I was at Radio Shack the other day, and priced the LEDs, and saw that they were like a dollar a piece. That is a rip off. Every good DIY project requires LEDs, and here is an article that shows how to take the new LED Christmas lights, and get enough to last a long time. This link was found from Grynx.com
…Tis the Season…
To buy LEDs? Yup! They come disguised as ‘Christmas Lights’ – the “Forever Bright†line is especially good. And they are the subject of this article.
Why bother? Cost. A string of 75 BLUE LED lights costs $10 on sale – and up where I am there’s a $5 rebate per string for “Energy Saver” lights. So that’s five bucks for 75 LEDs – or about 7 cents per LED for the expensive BLUE ones. Cheap…
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Another place to get blue LEDs is from computer case fans. Its like two dollars for one fan. You get 4 LEDs and as an added bonus a fan for your computer.