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   - Cut the wires on the LED down to about 4mm.
-  - Solder one wire of about 5cm to each of the pins.
+  - Put a little solder to the wires of the LED.
+  - Cut two cables of about 5-10cm and remove the insulation for about 5mm at the ends.
+  - Put a little solder to the ends of the cables.
+  - Cut the tinned ends of the cables down to about 2mm.
+  - Put a little solder to the tip of your soldering iron.
+  - Place one tinned end of one cable next to one pin of the LED and hold the soldering iron's tip to them for about half a second. This should create a nice solder joint.
+  - Do the same for the 2nd cable and the other pin of the LED.
   - Get about 10mm of heat shrink tube and place it over the soldering area.
   - Heat the tube shortly and carefully with the flame of a pocket lighter. It shrinks and should isolate the soldering area afterwards.
   - Solder the other end of the wires to your PCB. The + pin of the LED (which was the longer pin before you cut it) is the one which is connected to a small wire inside the LED and goes into the center of the LED.
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