Legend of Zelda Rupee Nightlight

by mportatoes in Circuits > LEDs

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Legend of Zelda Rupee Nightlight

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I've always been a huge Legend of Zelda fan (my last instructable was a Majora's Mask replica with flashing LEDs). Wanting to make my first 3D print, I used Tinkercad and started with something simple - a box/case. After looking through some saved items on Thingiverse, I wanted to try making a night light for my daughter (w/ a touch of my nerdiness). So, I ended up making a nightlight with rupee colors from A Link to the Past.

Disclaimer: This is fan art - Nintendo owns all copyrights and trademarks.

Things You'll Need

A list of items we'll need to do this:

  • 1 - 5mm Red LED
  • 1 - 5mm Blue LED
  • 1 - 5mm Green LED
  • 1 - Prototype board
  • 3 - 220 resistors
  • 3 - Jumper wires
  • 1 - Micro USB header
  • 1 - Micro USB cable
  • Soldering Iron
  • 3D Printer
    • 3 Rupee Covers (courtesy of https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:112463)
    • 1 Light base
    • 3 Triforce pieces

Circuitry

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The wiring is very straightforward. Since there isn't any logic, we only need a very simple circuit (no controllers or programming involved). See the pictures for visual reference to the steps below.

  1. Solder the LEDs into the C, N, and Y columns on the prototype board
  2. Solder the microUSB header S-W columns
  3. Attach all of the anodes directly to the VCC pin of the microUSB
  4. Solder one end of a 220 resistor to the cathode pin of the LED and solder the other end directly to the GND pin on the microUSB.
  5. Plug in a microUSB cable to make sure everything is working

Print the Base

I printed the base in Cura with the following settings for the AnyCubic i3 Mega:

  • Speed: .2
  • Infill: 5%
  • Pattern:ZigZag
  • Support: No
  • Plate Adhesion: No

Print and Apply the Triforce

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Apply super glue to the imprints and add the triangles. These should fit snugly in the in the imprints.

Print the Rupees

You can find the files to print the rupees from here. Thanks to TheKretchfoop for the design.

Putting It Together

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The circuit board is super-glued to the underside of the top of the stand. Place the stand upside down and let it sit overnight. Next, apply a little bit of superglue to the inside base of the Rupee cover. Place it on the LED and let it sight overnight.