Dynofiend
Well-Known Member
Re: New Zealand Iron Man -(update 2.2.13 - Partied hard, won $1000!!)
Hi,
Im sure I can fairly easily describe it. I take it you mean the actual switch that turns them on and off?
When you have Iron Man gloves you will notice that when you make a fist, there is a gap at each knuckle (looking at the back of your hand). When you straighten your fingers out these gaps close up. What I did was take one of the wires which goes from the battery pack to the light, and cut it, and then bared each end of this cut wire, so when I touch the wires together the light comes on. Then one end of each wire is glued to the armor pieces on each side of one of the 'gaps' made in the first knuckle of the ring finger. So when a fist is made the light is off because the two wires are seperated, but when the finger is straigtened, the two wires touch together and make the light come on.
Ive attached a beautiful paint picture to show a side view of a finger with armor ontop to show what I mean.
I should probably point out that this switch, while simple, is also problematic. Gloves often move around enough to cause the wires to stop meeting each other when you flex your fingers. I also found that the wires had a tendancy to come unglued as you use your fingers an awful lot.
A much better solution would be to use a reed switch and magnet, which would give you a much greater degree of freedom in that the parts dont have to touch, just be near. Using the magnet on your forearm and the switch in the back of the handplate would probably be my ideal solution.
Hi,
Im sure I can fairly easily describe it. I take it you mean the actual switch that turns them on and off?
When you have Iron Man gloves you will notice that when you make a fist, there is a gap at each knuckle (looking at the back of your hand). When you straighten your fingers out these gaps close up. What I did was take one of the wires which goes from the battery pack to the light, and cut it, and then bared each end of this cut wire, so when I touch the wires together the light comes on. Then one end of each wire is glued to the armor pieces on each side of one of the 'gaps' made in the first knuckle of the ring finger. So when a fist is made the light is off because the two wires are seperated, but when the finger is straigtened, the two wires touch together and make the light come on.
Ive attached a beautiful paint picture to show a side view of a finger with armor ontop to show what I mean.
I should probably point out that this switch, while simple, is also problematic. Gloves often move around enough to cause the wires to stop meeting each other when you flex your fingers. I also found that the wires had a tendancy to come unglued as you use your fingers an awful lot.
A much better solution would be to use a reed switch and magnet, which would give you a much greater degree of freedom in that the parts dont have to touch, just be near. Using the magnet on your forearm and the switch in the back of the handplate would probably be my ideal solution.
