‰ NOW 13 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2016 QST PAGE 43 ‰ INSULATED WIRES SEE FIGURE 2. KEEP TRACK OF THE BI COLOR LED LEADS TO BE CERTAIN WHICH YOU SHOULD CONNECT TO GET THE COLORS RIGHT. IF YOU GET IT WRONG, JUST REVERSE THE LEADS. I SHORTENED THE LED LEADS TO ABOUT A HALF INCH, THEN SLIPPED 1/8 INCH SHRINK TUBING OVER THE INDIVIDUAL RED AND GREEN CONNECTION LEADS, AND FINISHED WITH LARGER SHRINK TUBING OVER BOTH WIRES. IF YOU OPT FOR TWO SEPARATE LEDS, BEND THE LEADS AT RIGHT ANGLES ABOUT 0R2 INCHES FROM THE LED BODY, AS SEEN IN FIGURE 2. NEXT, POSITION BOTH LEDS ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ WITH THEIR LEADS POINTING AT EACH OTHER IN A SOFT JAWED VISE AT THE DESIRED DISTANCE APART. I USED 0R75 INCHES. TACK THE LEADS TOGETHER WITH A DROP OF SOLDER, THEN POSITION AND SOLDER THE COLOR CODED RED AND GREEN WIRES TO THE RESPECTIVE CATHODES. USE A DROP OF HOT MELT GLUE TO COVER AND SECURE THE SOLDER JOINTS. SEE THE QST IN DEPTH WEB PAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. LED MOUNTING I STRONGLY RECOMMEND USING THE SMALL AND UNOBTRUSIVE 3 MM ‰ END OF 13 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