LEDs are remarkable components. They are small, comes in different packages, draws less than 100 mili-Watts and yet they produce enough light for a man to see in dark. Not to mention the colors that they come. In this project, i will give you an idea of another use that an LED can have...

Whenever i have time and i feel like spending it, i rip off components from other PCBs. It is something like a hobby. And usually, i choose components that are difficult to find, or cannot be fount at all. For this project, i will use an LED from (i think) an old VCR.

This is the LED that i will use	I soldered two long wires to extend its leads	And then i bended its leads as close to the package as possible

I will need a smooth flat surface at the bottom of the LED...

I put a drop of hotmelt glue at the bottom of the LED	And then i placed it on a clean - a little bit wet - glass	And i let it there as long as the glue needed to cool down
With the extractor i cut the excess of glue...	...and removed the LED from the glass	Now i have a smooth flat surface!

And the main part: The pushbutton...

From another PCB i ripped of this micro-switch, perfect for the occasion	A drop of super-glue will do	Steady hand is what you need now, which i lack of... But its ok...	This is the basic idea. The LED Pushbutton.

I believe that this pushbutton is complete, and needs of no other package. Nevertheless, i will show you an idea of how you can make a simple housing for this. After all, i will need one for the demonstration :)

With the 5mm drill, i drilled a hole on a 6mm thick acrylic glass	And then, with the 10mm drill, i widened the 5mm hole, about 1mm from the bottom.	With the dremel, i made a pocket for the wires, and i flattened the bottom side that was shaped as V from the 10mm drill
I cut the piece from the strip	I put and secured the LED pushbutton with hotmelt glue	And here it is! Make 2 holes and the pushbutton can be mounted directly on your project-box.

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