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airair
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Re: Nike Mag V2 mod discussion and builds
hi
do you have a picture of your inside of the sole?
how big of a hole have you made inside the shoe under the eva sole inserts?
are you planning to use 9v battery in the sole?
Also, whats the best 9v inverter to get?
Also, if the inside of the sole is not open, how hard is it to place a wire from the back of the shoe to the heel cup location?
hi
do you have a picture of your inside of the sole?
how big of a hole have you made inside the shoe under the eva sole inserts?
are you planning to use 9v battery in the sole?
Also, whats the best 9v inverter to get?
Also, if the inside of the sole is not open, how hard is it to place a wire from the back of the shoe to the heel cup location?
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airair
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Also, are you guys using any connectors when soldering two different wires to one single wire?
or you just strip the wires, wrap both ends of the other two wires onto the single wire and solder?
you can probably see from my line of questioning that i am pretty useless when it comes to soldering! but hey, everyone has to start somewhere!
thanks
Also, are you guys using any connectors when soldering two different wires to one single wire?
or you just strip the wires, wrap both ends of the other two wires onto the single wire and solder?
you can probably see from my line of questioning that i am pretty useless when it comes to soldering! but hey, everyone has to start somewhere!
thanks
kingtheydon
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I have some resistors lying around here at work not doing anything so your welcome to have a few if you like?
Saves you buying them and being ripped off....no charge for them.
If you PM me your address il stick a dozen in the post for you today.
I have some resistors lying around here at work not doing anything so your welcome to have a few if you like?
Saves you buying them and being ripped off....no charge for them.
If you PM me your address il stick a dozen in the post for you today.
airair
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is this a good 9v inverter? it seems the thinnest one. if someone can confirm, that would be great. thanks
CL-IPTC-9v-3-7FT
is this a good 9v inverter? it seems the thinnest one. if someone can confirm, that would be great. thanks
CL-IPTC-9v-3-7FT
kingtheydon
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YEah that should be good. It has a 3KV output so should be comfortable with driving the panel bright enough.
YEah that should be good. It has a 3KV output so should be comfortable with driving the panel bright enough.
kingtheydon
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You asked about soldering multiple wires together?
First strip the 2 wires like so..
Twist them both together (It will give a stronger join then just soldering them together without twisting them...not too mention it looks ugly) The nwrap them around each other
Tin them up with some solder. You may have to leave the Iron on there for a while to get enough heat to flow through the wires as it is quite a big mass.
Trim it down a bit in length as you dont need all that excess...
Then solder the 2 wires (red in my case) to your single wire (black)
If it were me i would add some thin Kynar heatshrink to the join but you dont have too.
You asked about soldering multiple wires together?
First strip the 2 wires like so..
Twist them both together (It will give a stronger join then just soldering them together without twisting them...not too mention it looks ugly) The nwrap them around each other
Tin them up with some solder. You may have to leave the Iron on there for a while to get enough heat to flow through the wires as it is quite a big mass.
Trim it down a bit in length as you dont need all that excess...
Then solder the 2 wires (red in my case) to your single wire (black)
If it were me i would add some thin Kynar heatshrink to the join but you dont have too.
kingtheydon
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So are you going to be running off a 9V battery now then?
So are you going to be running off a 9V battery now then?
airair
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Thanks for the pictures, should be really helpful when coming to soldering time!
well im trying to find inverters for both methods first and still not sure whether to open up the inside of the sole to place a battery/inverter there, or to use a new ankle buckle and store everything there.
i have multiple pairs, so might try both methods on different pairs. My preference is the 3v buckle method.
And I saw this 3v inverter.
<IN>3Volt / 3-6 Foot Inverter at Thatscoolwire.com
i can't find this anywhere in the UK, and the shipping from US is quite expensive.
I'm thinking of that inverter since its all enclosed and looks fairly tiny in height and width so could easily fit behind buckle, and then all you would need is a battery.
