Bending tool RGB led

German

• For my project to illuminate a glass brick wall using LEDs with an integrated WS2812 controller, I had to solder a lot of wired LEDs into breadboards.
• These LEDs, regardless of whether they have a diameter of 5 mm or 8 mm, have four small, very thin, and very sensitive legs, also known as connecting wires.
• These fine pins are spaced 1/20" apart, which is 1.27 mm.
• However, in the breadboard, the pads are spaced 1/10" (2.54 mm) apart.
• So if you want to insert and solder one of these LEDs into the breadboard, you first have to bend the delicate legs into the appropriate grid.
• This is a lot of work and requires a high degree of fine motor skills (I always say, “you need fingers like a female chaffinch”).
• It almost goes without saying that a pin may occasionally fly off during the correction bending process.
• But as a hobby inventor, there is something you can do about it.
• Now there is the long-awaited tool that relieves me, and soon you too, of this tedious process.
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• Usage:
  • Insert the component with the 4 parallel pins into the top of the bending aid.
  • Push it in as far as it will go.
  • Pull it out again and now insert the pre-bent pins on the other side of the bending aid into the holes that now fit. This will make the pins, which are bent at 1/10" intervals, more parallel, which makes it easier to work with them on the circuit board.
  • The insertion depth depends on the desired installation depth in the circuit board. My recommendation: leave a gap of about 3 mm, otherwise the stress caused by bending could lead to problems.
• 3D printing:
  • Please use the 0.2 mm nozzle and print the first 3 layers and the upper part of the bending aid in a different color (for better visibility of the holes).
  • If printing without AMS, the two surfaces can also be colored by hand.
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