Compass72
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Pretty small. I need 3 inch light strips to be lite and will need about 6 of them. Not including the even smaller lights, maybe 1 inch, at the very top center of each of her boots.
Obviously I can't or rather don't want some huge battery cage. Especially the boots. There will be no where to hide it well I guess clip it to each boot.
The SMD light strips are so perfect. Flat LEDs can cut the strip every 3rd light but now what power source can I use that is small enough to stick on my boots for instance? Chest area is easier to deal with cuz I can just tuck all the wiring on the inside of my latex armor.
The best solution I can offer is a small inverter built into the side of your boot. You don't need a powerful one to run 2 designs (one front / one back) of that size. When I rewired my costume I used very small wire that was pre-soldered with these 2-pin connectors.
In any case on the 17th you'll get a close look at my costume. Maybe there's a technique in there somewhere that you can use. Since the sheet is credit card thin and the wiring is very small you can probably conceal it within your boot, especially if you crafted some outer layer when you made them. The trick is to do the wiring before adding the outer layer, with all the connectors being right where you're hiding your inverter / battery pack.




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