The alternative is simply to go for those AA battery pack inverters and just ripping off the plastic covers to leave just the open board.
Thanks for the pictures, should be really helpful when coming to soldering time!
well im trying to find inverters for both methods first and still not sure whether to open up the inside of the sole to place a battery/inverter there, or to use a new ankle buckle and store everything there.
i have multiple pairs, so might try both methods on different pairs. My preference is the 3v buckle method.
And I saw this 3v inverter.
<IN>3Volt / 3-6 Foot Inverter at Thatscoolwire.com
i can't find this anywhere in the UK, and the shipping from US is quite expensive.
I'm thinking of that inverter since its all enclosed and looks fairly tiny in height and width so could easily fit behind buckle, and then all you would need is a battery.
The alternative is simply to go for those AA battery pack inverters and just ripping off the plastic covers to leave just the open board.
kingtheydon
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YEah the only thing similar I can find is this..
Basic Portable Driver/Inverter for 3 metres of EL Wire (2XAA Batteries) | | EL Wire Craft
YEah the only thing similar I can find is this..
Basic Portable Driver/Inverter for 3 metres of EL Wire (2XAA Batteries) | | EL Wire Craft
airair
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yeah, im still hopefull that this inverter once stripped would fit in the back of the v2 white ankle buckle.
can then solder a new switch going to it, and use a ps3 3.7v battery or any mobile battery to it,
maybe i should get the parts and see if i can make them fit.
as long they aren't too thick, they may be able to be squeezed in that buckle with some cutting out.
I'm surprised though that nobody is selling those thin inverters in the Uk or Europe. The postage prices from the US are extortionate. $51 postage!!
yeah, im still hopefull that this inverter once stripped would fit in the back of the v2 white ankle buckle.
can then solder a new switch going to it, and use a ps3 3.7v battery or any mobile battery to it,
maybe i should get the parts and see if i can make them fit.
as long they aren't too thick, they may be able to be squeezed in that buckle with some cutting out.
I'm surprised though that nobody is selling those thin inverters in the Uk or Europe. The postage prices from the US are extortionate. $51 postage!!
airair
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hey thanks man.
these are good for the 3v setup with single resistor?
that would be fantastic.
I have some resistors lying around here at work not doing anything so your welcome to have a few if you like?
Saves you buying them and being ripped off....no charge for them.
If you PM me your address il stick a dozen in the post for you today.
hey thanks man.
these are good for the 3v setup with single resistor?
that would be fantastic.
airair
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the only other 3v inverter i can see in the UK seems to be this one
Proto-PIC Tiny EL Inverter (EL202) | Proto-PIC.co.uk
powered by a single coin cell cr2032.
I'm guessing this inverter won't have a strong output in comparison to the AA battery inverter?
the coin cell one says upto 50cm of EL Wire, so im guessing EL Tape or EL Cutouts might be difficult?
the only other 3v inverter i can see in the UK seems to be this one
Proto-PIC Tiny EL Inverter (EL202) | Proto-PIC.co.uk
powered by a single coin cell cr2032.
I'm guessing this inverter won't have a strong output in comparison to the AA battery inverter?
the coin cell one says upto 50cm of EL Wire, so im guessing EL Tape or EL Cutouts might be difficult?
El Diablo
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that's exactly what I'm planning on doing, those tiny inverters are nice but not at that cost. Once stripped the AA inverter I'm hoping will be fairly small, I just now ordered two off eBay and they only cost £3.28 (shipped) each!
that's exactly what I'm planning on doing, those tiny inverters are nice but not at that cost. Once stripped the AA inverter I'm hoping will be fairly small, I just now ordered two off eBay and they only cost £3.28 (shipped) each!
airair
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Re: Nike Mag V2 mod discussion and builds
hi
did you get the 2 x AA 3v inverter or the 2 x AAA 3v inverter?
would be interesting to see the difference in size between the boards or whether they are even identical.
I think taff83 got the 2 x AAA inverter, you can see what the board for that one looks like in his picture here.
