Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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I recently got a shipment of a few square meters of polystyrene to start my next long-term project.
Any other creative buildery-craftery going on here lately? The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Selfish Heathen
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Did someone say bump?
I guess I'm no WLP, though. |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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You're like an evil genius or something.
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Selfish Heathen
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Selfish Heathen
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So, I'm determined to practice my fledgling component electronics skills to implement some blinkies in my not-so Top Sekrit project this summer. Today I got a box full of resistors, capacitors, LEDs, ICs, and other assorted goodies from AllElectronics.com and I jumped right in with the standard 555 + 4017 combo for scrolly lights.
Anyone else here have much experience with wiring up little projects like this? It seems to be a dying art, or at least as would seem that way given how impossible it is to find parts. Except for Radio Shack, which is literally a magnitude overpriced for many parts, I couldn't find any local parts stores in the Raleigh/Cary, NC area. Maybe I just don't know where to look? Any tips from you pros? turtle? WLP? It looks like you guys have some basic EE skills. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
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In my area I use Priest Electronics. I avoid Radio Shack at all costs unless no other option exists and time is critical which is rare. On the site for Priest they list covering the Caraolinas so you might have something local. Plus, with that area being what it is, I find it hard to believe there isn't a good local electronics supplier. A quick Google came up with Allied Electronics. You might want to give them a shot. My biggest tip for you would be to start of with projects and build up from there. As you're doing these things you'll gain the understanding of what is going on. Electronics can be very daunting if you get into the engineering side without a clue. So the quick projects (like your lights here) are a great way to get started and build up from there. You can get projects from the web or book/magazines. Sadly, this does seem to be a dying art. I'm sure it because most things are "black box" now. Most things aren't user serviceable and are just thrown away or whole modules replaced rather than repaired. It's a whole lot of fun though, IMO. Especially when you mess up, troubleshoot it, and fix it! I love that victory. Louis L'Amour, βTo make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.β Visit our archived Minecraft world! | Maybe someday I'll proof read, until then deal with it. |
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I had put his project aside for a while, but the past few nights I've spent some time testing circuits, cutting plasic and boards, and soldering and finally I have a working prototype.
/me needs a bigger work area... computer desk + 2 TV tray tables = not enough Video (attached) never quite does justice. That light at the tip is actually strobing at about 40 hz. It's a blinding thing of beauty. Behind it, my joule thief has been powering 4 white LEDs off of an old "dead" AAA battery and has been going strong for so long that I lost count of the days. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Formerly turtle2472 Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Upstate South Carolina
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Very cool Brad. Did you find a good parts supplier in your area or are you still having to order online?
abb, hows the trailer coming? |
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Still just ordering online, unfortunately.
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Well, I finally finished my big year-long project.
And here's one of the prop photos from a Planet Hollywood I used for reference: The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Stallion
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9" monochrome
Join Date: May 2004
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Brad - that ghostbusters contraption looks awesome.
I've been working on this for the past month. Spoiler (click to toggle):
Mo'vember rocks! |
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
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Since it seems I never posted the whole Ghostbusters getup in this thread, I fished a few photos out of Flickr to post here for posterity...
I do loves me some Halloween. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Stallion
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That is incredible. That is very high quality right there.
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Random thoughts:
1) Awesome 2) Awesome 3) Mountain Dew? Seriously? Yuk. 4) Awesome 5) Is that a Gryffindor scarf I see? 6) Awesome 7) Those are some very shiny shoes. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
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Mountain Dew: fueling late-night programmers everywhere since 198x.
(Actually I rarely drink soda and when I do it's usually root beer, but hey, I'll take what's available.) Sported by none other than the company founder and CEO. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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I'm still mesmerized by the luminosity of your shoes.
But that's pretty sweet. I love the wand Ooh, and the tie matches too. Your CEO is an expert tie-picker-outer. You should tell him I said that. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Selfish Heathen
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Wow. Fantastic costume, amazing attention to detail; you look very authentic!
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