gnolivos
Sr Member
Hello folks first post. Here is some info for a motion sensor mod for your endo skull.
I'm always on a budget, so I bought a cheap T-800 endo that came with the Blu-Ray edition of the movie (this one here).
I completely modded this in many ways... took some hints from this forum to put some proper eye lenses with the 'grid' look on them. But most importantly decided to mod it so that the eyes would light up when motion is sensed, and turn off when no one is around.
I'd like to share my mod... Total cost is less than $10! I believe this could be reapplied to any of the other endos (SideShow etc) assuming the LEDs are the same type/rating (likely YES). If not, a very minor modification would be required to the circuit, but definitely can be made to work to suit your needs.
WHAT IT DOES:
-Eyes are initially off. When motion is sensed, eyes light up gradually (fade-in) in a 1 sec gradual transition.
-Eyes remain on until movement stops, and/or timeout expires (configurable 5sec-18min)
-Then eyes turn off with a fade-out effect that lasts about 3 seconds, for that neat effect.
VIDEO: click for youtube
WHAT'S REQUIRED:
3 transistors, a few resistors, one capacitor, and a cheap motion sensing module. Futurlec is my favorite resource for inexpensive components. The Motion sensing module is this one, search for part code PIR_MODULE.
THE CIRCUIT:
Here is the circuit. You will need JAVA to see it in your browser:
CIRCUIT
It is wired to the three AA batteries that were originally in my endo, so that is ~ 4.5V source.
The Motion Sensor is wired to the same 4.5V source and emits a 3.3V 'trigger' when motion is sensed. This causes the circuit to 'open up' and the eyes to light up. That's the jist of it. You will need some basic wiring skills, soldering skills etc. I am NOT responsible if you endo is damaged or your house burns down! That's just my disclaimer
This is a simple safe mod. Just do NOT connect a capacitor backwards because they have a nasty habit of exploding. Other than that you really can't mess up too bad here.
I'm always on a budget, so I bought a cheap T-800 endo that came with the Blu-Ray edition of the movie (this one here).
I completely modded this in many ways... took some hints from this forum to put some proper eye lenses with the 'grid' look on them. But most importantly decided to mod it so that the eyes would light up when motion is sensed, and turn off when no one is around.
I'd like to share my mod... Total cost is less than $10! I believe this could be reapplied to any of the other endos (SideShow etc) assuming the LEDs are the same type/rating (likely YES). If not, a very minor modification would be required to the circuit, but definitely can be made to work to suit your needs.
WHAT IT DOES:
-Eyes are initially off. When motion is sensed, eyes light up gradually (fade-in) in a 1 sec gradual transition.
-Eyes remain on until movement stops, and/or timeout expires (configurable 5sec-18min)
-Then eyes turn off with a fade-out effect that lasts about 3 seconds, for that neat effect.
VIDEO: click for youtube
WHAT'S REQUIRED:
3 transistors, a few resistors, one capacitor, and a cheap motion sensing module. Futurlec is my favorite resource for inexpensive components. The Motion sensing module is this one, search for part code PIR_MODULE.
THE CIRCUIT:
Here is the circuit. You will need JAVA to see it in your browser:
CIRCUIT
It is wired to the three AA batteries that were originally in my endo, so that is ~ 4.5V source.
The Motion Sensor is wired to the same 4.5V source and emits a 3.3V 'trigger' when motion is sensed. This causes the circuit to 'open up' and the eyes to light up. That's the jist of it. You will need some basic wiring skills, soldering skills etc. I am NOT responsible if you endo is damaged or your house burns down! That's just my disclaimer
This is a simple safe mod. Just do NOT connect a capacitor backwards because they have a nasty habit of exploding. Other than that you really can't mess up too bad here.
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