They are smd's on leads
This may look like a mess, but it is an important part in working out the led blinking feature. Only a few leds are connected for this test. The rough cut acrylic sheet is just to see the location of each of the leds before going to a full prototype.
https://youtu.be/tB8NtaPdWtw
The first episode of season 4 should give you a good idea of the various LED flash patterns, as there is a great close-up of the Handlink whilst it is switched on.
From memory I think some blocks had all their LEDs light together then a few within the block would flash on their own.
Good luck finishing this off.
I look forward to seeing a finished hero Gummy Handlink!
For the touch sensitive switches, I wanted the m1.5 stainless steel half round rivets. Could only find them for sale in China. Took over a month to arrive. But boy was it worth the wait. These look great! Turns out I have a few acrylic tiles to recut though. I forgot to take into account the 3 mm head width of the rivets. So on some of the closer together rivets, they over lap. Hey, just gives me a reason to fire up the laser cutter and jam to some music while I wait for the correct tiles to cut. Also upgraded my soldering station for the tiny leds and circuitry needed for this project.
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Nice work. I forgot about this prop from this show. Does anyone know how the original was made?
The original was a combination of cut acrylic and now discontinued square and rectangular led's So to compensate for the now impossible to find led blocks, I am making my own by laser cutting the acrylic with holes channeled into them for smd leds to fit inside.
These little black screws took over a month from China and they are just a hair too short. Now I know what I need to order, so I ordered 4 times as much as I'm going to use just so I have extra. This was me being a bone head and forgetting to take into account one measurement. I forgot to account for the 1/16 inch thick clear face plate between the color tiles and the frame of the body. The screws look great though. Just wish they were at the hardware store instead of overseas.
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Looks great!
Curious as to what you're planning on using for the battery...? J types seem to be getting more and more rare these days...
Sean
The original electronics only controlled the lights. I'm putting sound in as well. So right now i'm collaborating with someone who knows a little about raspberry pi to see if we can do an all in one solution for the electronics requirements.Is it possible to use the same EPROM that was used for the original prop?
Is it possible to use the same EPROM that was used for the original prop?
I would have to know the part number of the eprom to answer that.Is the original eprom available?