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by Shamrock_Don
Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:21 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: LED Chaser -- IN REVERSE?
Replies: 16
Views: 7850

Oh goodie -- more reasons to break in my new breakboard.

THANKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!


D.
by Shamrock_Don
Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:29 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Blinking vs flashing LEDs
Replies: 16
Views: 6888

thanks dude...
by Shamrock_Don
Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:49 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Blinking vs flashing LEDs
Replies: 16
Views: 6888

Atlantis - excellent work.

Care to share the schematic for your bussards?
by Shamrock_Don
Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:36 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: LED Chaser -- IN REVERSE?
Replies: 16
Views: 7850

Oh Shoot! I did not know that -- thanks for the heads up. I'll message him now...
by Shamrock_Don
Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:49 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: LED Chaser -- IN REVERSE?
Replies: 16
Views: 7850

Anyone want to venture a guess how this was done ?
by Shamrock_Don
Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:00 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: LED Chaser -- IN REVERSE?
Replies: 16
Views: 7850

Thank you everyone for the replies so far..


I KNEW I had seen this "reverse chaser" before...

http://www.kc6sye.com/techmages_3_11_04_b.html
http://www.kc6sye.com/techmages_3_11_04_c.html
by Shamrock_Don
Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:58 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Free Virtual Breadboard software?
Replies: 2
Views: 3946

Free Virtual Breadboard software?

Anyone know of any software that allows you to create and test simple circuits on a virtual breadboard?

It wouldn't have to simulate microcontrollers - just LED's, resistors, 555 timers, 4017 chips and the like.

Thanks for your time.
by Shamrock_Don
Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:52 pm
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: LED Chaser -- IN REVERSE?
Replies: 16
Views: 7850

LED Chaser -- IN REVERSE?

Does anyone know of modification to this circuit --> http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/chaser.asp <--- that will have all the LED's lit except one. The unlit LED is the one that "chases". I sure this could be done with microcontrollers but after a little research into the subject my head f...
by Shamrock_Don
Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:43 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Microcontroller advice wanted
Replies: 10
Views: 7421

Microcontroller advice wanted

Looking to start playing with microcontrollers as a more versitile way of lighting my models.

What would you suggest in way of learning kits, websites, books I should be looking at.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Don
by Shamrock_Don
Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:54 am
Forum: Lighting & Electronics
Topic: Bright White LEDs???
Replies: 10
Views: 6815

Here is one auction for them -----> http://cgi.ebay.com/20pcs-5mm-40-000-mc ... dZViewItem
by Shamrock_Don
Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:59 pm
Forum: Construction
Topic: 360 degree light white LEDS !
Replies: 4
Views: 6342

Yes, thank you very much...
by Shamrock_Don
Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:42 pm
Forum: Finishing
Topic: Question: Gradient without an airbrush
Replies: 4
Views: 6723

Just a random thought between swigs of beer..

How about painting the deflector a reletively dark color and then lightening the paint on each progressively smaller circle?

I bet a 16th of an inch between circle edges wouldnt be noticable from farther than 2 feet away...


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