Battery powered panel lights ?

[pistolpedro]

My son and I are building a model robot its very basic and we're using bits of old bottles, boxes etc, he'd really like to fit some lights to the body.

Looking around and i think panel indicators would be ideal,

something like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8mm-LED-Panel-Indicator...



From what i can see they are 12v question is it possible to get something similar which i could power with batteries (AA, C etc)

I'd like to wire in a switch if possible also to allow him to turn them on and off

[gruffgriff]

I`ve done similar but by pirating old led bike lights or torches; they are pence on the `net new and can be pulled apart to wire the led/s, battery case and switch any distance from each other. Runs of led strip running off 2 double As will do the same, available same marketplaces. Cover over the ones you don`t want showing if you don`t want to cut and shut the strip.

Good times `making` with junior!

[Zad]

Ebay said:

74 results for led panel indicator 3v

Or, do what a lot of modellers do, get a £1/£2 string of 10 LED christmas / fairy / barbecue lights from the Pound shop / supermarket / etc and use those. They run off 2xAA cells and already have a handy switch. No panel mounting bezels though.

If you know how to wire up an LED with a ballast resistor, you can get individual clip-in bezels for 3mm/5mm/8mm LEDs.