aren't those last two pictures detailed enough?
No. I need at least one picture that shows both ends of each of the wires. It has to be in focus and it has to be correctly exposed. DSCF5878.JPG might have been suitable except it is is too dark and it is out of focus.
A close-up of your solder connections (both sides) would be helpful as well. DSCF5891.JPG is close but it is also out of focus and so dark that the black wire is almost invisible.
no, i am afriad i had killed the fuse of my multimeter some while ago
The voltmeter function frequently works even if the fuse is bad. Measure the voltage across the resistor and calculate the current.
& no i have no smaller resistors.
Do you have another resistor that you can put in parallel with the 220 ohm resistor?
isn't it clear that the connections are correct?
No it is not clear, and Doc agrees with me.
Don