Hey all, first the pictures.... then I'll make another post.

The cut lens (I'm guessing most people have not seen the inside of these) There is a layer of glue connecting the 2 halves of the lens. I tried baking it in the oven to warm the glue, but I was afraid of melting it and Dremeled it instead. I am guessing that I can find a sweet spot with temp and time to get them apart without melting.


The LED array, I used hotglue and lexan sheets to make the separators. The used black paper keep the light from leaking (very basic for now)


A closeup of the LEDs, They are high flux LEDs, the are sometime called automotive grade because the can handle higher voltages, are brighter, are more rugged, and most important, they have 2 extra leads per side. This leaves a backup in case of a solder joint failure.


The back, not the best solder job, but it works. that was before I got a better soldering iron. (yes those are plastic knifes)


The arduino uno and circuits running it. Right now very simple, just 3 transistors and a few resisters.