Low budget Flux Capacitor

[Nedax]

very nice, working on mine now for a while, should really finish it. But what is it good without a DeLorean DMC-12. :-(

 

[frosty]

thats brilliant, great work on the stuff on your site to

 

[steveo3002]

No, the leads are just pieces of white mains flex painted yellow and attached to the caps from the sauce dispensers.

hah fooled me

if we could find a more accurate box then it would be awesome

did one bike lamp do all 3 legs on the flux?

 

[B4DW0LF]

while researching I came across a rather fantastic looking steampunk'd version of the Flux Capacitor so Im having a go a building something like that also. I love having these little projects.... in addition like yourself Im keeping this all cheap so Im going out this weekend to the yards sales to see what goodies I can find.

Thanks for all your help, this forum truly inspires me

Paul

 

[Knightjar]

if we could find a more accurate box then it would be awesome

Yes, the box really doesn't stand up to close examination. There are more out there that are closer. It's the luck of the draw what you can find at the right price if you can't afford the time to search or the budget for a really accurate one.

did one bike lamp do all 3 legs on the flux?

Yes, the electronics for the bike light were easily powerful enough to drive three LEDs at a time instead of the one it was meant for.

Thanks for all your help, this forum truly inspires me

Best of luck, I look forward to seeing your results. I'm very happy this thread has helped and inspired people!

 

[Fuzzual]

Man, I am budget king. I just don't have the money to invest in 100% accurate builds. So projects like this are the best! Great job!!!! Do you have build photos?

 

[B4DW0LF]

Well, I'm still waiting upon parts I've ordered from the UK (Ketchup bottles) so while Im waiting I decided that I would go ahead and build myself a Steampunk Flux Capacitor, the thing I really like about steampunk is not only is it cool looking but you cant really get it wrong, I mean its something you build in the style of something else. I saw someone using this flexible neon wire and thought it would be perfect and cheap alternative to plasma tubes.

So here it is:

You can read more on my blog site: My Untempered Schism: Steampunk Flux Capacitor

 

[B4DW0LF]

ok starting my budget build tonight, should have something to post later today or tomorrow morning.

Again thanks for the inspiration, fingers crossed from this point on....lol

 

[docbrown2015]

well, i'm still waiting upon parts i've ordered from the uk (ketchup bottles) so while im waiting i decided that i would go ahead and build myself a steampunk flux capacitor, the thing i really like about steampunk is not only is it cool looking but you cant really get it wrong, i mean its something you build in the style of something else. I saw someone using this flexible neon wire and thought it would be perfect and cheap alternative to plasma tubes.

So here it is:

you can read more on my blog site: my untempered schism: Steampunk flux capacitor

but all in all the build probably cost me about $20/$25 in total so i think that counts as a budget build...

omg! I want one!! where can I get this neon wire and how to I make this light up

 

[woffpack]

Ditto -I would love to see some details on the steampunk build. Awesome.

 

[B4DW0LF]

omg! I want one!! where can I get this neon wire and how to I make this light up

The wire is called EL Wire, I got it on eBay (there maybe easy or cheaper places) the one I got was for lighting up cables in your PC the auction has finished now but you can get an idea from this: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

as for the rest, the Clock I managed to pick up at a thrift store it was about $7 after that it was just a case of using some brass caps from Home depot and some plastic tubes. Theres also a small crystal cupboard knob in the middle, the clock face was the original I just cut it down and moved it about. Most of its pretty simple just cosmetics, the coloured wires are more of the PC cable.

Because its a PC cable I knew it was 5v so I just used an old 5v phone charger to power it from the mains.

heres a battery operated version of the EL Wire: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3ft-Flexibl...091?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20bd36555b looks good and its cheap

hope that helps

Paul

 

[Rassilon]

What an “EXCELLENT” Flux Capacitor build, I’m now looking a building a steampunk version thanks to your self and B4DWOLF, dam it, now I have more build work.

 

[docbrown2015]

The wire is called EL Wire, I got it on eBay (there maybe easy or cheaper places) the one I got was for lighting up cables in your PC the auction has finished now but you can get an idea from this: eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices

as for the rest, the Clock I managed to pick up at a thrift store it was about $7 after that it was just a case of using some brass caps from Home depot and some plastic tubes. Theres also a small crystal cupboard knob in the middle, the clock face was the original I just cut it down and moved it about. Most of its pretty simple just cosmetics, the coloured wires are more of the PC cable.

Because its a PC cable I knew it was 5v so I just used an old 5v phone charger to power it from the mains.

heres a battery operated version of the EL Wire: 3ft Flexible Neon Light Glow EL Wire Rope Tube Car Party Bar 1M+Driver L-blue | eBay looks good and its cheap

hope that helps

Paul

Very Much so, Thank you and once again very amazing! you really did so brilliant art here!

 

[Knightjar]

Man, I am budget king. I just don't have the money to invest in 100% accurate builds. So projects like this are the best! Great job!!!! Do you have build photos?

Sorry, I didn't take many pictures - I had to work quickly! There are a couple on my build page: Sculpting and model-making by Mike Strick: Low Budget Flux Capacitor

 

[rashielx]

you guys did a great job, doesn't look low budget at all.