Hey guys, I wanted to let you know that I finally finished my first pair of fully modded Nike Air Mag V2's! The only thing that they don't have are the DC charge ports built into the buckle, updated splatter paint, and completed matte finish spray to bubble (even though I have everything needed to do these mods in the future).
Sorry for the funky colors but I only can get a clear picture when I use the flash on my camera (the EL's are so bright!)
I would like to thank JediFyfe, Taff, DL4567, and others here on the RPF and this thread for helping me to complete my V2 modifications. Along the way I have fine tuned a couple of things and found out what seemed to work best for me in regards to the LED's in the bubble. It took me multiple boards and soldering hours but I finally found the 3mm LED's that gave me an even green, yellow, and red coloring and didn't shine so bright as to merge the yellow with the red and create a bright orange glow in the bubble. The solution came from 3mm LED's I found at my local Fry's Electronics Store (see picture). These LED's run at 10ma instead of 20ma and combined with the 100 ohm 1/8 watt resistors they gave me look I wanted. I tried several other LED's from the shopping list, and from my local Radio Shack with the 10 ohm 1/2 watt resistors but they didn't seem to work out for me.
Lastly, thanks JediFyfe for posting your methods and encouraging me to try the mods on my own (instead of paying you to do them). I learned a lot about working on shoes, building circuits, and electronics in general. Also being able to wear the shoes that I saw as a kid and fell in love with, is a dream come true. Haha, I can even remember once when I was at Universal Studios LA and was picked to be Marty in a BTTF backlot special effects show. In the show was a hoverboard prop and at the age of 9 or 10 I can distinctly remember pondering whether or not I should try to take (basically steal) that hoverboard prop! LOL finally after all those years I now have my own BTTF props!