# A quick bit of electronics advice for a newb **URL:** \ **Category:** Uniforms\ **Created:** [October 20, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/a-quick-bit-of-electronics-advice-for-a-newb/27009 "2008-10-20T15:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kamachi](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kamachi/32/5955_2.png) [@Kamachi](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kamachi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/a-quick-bit-of-electronics-advice-for-a-newb/27009/1 "2008-10-20T15:32:15Z")
I’ve managed to ‘acquire’ two dodgy network switches from my place of work along with a ‘liberated’ soldering iron and some ‘Viva La revoloution’ Flux thought i might be able to turn it into some sort of workable board attachment for my suit The idea was to possibly cut the board and re-arrange the LED bank to be at the bottom and the remaining chips board etc to be exposed, this is what I have: I was thinking i could just coat the back connectors in solder and using two of the (insulated) wires from the power supply run a 9v battery current through it and hey presto, Now I have never wired a circuit before (I took graphical drawing instead which means i can draw a 45 degree angle like a champion) and the guy at work that I mentioned the idea too seemed to think I might explodifimacate myself, Can anyone tell me if this Is a stupid idea or possibly offer hearty thanks for an excellent scheme? ---
**Author:** ![Kamachi](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kamachi/32/5955_2.png) [@Kamachi](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kamachi)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/a-quick-bit-of-electronics-advice-for-a-newb/27009/2 "2008-10-22T18:32:13Z")
Necropost No-one? Any advice so I don’t fry myself in a comical fashion? ---
**Author:** ![loly2kn2](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@loly2kn2](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/loly2kn2)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/a-quick-bit-of-electronics-advice-for-a-newb/27009/3 "2008-10-22T18:39:26Z")
I’m not really sure what you’re asking… I’ll help the best I can if I understood whats going on. You want to add LED’s to that board? Easy.. drill some holes, push in LED’s then link them to a power supply… other than that, I dont know what you want to do? Lawrence ---
**Author:** ![Kamachi](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kamachi/32/5955_2.png) [@Kamachi](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kamachi)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/a-quick-bit-of-electronics-advice-for-a-newb/27009/4 "2008-10-22T19:04:23Z")
Sorry If I’m not clear What I want to do: Option 1) Cut the led bank (bottom left on first pic) from the board and using solder connect all the pins (top left on second picture) together with a wire at either end hooked up to a battery to power them Option 2) Leave the board as is and do the same thing Option 3) Don’t modify the board and use the existing power connector (above the LED bank, the white pins) to a battery I was just wondering if this was A) Stupid, or B) Possible ---
**Author:** ![loly2kn2](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/51bf81/32.png) [@loly2kn2](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/loly2kn2)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/a-quick-bit-of-electronics-advice-for-a-newb/27009/5 "2008-10-22T19:20:35Z")
If they are LED’s then putting a power supply on them will make them shine. But dont expect them to act in any sort of moving fashion without any of the timing chips etc… It wil probably be a hell of a lot of work, since you’d have to connect the power supply to ALL of those points as it doesnt look like they all join up at one particular point. Im far from being an expert on electronics, but my initial feeling is that its more work than its worth… Lawrence