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Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« on: December 23, 2009, 04:48:56 am »
Someone just showed me this  8)







Build instructions [here].

Nice gameroom too!  :)
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 05:00:09 am »
Oh man,
That's so cool!
I don't think my
ceilings are high enough
to hang one of these though.
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2009, 10:32:48 am »
Oh crap.  Another thing I need to build for my gameroom...  :badmood:
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2009, 10:46:56 am »

My ceilings are definitely not high enough for that.  Now I want to build a couple for my yard and hang them from trees.   ;D
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2009, 10:56:05 am »
I'm thinking I should build one and hang it over my pool table...
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2009, 01:37:51 pm »
Good idea!

Now all I need is a pool table  :laugh:
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2009, 05:12:56 pm »
I want to try this...but either im a noob or i'm too old...but what does he/she means by "driver" ? :dunno
If you read the build link the author says this...

"I discovered El Wire online, which is an electroluminescent wire that has the appearance of neon and comes in different colors and thicknesses. The wires need to be powered by a driver to work, and that driver can be powered by batteries or a power supply. Drivers come in different types, and you can also use sequencers to get some serious blinking action going. I opted to use a sound activated driver, which can pulse the wires on and off to whatever music or other noise is going on in the room."

What is a driver? Is that what it is called  or is that a nickname for whatever he/she is talking about?

I know if i walk into a hardware store or radio shack...and ask for driver, Im going to get a dumb look or either a smart arse "straight or phillips" answer?

I'd love to try to tackle a Super Mario Question block....sheesh i got enough scrap wood from my cab build I could build a whole Mario level!
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2009, 08:35:46 pm »
ELWire needs high voltage (but low current) AC to work. The "driver" they are refering to is basically a transformer/inverter setup, so someone could power ELwire from a DC source (like a battery, or a power block)



This page has a whole bunch of them (plus they sell a variety of EL wire)
http://www.thatscoolwire.com/store/subcategory.asp?SubCategoryID=142


EDIT: It looks like from the video this person was using a sound sensitive driver, but I could imagine a strobe one would be cool too...
« Last Edit: December 23, 2009, 08:42:17 pm by protokatie »
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #8 on: December 24, 2009, 09:50:45 am »
Very cool idea indeed...though Paralyzer was a terrible song to demo it to.....ugh.

It would have been cool to see definitive on/off with something with highs and lows, we will rock you would have been good. Would be cool to see it pulse to the beat.
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2009, 08:35:44 pm »
Quote from: Franco B on December 23, 2009, 04:48:56 am
Someone just showed me this  8)

Build instructions [here].


Thanks for posting the build instructions.  :cheers:  Did not see that the first time I read the thread.  Very cool!
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2009, 09:49:35 pm »
This would be even cooler if when you punched it from below a mushroom would pop out of the top!
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #11 on: December 26, 2009, 09:22:59 pm »
Or even if it just made the sound!
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #12 on: December 27, 2009, 04:57:52 pm »
Quote from: HarumaN on December 23, 2009, 10:56:05 am
I'm thinking I should build one and hang it over my pool table...

That would be cool. Maybe make it hollow and put a flood lamp inside it, to shine down on the table.
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Re: Game room Mario Bros. EL POW block
« Reply #13 on: December 27, 2009, 09:10:56 pm »
I like it.  I've considered a ?-block lampshade or something like that, but I don't really know where I'd put it.  I don't really have a "game room" per se.

Quote from: protokatie on December 26, 2009, 09:22:59 pm
Or even if it just made the sound!

YES, it should make that "ba-doonk" noise when you turn it on!!  :lol:
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