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Wiring the shrine lantern LED

We've already had a couple of LED lanterns for the samurai range; the first was the streetside wooden lantern, and then the second was a rock lantern in the teahouse set.

Today we're taking a quick look at the new tall lantern from the upcoming Shrine Set!!!

▲ First of all, you've got 4 different basing options for these lanterns! There's a neat stone base, a wooden X base, the wooden X on a 40mm round base, and finally a textured 40mm round base. You can choose whichever base suits your setting.

▲ For those of you who'd like to make a special permanent diorama, you can also permanently wire these lanterns into a fixed position on your board, and run a wire for LEDs up through the wooden post. A 2mm diameter hole has been built into the model from top to bottom, just in case you prefer that.

▲ So to wire an LED into these shrine lanterns, you'll need 2 things:

1. A CR1632 coin battery. These are smaller diameter than the previous models, and can therefore be hidden more easily inside the model.
2. A 3V LED bulb. These are typically found in cheap tea-lights, but I bought this pack of 100 flickering bulbs from AliExpress.com for only $3.99! The 3V bulbs will work directly with the CR1632 battery, which is a 3V battery.

▲ That's it! Print your preferred base option, the lantern body (centre of the photo), a roof (right of the photo), and the battery holder (left of the photo). The battery holder section will need print supports enabled, but can actually also be printed upside down without any supports too!

Slide the LED's two wires through the holes in the bottom of the battery holder, push a battery into the top (it will only work in one direction), and slot the lantern pieces together.

Here's the quick video to show how easy this is....

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