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LIGHT MY BRCKS: LEGO Star Wars Millennium
Falcon 75257 Lighting Kit
The following page is the instructions for the
Light My Bricks LEGO Star Wars
Millennium Falcon (75257) LED light kit.
If you run into any issues, please refer to the
online troubleshooting guide.
To ensure a trouble-free installation of your light kit, please read and follow
each step carefully. These instructions can be downloaded in PDF format
here
Please note: This page lists instructions for the LED light kit only. If you are
wishing to purchase the Light My Bricks LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon
(75257) LED light kit , please click
here
to view the product page

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  • Page 1 These instructions can be downloaded in PDF format here Please note: This page lists instructions for the LED light kit only. If you are wishing to purchase the Light My Bricks LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon (75257) LED light kit , please click here...

  • Page 2: Package Contents

    Package Contents: 7x Cool White 30cm Bit Lights 6x White Strip Lights 1x Rotating White 30cm Bit Light 1x 2-Port Expansion Board 1x 8-Port Expansion Board 1x Gun Effects Board 2x 5cm Connecting Cables 4x 15cm Connecting Cables 1x 30cm Connecting Cable 1x 50cm Connecting Cable 1x AA Battery Pack LEGO Pieces:...
  • Page 3 CAUTION: Forcing LEGO® to connect over a cable can result in damaging the cable and light. Connecting cable connectors to Expansion Boards Take extra care when inserting connectors to ports of Expansion Boards. Connectors can be inserted only one way. With the expansion board facing up, look for the soldered “=”...
  • Page 4 Incorrectly inserting the connector can can result in bent pins inside the port or possible overheating of the expansion board when connected. Connecting cable connectors to Strip Lights Take extra care when inserting connectors to ports on the Strip Lights. Connectors can be inserted only one way.
  • Page 5 facing down. If a plug won’t fit easily into a port connector, do not force it. Use your fingernail to push the plastic part of the connector to the micro port. Installing Bit Lights under LEGO® bricks and plates. When installing Bit Lights under LEGO® pieces, ensure they are placed the correct way up (Yellow LED component exposed).
  • Page 6 OK, Let’s Begin! 1.) Disconnect the following pieces from the front of the Millennium Falcon...
  • Page 7 2.) Install 2x Cool White 30cm Bit Lights underneath the trans red round plates, then fold the cables down underneath the grey tile before reconnecting it to the ship.
  • Page 8 3.) Bring both cables underneath the ship and lay them underneath the following sections. Ensure cables are laid in between studs.
  • Page 10 4.) Secure the cables underneath the following plate, then connect them to an 8-Port Expansion Board. Insert 3x New AA Batteries to the AA Battery Pack, then connect the battery pack cable to a spare port on the expansion board.
  • Page 11 Carefully flip the ship over and turn the Battery Pack ON to test the two front lights are working OK.
  • Page 12 Note: If you experience any issues with the lights not working and suspect an issue with a component, please try a different port on the expansion board to verify where the fault lies (with the light, expansion board or effects board). To correct any issues with expansion board ports, please view the section addressing expansion board issues on our online troubleshooting guide.
  • Page 13 Install the Bit Light LED facing down, then push it slightly up.
  • Page 14 6.) Thread the cable through the following hole to lead underneath the ship. Continue threading the cable through the following holes.
  • Page 15 Disconnect the two Cool White Bit Lights from the expansion board, then...
  • Page 16 thread them through the following holes. Take the Cool White Bit Light cable from the cockpit and thread it through the same hole, then connect all three cables to the 8-port expansion board.
  • Page 17 7.) Carefully flip the ship back over and reconnect the minifigs and wind shield, ensuring the bit light cable is carefully tucked under. Turn the Battery Pack ON to test all lights are working OK.
  • Page 18 Note: If you experience any issues with the lights not working and suspect an issue with a component, please try a different port on the expansion board to verify where the fault lies (with the light, expansion board or effects board). To correct any issues with expansion board ports, please view the section addressing expansion board issues on our online troubleshooting guide.
  • Page 19 Tuck the cable in, then bring it underneath the ship and thread it through the following holes to lead towards to where the 8-port expansion board is situated.
  • Page 21 Connect the cable to a spare port on the expansion board, then connect the AA Battery Pack again and turn it ON to test the strip light is working OK.
  • Page 22 Note: If you experience any issues with the lights not working and suspect an issue with a component, please try a different port on the expansion board to verify where the fault lies (with the light, expansion board or effects board). To correct any issues with expansion board ports, please view the section addressing expansion board issues on our online troubleshooting guide.
  • Page 23 Close the panel and thread the cable down underneath the ship through the following gaps and holes to connect to the 8-Port Expansion Board, then turn ON the battery pack to test the lights are working OK.
  • Page 25 10.) Secure the connecting cable underneath the panel clips by disconnecting the panel, feeding the cable in between clips and reconnecting the panel over the cable.
