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DIY LED Bat Top joy sticks
AcidArmitage:
maybe make the battop clear and coat it with a frosted opaque layer?
tylerwerrin:
Hi guys,
Sorry, I forgot to keep updating the thread -- i never found a bright enough RGB LED off ebay - i ordered a few different ones, but they all came back dim and terrible. The bat top that I have works great, and could easily one day be lit with a suitable RGB LED - one thing I do have to note, soldering such tiny connections is really difficult - took me several tries to get it to stick and not blob over to the other legs of the LED.
i made 8 total bat tops, and 4 shafts. I made 4 of the "ultimate" style" and 4 of the normal tear drop shape style. For the "ultimate" style I used 5/16" thinwall pipe and threaded it. For the normal "super" top I used 3/8" pipe and threaded it. It's a very cost effective method, the entire project cost about 35 dollars, including OOMOO, the resin, the LED's and the pipe.
nitrogen_widget:
--- Quote from: tylerwerrin on August 19, 2014, 05:43:37 pm ---Hi guys,
Sorry, I forgot to keep updating the thread -- i never found a bright enough RGB LED off ebay - i ordered a few different ones, but they all came back dim and terrible. The bat top that I have works great, and could easily one day be lit with a suitable RGB LED - one thing I do have to note, soldering such tiny connections is really difficult - took me several tries to get it to stick and not blob over to the other legs of the LED.
i made 8 total bat tops, and 4 shafts. I made 4 of the "ultimate" style" and 4 of the normal tear drop shape style. For the "ultimate" style I used 5/16" thinwall pipe and threaded it. For the normal "super" top I used 3/8" pipe and threaded it. It's a very cost effective method, the entire project cost about 35 dollars, including OOMOO, the resin, the LED's and the pipe.
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What Wattage LED's did you use?
How many rated lumens?
Did you look at dx.com?
i'm just curious.
tylerwerrin:
these were the ones i used:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370946257632&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160
i havent checked dx -- which ones on there would i have to get to make it glow real nice?
nitrogen_widget:
--- Quote from: tylerwerrin on August 21, 2014, 01:40:07 am ---these were the ones i used:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370946257632&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160
i havent checked dx -- which ones on there would i have to get to make it glow real nice?
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Maybe something like this?
they are 5 lumens.
your's are on average .6 lumens.
However yours are 5mm & these motorcycle ones are about 13mm or half inch diameter.
another option (and i don't know if you have tried this)
Is one of these more powerful jobs
http://www.dx.com/p/epileds-3w-20mm-rgb-led-on-star-white-229671#.U_Xyr6NJ3E0
mounted to the bottom opening of your shaft & shining into the handle.
If the inside of the shaft is polished up it might work.