Another option is this 3v inverter here
Proto-PIC Tiny EL Inverter (EL202) | Proto-PIC.co.uk
its powered by 1 x cr2032 coin cell but im not sure if its got enough of a strong output compared with the AA and AAA 3v inverters. But it would seem this board would be a bit flatter once stripped since its quite thin already.
If that one can power both EL strap and EL for soles, then thats even better, otherwise it seems the 3v AA and 3v AAA inverters are the best options for those in UK like us.
Unless someone has those thin 3v inverters available in europe, it looks like we will have to do with stripping those inverters down!
hi
did you get the 2 x AA 3v inverter or the 2 x AAA 3v inverter?
would be interesting to see the difference in size between the boards or whether they are even identical.
I think taff83 got the 2 x AAA inverter, you can see what the board for that one looks like in his picture here.
Another option is this 3v inverter here
Proto-PIC Tiny EL Inverter (EL202) | Proto-PIC.co.uk
its powered by 1 x cr2032 coin cell but im not sure if its got enough of a strong output compared with the AA and AAA 3v inverters. But it would seem this board would be a bit flatter once stripped since its quite thin already.
If that one can power both EL strap and EL for soles, then thats even better, otherwise it seems the 3v AA and 3v AAA inverters are the best options for those in UK like us.
Unless someone has those thin 3v inverters available in europe, it looks like we will have to do with stripping those inverters down!
NikWink
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I'm sure like 15 pages back that jedifyfe posted a pic of the inner sole, if not I may be able to take one later. To run the wires through I just used a thin metal rod and put it down the back of the shoes and the wire came through the bottom with a lil tough love. If the inside of the sole is not open I don't think you have any chance of getting to the back ankle buckle without making a hole somewhere. Still on the fence about 3v or 9v. I'll let ya know once I make a decision. FYI I am a rookie at all of this too, I'm just learning as I go. Haha. As for that thin 9v inverter from coolight.com, it seems they are up the road from me. I'm gonna go by tomorrow and see about grabbing a pair. I'll update as I go.
I'm sure like 15 pages back that jedifyfe posted a pic of the inner sole, if not I may be able to take one later. To run the wires through I just used a thin metal rod and put it down the back of the shoes and the wire came through the bottom with a lil tough love. If the inside of the sole is not open I don't think you have any chance of getting to the back ankle buckle without making a hole somewhere. Still on the fence about 3v or 9v. I'll let ya know once I make a decision. FYI I am a rookie at all of this too, I'm just learning as I go. Haha. As for that thin 9v inverter from coolight.com, it seems they are up the road from me. I'm gonna go by tomorrow and see about grabbing a pair. I'll update as I go.
kingtheydon
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I knocked up a quick PCB to try and show you airair what it should look like..
Lit up
And the Wiring of the LEDS...
Hopefully you can see how that works.
I would start by building one "block" first. So you solder all 4 positive wires together, then all 4 negatives together.
Then add the 20ohm resistor to one end of the positives connections (dont connect to 3.7V just yet)
Then build up all the other circuits the same as above, And finally link all the negative wires of EACH bank of leds together (should have 2 connections) and the sides of the resistors that will go to 3.7v (again 2 connections).
Then add your power supply wires of 3.7V to the resistors, and finally your ground wire. All should be good after that.
I knocked up a quick PCB to try and show you airair what it should look like..
Lit up
And the Wiring of the LEDS...
Hopefully you can see how that works.
I would start by building one "block" first. So you solder all 4 positive wires together, then all 4 negatives together.
Then add the 20ohm resistor to one end of the positives connections (dont connect to 3.7V just yet)
Then build up all the other circuits the same as above, And finally link all the negative wires of EACH bank of leds together (should have 2 connections) and the sides of the resistors that will go to 3.7v (again 2 connections).
Then add your power supply wires of 3.7V to the resistors, and finally your ground wire. All should be good after that.
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