  • Page 26 Disconnect the AA Battery Pack from the expansion board, then twist the cables connected to the expansion board into a neat bunch. 11.) Lift up the following roof panel. Connect a 50cm Connecting Cable to another White Strip Light, then connect a 15cm Connecting Cable to the other port.
  • Page 27 Mount the strip light underneath the roof panel (with the 50cm cable on the right side), then secure both cables underneath the panel in between the clips.
  • Page 29 12.) Disconnect the rear horizontal panels via the clips on the right, then bring the 50cm Connecting Cable behind and loop it around the clips on the left twice to eliminate excess cable.
  • Page 30 Reconnect the panel, then bring the cable underneath and thread it down the following space. Pull the cable down securely, then bring the cable underneath the ship. Flip the ship over and thread the cable through the following holes to connect it to a spare port on the 8-Port Expansion Board.
  • Page 32 Disconnect the following dark grey plate and lay the 50cm cable underneath in between studs. Reconnect the plate over the top.
  • Page 33 13.) Lift up the back roof panels and thread the AA Battery Pack cable down the following hole. Disconnect the beige coloured plate, then position the battery pack inside ensuring the switch is facing up. Secure the Battery Pack from moving around by repositioning the following crate above.
  • Page 34 Close the rear roof panels to securely hold the AA Battery Pack, then carefully flip the ship over (to prevent the AA Battery pack from falling out) and pull the battery pack cable out from underneath.
  • Page 35 14.) Connect a 15cm Connecting Cable to a 2-Port Expansion Board, then connect the Battery Pack cable underneath the ship to the other port. Connect the other end of the 15cm Connecting Cable to a spare port on the 8- port expansion board, then secure the cable underneath the following dark...
  • Page 36 grey plate as well as the black curved plate toward the right.
  • Page 37 Turn ON the Battery Pack to test the lights installed so far are working OK. Note: If you experience any issues with the lights not working and suspect an issue with a component, please try a different port on the expansion board to verify where the fault lies (with the light, expansion board or effects board).
  • Page 38 Disconnect the right side of the bottom horizontal bar and bring the 15cm cable up underneath before reconnecting the bar.
  • Page 39 16.) Connect the 15cm Cable to a White Strip Light. Connect another 2x White Strip Lights to the first strip light using 2x 5cm Connecting Cables.
  • Page 40 17.) Stick the first two Strip Lights underneath the angled tiles above the jet lights, then tuck in any excess cable to the right and left gaps as shown below.
  • Page 42 18.) Lift up the following roof panel, then disconnect the hyperdrive unit and disassemble it as per below.
  • Page 43 Place the Rotating White 30cm Bit Light inside and secure it in place by reconnecting the trans blue wheel. Wind the excess cable around the wheel several times until you have about 8-10cm of cable left.
  • Page 44 19.) Reconnect the hyperdrive unit to the ship and thread the cable down underneath the panel clips, pulling it down from the outside. Disconnect the left clips from the bottom horizontal bar, then connect the rotating bit light cable to the third Strip Light.
  • Page 45 Stick the strip light underneath the tiles above the jet lights. Tuck in the excess cables on each side, then reconnect the left side of the horizontal bar.
  • Page 46 Reconnect the horizontal bar on the top of the jet lights, then turn ON the AA...
  • Page 47 Battery Pack to test all the lights are working OK. Note: If you experience any issues with the lights not working and suspect an issue with a component, please try a different port on the expansion board to verify where the fault lies (with the light, expansion board or effects board). To correct any issues with expansion board ports, please view the section addressing expansion board issues on our online troubleshooting guide.
  • Page 48 20.) Disconnect the upper cannon section, then disassemble it as shown below.
  • Page 49 21.) Install 4x Cool White 30cm Bit Lights to the 2×2 plate ensuring all the cables are laid as shown below.
  • Page 51 Insert 4x Provided Bar 4L Trans Red, then reconnect this section to the cannon base. 22.) Twist the cables around each other to braid the 4 cables together about 10cm down from the top. Reconnect sections, then reconnect this section to the top of the ship while bringing the cables around the right side.
  • Page 53 Connect the four bit light cables to the 4 OUT ports on the Gun Effects Board. Set the effect switch to the far right setting for the “Laser Gun” effect. Alternatively, you can choose from the 2 other programmed effects (cannon, machine gun) 23.) Connect a 15cm Connecting Cable to the IN port (+5V), then remove the...
  • Page 54 control chair from inside. Thread the cable all the way down the following hole inside, then close the panel and carefully place the ship onto it’s right side so we can access underneath. Pull the cable out from underneath and connect it to the remaining port on the 8-Port Expansion Board.
  • Page 55 Secure the connecting cable underneath the following dark grey plate.
  • Page 56 Turn ON the Battery Pack to test the upper cannon lights and effects are working OK. Each cannon light should be firing individually at a time in sequence.
  • Page 57 24.) Eliminate excess cables from the cannon lights by twisting and folding them together into a neat bunch. Ensure you leave enough cable slack for the cannon to move from side to side. Reconnect the control chair inside, then neatly place all the components inside before closing the panel.
  • Page 58 This finally completes installation of the Light My Bricks Star Wars Millennium Falcon 75257 Light Kit.
  • Page 59 We thank you for purchasing this product and hope you ENJOY!