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Thick. Thick as the gel would be nice, but as the 5 minute quick-set would be fine. It would also be fine if it dried slightly white... just as long as it isn't yellow.

And a link to the site where I can order it would be greatly appreciated!

I read in another thread that a blinking LED will have a shorter life than if you use a simple computer to control the flash rate. My question is, what if I wire a blinking LED to be the first in the series--will this shorten the life span of all the LEDs in the series? And if so, by how much? Thing...

Thanks! I'll give that a shot.

I made a mistake with my painting/fiber optics. During the painting I wound up cutting all the fiber optics flush with the surface (they're fixed inside with epoxy), but I wanted the ends to be convex, bulging out. Is there something I can use to create this effect?

I remember doing this inadvertently before by using a plastic polish. I no longer have that polish as it ruined a $125 motorcycle windshield. Any other ideas? BTW, I am using the clear plastic end cap from a ballpoint pen as the main navigational beacon on my TOS Constellation, and I wanted it to ap...

Personally The small PCB The blinking LEDs suffer two drawbacks 1) Lower lifespan - you'll need to replace it sooner 2) Non-adjustable blink rate - you're stuck at what the factory set up as the rate With the PCB route, you can customize the blink rate and the LED's will last longer As an example T...

Cool! Thanks!

This wiring thing is much more, er, involved than I thought.

Just need to get the running lights of my model to blink. I'm using 3mm LEDs. Unfortunately, I don't know the specs on them. The one thing I do know is that the red and the green are of different intensities, and if I try to run them in parallel from AAA batteries, the green doesn't go on, but the r...