10mm LED Bicycle Chain Style Mount

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I wanted to create a string of LEDs for a flexible display panel. Original idea was to make a 16x16 colour change panel... however after experimenting with flexibility in mind this simple design evolved. Wiring is simple with these slow colour change 10mm LEDs, parallel. LEDs are way too bright to see with the naked eye, there is a trick at hand to place a screen of either Paper or in my case thin polystyrene (depron), by altering the distance/angle to the led you can get a multitude of effects. The fun begins when you alter the shape of the chain. The great thing is the chain keeps the orientation and alignment of the LEDs so they point symmetrically forwards.