Flickering LED Lantern How To

How to build, bright, high-quality flickering LED lanterns!

When I was young I went to Disney World and while I enjoyed the park, it was the lighting fixture and effects that really captivated my interest. In particular I loved the flickering lanterns that festooned the tree in the waiting area for Splash Mountain. For years I've wanted to hang lanterns from the tree in my front yard to match what I saw at Disney World and I've finally managed to perfect an imitation kerosene flame effect!

Here's the original Evil Mad Scientist Labs Blog Post: https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011...

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Note: The bulbs I used are no longer available, the ones listed below work but you'll need to replace the 470 ohm resistor with something closer to 3.3 K ohms. Experiment with resistor values to get the flicker that you want.
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