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Tom Says:
October 31st, 2005 at 3:56 am e
Hi Clint!

Question: Do you think you 3-in-1-LEDs are bright enough (mcd-wise) for lighting that floor? I doubt it.
I'd go for 3 separate LEDs. Since I wasn't keen on soldering loose ends either I simply designed LED-cluster-PCB's for use with the same sort of connectors as the wustl-dudes. Just snap on those connectors on both ends of the cables and you should be set. Of course you'd still have to solder the LEDs/ connectors on the PCBs but that should be easier than frickling loose ends to cables.
If you're interested I could email a pic of the PCB.
Greetings from Germany.

TOM

Why am I soldering the wires to the SIPPS? Cause doing it now would be easier than later. I hate debugging, it is the programmer in me. Why leave something that could fail when all I need to do is do 4 quick little solder points to prevent the wire from ever parting from the sipp sockets.

The floor should have a decent sum of vibration and there is that chance that a wire could come loose. If that happens, I have to remove the Polycarbonate and then search for the problem.

If something does go wrong and I know the wires connection points can't be the issue unless the wire got cut somehow.

I'm investing a large sum of money in this. I want it to be done right and professional. I wouldn't buy something with loose wires.