R/c Led Lights vs Radio Shack

[Blast]

I've seen alot of sites with led lights going for 20-30 bucks.

Radio shack has everything to make 1 from what I seen.

Radio shack leds from $1.59 and up. i'm looking to go with the 3-5 dollars ones

http://www.radioshack.com/category....06_002_000&Page=1&find=led(keyword)&hp=search

Radio shack 9v clip $2.00
http://www.radioshack.com/images/ProductCatalog/ProductImage/270/270-325.jpg

and if you want a on/off switch $3.00+
http://www.radioshack.com/search.asp?find=on/off+switch&site=search&SRC=1

Now if I built this from radio shack would it be just as bright as the ones for 20-30 bucks from this ebay site?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34063&item=5919429060

 

[FRIDGE]

you may think that it will be a piece of cake to make one. i have tried to create one myslef. i went down to radio shack got the l.e.d. lights and all but you will need a circut board. then you will need a resistor to manage power so you dont blow the led's with too much power.the ones that are sold are made by machine ( or atleast the one that i bought was) and a way in which the resistors and other items on the circut board were about the size of an ant. unless you have access to the machines that do that type of work it will be very hard. it would be best left up to the pros. congratulations if you do venture into making one successfully.

 

[Rolex]

I've made several types of LED lighting systems through the years from items purchased from Radio Shack. Complicated circuitry was not involved. You have a choice of colors, sizes, blinking LEDs, and just about any type there is. Just a basic 2 cell pack of penlight batteries will power them. 3 volts. More than 3 volts will distort their color and shorten their life. As long as they have the proper polarity, they work.

 

[RAMTech-RC]

Most high school kids can do this type of project now. But, its definitely not the same as professionally built ones. Add up the number of LEDs you want, a battery holder and a switch. Then decide if its easier to just buy them. Here is how I do my circuitry. 100 at a time, done on a $150K machine, one of my suppliers has.

Its probably a fun project for some people, to get exactly what you want.