Make DIY meteor lights with multiple effects.

While the Chinese sets of meteor lights are cheap and cheerful, they lack somewhat in functions. So here's a project that lets you make your own 12 LED multifunction version in any colour and style you wish. This project involves fine detail soldering, so is not really suited as a starter project. The free software file (icicle.hex) is available from my website at:- http://www.bigclive.com/freebies.htm and is intended for a PIC12F629 microcontroller. The meteors/icicles can be fitted inside existing 12" (300mm) meteor tubes if the spacing between the LEDs is 3/4" (20mm) and the original 5V power supply will work with them (noting that some of the power supplies are dodgy mains referenced capacitive droppers.) These icicles are protected against reverse polarity by virtue of the 100 ohm resistor and the microcontroller's internal protection diodes. If you enjoy these videos you can support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and LEDs at   / bigclive