more work into bit-g neon effect…

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- June 16, 2004 at 3:50 am #10612
  ph2t
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  I got some clear plastic rod and glued a small SMD blue LED on one side. What you see is about 1.5cm long.
  
  With 3V going though it:
  
  And some more work in progress shots…..
  
  :p:p:p:p:p:p:p
  
  cool……
  
  ph2t.
- June 16, 2004 at 10:04 am #32454
  Jowlz
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  i thought you were making a contest entry bruce.
  
  hmmm i wonder what you are working on. hopefully an rc wallaby or a car with blue leds in it.
- June 16, 2004 at 1:47 pm #32473
  ph2t
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  I am mate, this is a WIP of it. Better get my skates on though, don’t have much time….
  
  ph2t.
- June 16, 2004 at 7:37 pm #32464
  lots_of_lobsters
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  hey where do u get those lights? they r so awesome and want some for my convertible S2K project…
- June 16, 2004 at 8:51 pm #32452
  betty.k
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  electronics shops like jaycar:8ball:
  http://www1.jaycar.com.au/
- June 16, 2004 at 9:24 pm #32451
  jamiekulhanek
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  Now all you need is an SMD version of those tri colour flashing/fading LEDs
- June 17, 2004 at 4:27 am #32428
  ph2t
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  haha, yeah……
  
  anyways, I’ve maksed the car for the inside paint job. I’m using white here for it’s ability to reflect light as excellent……
  
  time to place the waiting game…….
  
  ph2t.
- June 18, 2004 at 12:52 am #32421
  jamiekulhanek
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  An idea ph2t, why not put a blue smd LED on one end, and a red or green or whatever colour on the other end, then make a tiny astable oscillator to make them change colour??
- June 18, 2004 at 1:16 am #32420
  merc-blue
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  yeh that would be sweet
  or even a red at one side and a blue on the other would look cool.. arent all the SMD leds costing you tons though
- June 18, 2004 at 2:19 am #32419
  PandaBear
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  Couldn’t you have just used the clear shell as the light tube?
- June 18, 2004 at 8:42 pm #32409
  z-beam
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  exactly panda! thats what i was thinkin’. on some clear shells it would look mighty fine.
  
  just paint as usual (on the outside) attach the smd leds to the inside and only paint the edges you dont want illuminated.
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