In the Maker Shed: LED Menorahs

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In the Maker Shed: LED Menorahs

I’m not Jewish but if I were I would definitely have one of these LED Menorahs, available in the Maker Shed, on my desk. The Hanukkah Electronica (above) is an elegant, pre-assembled LED Menorah for celebrating the festival of lights. The simple, elegant design uses a 9v battery (included) as a stand. The push button on the back allows you to burn whichever lights you desire. The flickering of the LEDs gives the Menorah a memorizing, warm glow. It’s an easily transportable, pocket sized work of art that will have everyone wanting to celebrate Hanukkah.

The Deluxe LED Menorah Kit is an updated take on the traditional hanukkiyah, the nine-armed Hanukkah candelabrum. When you turn it on, it displays the correct configuration of LED “candles” for a given night of Hanukkah. Each time you press the button (or switch it off and back on), it displays one more light (unless it showed all nine last time, in which case it goes back to two). The LEDs are lit up in the traditional sequence, with a gentle fade. This kit is very easy to build, and includes a preprogrammed microcontroller, battery holder, nine ultrabright, 10mm LEDs, an alignment guide for the LEDs, and a laser-cut acrylic stand. Once you’ve built it you’ll have an elegant little LED menorah ready for the season.

4 thoughts on “In the Maker Shed: LED Menorahs

  1. Lynda Foster says:

    when you face the part of the chanukiah that doesn’t have the battery sticking out of it …. it lights up backward, should be left to right on that side

  2. pasmith says:

    Yes, Lynda, I agree–it does light backwards! I’m 2 yrs late, but I just saw this little gadget today, when looking for an electronic led mini-menorah. It’s so cute, tho, but not $20 cute, esp when it’s backward…

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