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Uber nerd alert. Help needed.
Le Chuck:
I suggest that the gauntlets be powered by AA taped together and sewn into the cuff of the gauntlet, accessible via velcro from the inside. Run the LED wires between the glove lining and shell and poke the LEDs through the shell sewing them in place. The gauntlet material (linoleum flooring works well) will be cut and fitted to the shell giving a gauntlet appearance and a rigid mounting platfrom for the gems. Then just secure each LED behind the gem. You can have them always on (easy way) or selectively on by wiring the contacts into the finger pads and palm of the glove allowng circuit completion when you make a fist. A trip to radio shack and lowes should get your everything you need. There is a metric assload of instructables on wiring LEDs in series so that shouldn't be an issue.
Mikezilla:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on March 27, 2012, 08:23:12 pm ---I suggest that the gauntlets be powered by AA taped together and sewn into the cuff of the gauntlet, accessible via velcro from the inside. Run the LED wires between the glove lining and shell and poke the LEDs through the shell sewing them in place. The gauntlet material (linoleum flooring works well) will be cut and fitted to the shell giving a gauntlet appearance and a rigid mounting platfrom for the gems. Then just secure each LED behind the gem. You can have them always on (easy way) or selectively on by wiring the contacts into the finger pads and palm of the glove allowng circuit completion when you make a fist. A trip to radio shack and lowes should get your everything you need. There is a metric assload of instructables on wiring LEDs in series so that shouldn't be an issue.
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Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, that sounds awesome, and yet really complicated. :lol I never would have thought of linolem flooring for gauntlet material. LC, know where I can get some cheap LED's? Having them turn on when he made a fist would be pretty cool. Cool, Ill have to take a look at those when I get home. Thanks for the ideas! :cheers:
You too Knohbody, that is a rad idea! How long would they stay on using regular batteries? Lets say if I had them on all the time?
Le Chuck:
Radioshack. Seriously, walk in and say, "I need everything to power 7 LEDs from some AAs... Including the LEDs". 10 minutes and $25 bucks later you'll be homeward bound.
Mikezilla:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on March 28, 2012, 12:23:21 pm ---Get a damned smart phone and tether your work computer to it already.
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I didnt even know you could do that. I have an iphone but its dead. :-[
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on March 28, 2012, 12:55:23 pm ---Radioshack. Seriously, walk in and say, "I need everything to power 7 LEDs from some AAs... Including the LEDs". 10 minutes and $25 bucks later you'll be homeward bound.
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Awesome. Ok Ill let you know how it goes, thanks again. :cheers:
Samstag:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on March 28, 2012, 12:55:23 pm ---Radioshack. Seriously, walk in and say, "I need everything to power 7 LEDs from some AAs... Including the LEDs". 10 minutes and $25 bucks later you'll be homeward bound.
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Where do you live that the RS employees would know what you're talking about? I haven't been to one like that in decades. In my experience the only question they can answer now is "can you sell me a cell phone?"
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