switch? And where do you have to put the LED?

Also you have to make shure that you have enough power for the LEDs. On the box with the LEDs you can check how much power you need for each lamp.

If you thought about this you have to prepare the materials and start sticking the copper tape to the template that was given.

You can tape the copper in two ways: as one continuos line or you can cut the tape to make it look more accurate. When you decide to cut the tape you have to solder all the cutted parts, but if you tape the copper tape as a continuos line you just have to solder the parts that are uneven. For example when you do a rounded circuit, just like I did.

Before soldering you have to go through secruity instructions and heat your device.

When it’s heated you have to put the tip of the soldering device to the place you want to connect. Then put the soldering metal to the tip and melt it to solder the copper tape. 

I first soldered the LED lamps and then soldered the copper tape at the round edges.

The place the battery in the plase and test it with the switch.