Walmart ghost trap and pedal build finished

[propmainiac]

Hi all
Well being a propmaker and collect I decided to buy and modify one of these...and of course I am making the pedal as well. I just got my foster connectors for the hose. My plan was to run the wire that controlled the doors through the connectors...well the female connector looks solid inside? I'm assuming it's spring loaded valve kind of thing. Anyone ever done this? I mean run a wire through one? Thanks

 

[propmainiac]

Ok problem solved! Didn't realize it comes apart. Drilled out the inside opening and I should be good to go..also turned the outside of the led to red with a red sharpie! Didn't have any translucent paint but it came out really well.

 

[Funky]

Very interested in this thread!

 

[propmainiac]

I'm looking for a simple solution to make the inside of this glow. Might get a light of some kind or a sting of battery operated LEDs . Then clear acrylic that I can frost or sand to diffuse the light. Trying to stay low budget.

 

[propmainiac]

ok I have changed out the slide on off switch for a more accurate toggle switch..also had to file out the hole for the led because once I colored it with sharpie it was a little to snug.

 

[propmainiac]

Hi Again
Calling on the electronics wizards out there.
I'm repurposing some old battery operated cabinet lights for the inside of the ghost trap...they will light up with two AA batteries. They originally had 6 AAA powering the lights. 3 for two lights at a time. I'm wondering if I wire up two AA for the lights and have it controlled by the ghost trap will the extra voltage backfeed and burn out the electronics in side the trap?Thanks for any and all answers

 

[Jintosh]

AA and AAA are identical voltage. Both are 1.5 volts. (unless you're using rechargeables) The AA last longer because there's just more material in them to produce energy for a longer amount of time.

 

[propmainiac]

Ok some updates....blazing hot here and workshop has no AC so been working slow...I've solved my interior lighting by adding a bright flat long led from a harbor freight mini flashlight. Does not produce any hotspots with the frosted Plexi I added. Also trimmed off the fake screws and added the plate to the other side. I've painted it wit aluminium look krylon paint. I'll mask it again and paint it with semi gloss black. I cut the small knob off and gonna glue it back on where I added the new plate.

 

[propmainiac]

Need some electronic advice here....wired up a light inside the ghost trap. I believe it's called a Cobb led. Log flat and thin. Light is very bright if it's a direct connection with the battery...I've connected it to the green led inside the trap and not very bright at all, any ideas how to wire this do it still activates with the door open and have it at it's brightest? Thanks for the help

 

[propmainiac]

Still looking for help! Anyone?

 

[Jintosh]

Normally there's a resistor between the battery and an LED so it doesn't overload. The resistor drops the electric current, so putting the cob after the green LED isn't right. You'd have to run the cob off of a separate wire from wherever the wire for the green led is coming from. You also need to find out if you need a resistor with the cob light.

 

[propmainiac]

I'm sure there is a resistor or two there.im gonna poke around a bit and see if the motor that moves the doors has any higher voltage than the current for the LEDs. Thanks

 

[propmainiac]

So after an hour of messing around with the board I found a capacitor that will power my lights and they are bright. Downside is I can't controll this with the foot switch. Just the toggle on and off.

 

[propmainiac]

Hi all!
I finally figured out the mystery of getting extra lights to work with the foot switch on the ghost trap! There's a tiny component labeled q5 on the board. I touched this with the positive wire for my lights while having the negative attached to the green led. They light up nice and bright ! It's because the connection is before the resistors for the green LEDs. Gonna have to be real careful soldering a wire to this. It's pretty small.

 

[propmainiac]

Thank you jintosh for the advice!

 

[DocNewborn]

I just got my foster connectors for the hose. My plan was to run the wire that controlled the doors through the connectors...well the female connector looks solid inside? I'm assuming it's spring loaded valve kind of thing. Anyone ever done this? I mean run a wire through one?

I haven't done it myself, but I have this bookmarked in case I ever attempt it.

Ghost_Trap_Electro-Hose_Guide_v1.pdf

Alex

 

[propmainiac]

I did drill out the Foster connectors enough to run two wires through. I added the male end connector to the trap. Didn't have a nut to secure it so I cut a peice of thick plastic. Drilled a hole big enough to thread the connector into. I then super glued the plastic peice into the half of the ghost trap. Also rewired a new smaller toggle switch into the trap.

 

[propmainiac]

 

[propmainiac]

The video is quick but showing the mods I've done to the trap so far...just have to dirty it up and add labels

 

[Jintosh]

Looks Awesome ! You need to shoot the video in dim light or darkness.