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5050s are square LEDs while 3528s are small rectangles.

9 volts is 9 volts is 9 volts.

If you're running things on 9 volts now, they'll work on 9 volts tomorrow. Whether you're using 3 separate batteries or a wingle wall wart with your circuits running in parallel to each other, you're still running at 9 volts.

You're really overthinking this.

They make 9V wall warts. 9 LEDs should be no problem to all be run off a single unit.

Hi Chas, My pleasure. It makes no difference to me if you bought it direct or through the SSM store - it's still my responsibility to stand behind the product. Regards, Paul Thanks for the tip Paulbo Ièll have a go with the soldering iron and see what comes of it. I purchased these from the SSM stor...

It would be great to see that material in a smaller diameter - say 0.02 to 0.06 inch. It would make a great phaser affect. 3/32" (0.09") seems a bit large, but it's probably necessary for the light carrying capacity.

Tom, I believe that if you get the EL tape with the thin unlit "seam" running down the center then you can add your own connectors, one on each side of the seam. I know I could do that with the ribbon tape available from MicroStru.com, but not sure about other suppliers and I know it doesn...

Hi Chas, I'm sorry to hear about your trouble. Without looking at your tape, my guess is that perhaps they were over-flexed and one or more solder connections in the bad sections has broken. This is a very rare problem that sometimes happens. This is only the second time I've run into it in the past...

I'm no expert, but my guess is that short of getting a degree in video electronics, your best bet is to put a non-changing readout info the static cling film. Compositing video on the fly is extremely difficult and I'm not sure it's possible to find something off-the-shelf that will a) fit in your p...

It sounds like your best best is to butcher a cheap video camera and scavenge the CCD and display. You can probably find a used one EBay. I understand that there are several inexpensive and/or free graphics programs that will let you make the reticle design and print to the clear film. Don't know wh...

How about a cheap mini video player? I bought one with a 1.5" screen at the drug store for $25 - USB and onboard batteries and memory. You should be able to find one on EBay.

I bought some of the static cling transparency film at Staples and made a reticle for my camera's display so I'd have all the video/title/action safe areas readily visible. I'm sure that would work just fine for you.

...Now granted I live in the warmest year round climate in the country, but still... And in the interests of energy efficiency we wouldn't want to insulate air conditioned homes again heat in the same way we insulate heated homes against the cold? I have NEVER understood this. (Designing heating sy...

Here's where I've been buying mine lately - it has a little more info about connecting to it. As for providing power, you need an inverter that pumps up the voltage pretty high - as DaveVan says, it'll give you a wicked shock. For most nacelles you'll want strip material like this: http://adafruit.c...

Hello everyone, first post. (been lurking for a bit) I like many others have little to no electronics experience so the Easy LED/Light Strips look like a great solution. My question is how many would you need to say light up the side hull windows, the top dome openings etc? Also if you adhere them ...

All colors can be strung together to one power supply (battery, wall wart, what-have-you). You don't have to worry about voltage as each tape has its own resistor set build right in and can work off a common voltage.

I don't, but Google does. It was a tough search - "electro luminescent sheet UK". http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=577&q=electroluminescent+sheet+uk&rlz=1R2GGHP_enUS412&oq=electro+luminicent+sheet+uk&aq=0l&aqi=g-l1&aql=1&gs_s...

That's great, Chas! Thanks! I can do better than hint - I can tell you all about ... I now offer solderless connectors in a very small, low profile unit that will fit in most any build. They're available in 2, 4, and 10 packs for $2.95, $5.95 and $11.95 a piece. I just made the announcement in the &...

My LHS owner told me last week that they'd be receiving it (finally!) in the next week or two. Yippee!

Welcome, Rum! The Captain's Store in the UK carries my Easy LED smd strip and you might find it useful, especially being available from a domestic supplier. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions - I've been handling this material for quite a while and have heard (and solved) most every...

Hi Craig,

I'm sorry I didn't notice this thread earlier.

Yes, it's just as easy as you have stated and it's about to get even easier ...

Details to follow in the next couple of weeks once the prototypes are done.

Please feel free to drop me a line if you have any more questions.

Cheers,
Paul

Cool! And nicely done.

As a simple and straight forward system that doesn't include bying anything off the Bay, just put a 9V battery in series with two AAs. 9 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 12 volts. The problem there is the 9V will discharge before the AA's do. You'll basically wind up wasting a lot of the power of those AA's. It's bes...

OK, I just followed the Ebay link - I like it! It shouldn't be too hard to hide the charging connector and wire in a switch to change the battery pack from working to charging mode.

As a simple and straight forward system that doesn't include bying anything off the Bay, just put a 9V battery in series with two AAs. 9 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 12 volts. You could make a little tray to hold the battery holders. I *think* they should be able to slide right in, though I don't know about the si...

You might also try a wall wart with a higher amperage capacity.

Well drat - I just went to Testors.com and it looks like they aren't selling / supporting it anymore. My personal favorite - I've been using it since version 3 (1992) is CorelDraw. Admittedly it's very expensive if all you'll be doing is decals, but from a graphics design point of view it's an amazi...

...The replacement air-valve for my 20 year old Badger 200 is costing me $16 with shipping... Last year I sent my 30 year old Badger 200 in for service and a couple of weeks later I got it back with a new needle, new air connector, new o-ring seal, new trigger, (probably new valve as well) ... My c...

Mr. Badwrench wrote:So, what are you going to use these on?

Who cares?!?!? They're cool! Those rifled turrets are just awesome.

Aside from using them for turrets, they'd make great greeblies of any kind.

Here are some small gearhead motors that could spin Paulbo's photoetch Bussard blades for the classic 18" E kit, courtesy All Electronics. <a href="http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-store/item/DCM-318/12-VDC-58-RPM-MINI-MOTOR/1.html">58 RPM, 12 V, 20mA</a> <a href="http://www...

Even though the relays were fried, becaused you used them, the control circuitry wasn't fried. Kind of expensive fuses, but it could have been worse. There were fuses (actually circuit breakers) in the circuit, but the relays fried faster than the response time of the breakers! As I say, very cool ...