05-29-2010, 03:55 PM
I'm sorry, Robert - I don't have Picasa on my computer anymore. When I got a virus a couple years ago ('08), it wiped a lot of my programs off the hard drive permanently. In the photos on the roddenberry site, it shows resistors soldered into the wires for the LEDs. I haven't cut these leads for the LEDs yet, but as soon as I get the reed switch placed - I'm going to seal the back cover plates' frame permanently. (I just hope that I don't remove the paint from the screws if I have to remove the cover plate for any reason.) Then I'll wire the LEDs and paint it all at once. I just needed to find out what value resistor. Now I know, but regardless who made this, it should still work on the same basic principle as other electronics.
All I'm waiting for is the resistors, and the paint mainly. I just need to get the reed switch glued into place, and find a strong enough magnet to separate the reeds when engaged. After that, I can wire the LEDs in, then paint this. I'm not going to superglue any of the stickers on, or the plates in the door. The reason for this is so that if something needs replaced, it can with little trouble. I'll reinforce the wires coming out of the door so that they don't get broken off while being handled. At least this way, you can replace everything if ever need be, and it'll still work without destroying the paint, or the door itself in the process. The only thing that you'd want to be careful with is the LED at the bottom of the door, as it'll be hidden behind a sticker. That one will just be hot glued into place by the wires to keep it from being difficult to remove if it ever needs to be replaced.
All I'm waiting for is the resistors, and the paint mainly. I just need to get the reed switch glued into place, and find a strong enough magnet to separate the reeds when engaged. After that, I can wire the LEDs in, then paint this. I'm not going to superglue any of the stickers on, or the plates in the door. The reason for this is so that if something needs replaced, it can with little trouble. I'll reinforce the wires coming out of the door so that they don't get broken off while being handled. At least this way, you can replace everything if ever need be, and it'll still work without destroying the paint, or the door itself in the process. The only thing that you'd want to be careful with is the LED at the bottom of the door, as it'll be hidden behind a sticker. That one will just be hot glued into place by the wires to keep it from being difficult to remove if it ever needs to be replaced.
~ Cobra Chris