Tutorial: Loki's Scepter part 2

EDIT: was kind enough to give some input on resistors and how to make your LEDs last longer!

"I am currently working on a similar project as a commission. I really like the crumpled up plastic diffusion idea although I was going to try to resin cast my gem to make it more faceted.

One thing to note, when you are working with LEDs you want to add a resistor. LEDs cant handle much current so you want to make sure you have a resistor in line to make sure they dont overdraw power. Its really easy to blow out even a brand new LED if you dont have some protection in circuit.

I generally go V+ to Switch to LED anode, then LED cathode to resistor to V-. You will get a lot more life out of your LED, and without the resistor you might only get a few seconds out of it.

Hope this helps!"

Finally, here’s part 2! Sorry for the wait.

I have to apologize up front for the explanation in this part. The whole thing is just sort of me going “Yeah… just kinda do this and hope it works out for ya”. I really had no idea what I was doing when I did the electronics and I have to way to answer any questions about it. D: Sorry! I hope it’s kinda easy to follow though, because everyone deserves glowing Loki scepters. They’re just too cool.