MisterDigital
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I used the Luminous Film tape. Its just about 1 inch. It was still really easy to work with.
- Mister Digital
- Mister Digital
Thank you for all the questions. Having been doing this for about 4 weeks now I forget to explain some of the details. i have a couple videos I just made (sorry for the poor quality) that give more depth to my process. I think that my videos explains all the questions asked by "thecountofzero" and I will answer them here.
In picture one the base piece is vinyl. The only thing I used the poster board for was as a pattern.
The silver tape is just duct tape. The "lip" on either side are just for space for the tape that is holding the LEDs in place to stick to the vinyl to keep everything in place.
It shows in the video but i did cover the shower curtain with the red tape to give it the red color.
The jacket Im using I got from ROSS. I have un-stitched the seam of the liner so i can place each segment into the jacket without wires hanging everywhere. from there I am going to cut out the same pattern into the jacket and attach each lighted segment to the jacket from the inside of the jacket. I will re sew the liner in (with battery packs running from pockets or the small of the back) and one master switch probably in my pocket. so when I take off my jacket all you see is the normal inside of a jacket and on the outside TRON!!!
Tron Legacy costume - YouTube
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Going to be using the following LEDs to light up my suit.
Amazon.com: Flexible Light Strip 300 SMD Bright White LED Ribbon 5 Meter or 16 Feet By Ledwholesalers, 2026wh: Home Improvement
Can someone help me figure out what battery pack I will need to power them?
I also order these to test out. Not sure if they would require a different battery pack???
HobbyKing R/C Hobby Store : Turnigy High Density R/C LED Flexible Strip-White (1mtr)
Thanks.
Me being the first person to pioneer LED strips using Eddy's method (look through the thread, I don't really care if I get credit where its due but some people missed my stuff I guess and thought this was a new idea) I can help here.
Those LED strips typically require 12V sources, and draw about 100mA per foot. So what battery pack you need depends on your total length of strip. If you need 20 feet, you need 2 A of continuous current to run that, and more than just thin speaker wire to drive it. At higher currents, if you use thin wire you over drive the battery and fires can result (rare but happens). Check the AWG standard on max current ratings for different guages. 22AWG speaker wire, for example, can carry a maximum 970mA or something close to that.
For most current bang for your buck, go Lithium Ion. The best solution I found were these 12V 6800mAh batteries on Ebay for like $40.
EDIT: Here is the battery. Its cheap Chinese junk but works well enough:
Portable 12V 6800mAh Li-ion Rechargeable Battery Pack | eBay
For your application, you have to determine your minimum required current, and then how long you want it to last. I saw a really bulky 19500mAh batter on Ebay for like $70, but not very fun carrying a heavy battery around all the time (though at 2A draw that would last 9.7 hours). That 6800mAh one is about 2"x8" and about 0.75" thick.
Good luck!
Thanks! I bought a few feet of both the 1/2" and 1" width Luminous Film tape a while back. I guess I can try strips of each and see which one I like better on the jacket.I used the Luminous Film tape. Its just about 1 inch. It was still really easy to work with.
- Mister Digital
Well I made one last year, but I found a design flaw that caused me to not make another one. Took me about 2 days to make, find a project box at radio shack and be creative I guess.
Need to go to Radio Shack anyway. I will check it out.
Ok, one more (hopefully last) wire related question.
Are there any problems with using to thick of a gauge of wire. I happen to have a bunch of 14 gauge speaker wire in my closet. If I really only need 16 or 18, would using 14 pose any issues other than it being more bulky?
Hmmmmm seems I never posted my Siren Gem costume. Thought I did after Dragon Con.
Here are are some pics of my costume and Kit Quinn in her Siren costume as well.
Pattern designed by my good friend Grace Ramos, non-RPF member. Sewn by myself and Kit took care of her suit.
We didn't get to rubberize our suit fabric yet. It was difficult just dealing with trying to sew up all those pattern pieces. We used the wasted rubberized silver fabric for our finger tips that I initally was going to make the entire suit out of but didn't work out.
Reflective tape was used to "light" up our suits. Again, so much trouble just dealing with the pattern, we didn't want to deal with another nightmare of trying to light these suits up.
We now have molded latex grey rubber finger tips which are now glued to the gloves, made from casting latex.
Debuted them at DragonCON 2011. Kit got her finger light to work, my boy Tom rigged them together for us, but mine broke of course :rolleyes got it fixed now and ready for the next event we where our costumes too.
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