Fakenflicker

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Tested
Has been tested by Gadget Gangster
Difficulty: Easy
Great for builders of all skill levels
Custom PCB
Comes with a custom circuit board
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Description

Celebrate christmas the old fashioned way the fakenflicker LED candle!

The fakenflicker is a tiny, battery powered candle simulator. 3 colored LED's authentically flicker and fade, just like a real candle, controlled by a PICaxe 08m. If you get the kit, the PICaxe will come pre-programmed, but the board has a programming cable connector if you'd like to reprogram it. Here's a video:

Make It!

You'll need a few tools to build this project
(1) A soldering iron & solder (Soldering Tutorial)
(2) Diagonal Cutters

You'll also need a 3xAA Batteries. The project takes about 15 minutes to build.
Resources

How-To
howto.pdf 

Photos
 Demo Video

Schematic
pcb.dip Board (Diptrace Format)

Sourcecode
Fakenflicker.bas 

Parts List

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