Comments on: Behold the Crystal Monster http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/ Random experiments, circuits, code, rapid prototyping, sometimes things to buy, and the odd tune by Tod E. Kurt. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Antoine http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-76922 Antoine Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:39:20 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-76922 Oh I see! Thanks a lot for this quick answer ;) Oh I see! Thanks a lot for this quick answer ;)

]]> By: todbot http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-76920 todbot Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:05:47 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-76920 Hi Antoine, The LED board on the MaxM is removable. With it removed, you can plug in another LED cluster. In this case, the LED cluster being used is the RGB LED tape, and the LED boards aren't used at all. Hi Antoine,
The LED board on the MaxM is removable. With it removed, you can plug in another LED cluster. In this case, the LED cluster being used is the RGB LED tape, and the LED boards aren’t used at all.

]]> By: Antoine http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-76916 Antoine Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:55:56 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-76916 Hi Tod, I was reading your notes about this awesome project of yours but I am not too sure about one bit. When you talk about your lighting solution you mention led tape (a lot :)) but also the 18 tiny BlinkM MaxM. Also when I look at the photo, it seems the BlinkM MaxM are all in a box, sure their mounted led is not of much use in this box. Hence the question: how do you output the light that comes out of BlinkM MaxMs? And also how do you use these in conjunction with the leds from the led tape? Thanks, Antoine. Hi Tod,

I was reading your notes about this awesome project of yours but I am not too sure about one bit. When you talk about your lighting solution you mention led tape (a lot :)) but also the 18 tiny BlinkM MaxM. Also when I look at the photo, it seems the BlinkM MaxM are all in a box, sure their mounted led is not of much use in this box. Hence the question: how do you output the light that comes out of BlinkM MaxMs? And also how do you use these in conjunction with the leds from the led tape?

Thanks,

Antoine.

]]> By: Al http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-56189 Al Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:57:45 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-56189 That's awesome! It's really great when electronics and art come together, I don't think that can ever happen too often. As a engineer I have to say that your supply/control box is also a work of art! That’s awesome! It’s really great when electronics and art come together, I don’t think that can ever happen too often.

As a engineer I have to say that your supply/control box is also a work of art!

]]> By: EG http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-56153 EG Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:04:04 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-56153 Thanks for the quick reply. I'm not an artist but these kinds of projects motivate me to play around. Always nice to hear how others do their implementation. Thanks for the quick reply. I’m not an artist but these kinds of projects motivate me to play around. Always nice to hear how others do their implementation.

]]> By: todbot http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-56151 todbot Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:41:15 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-56151 Thanks, EG! The LEDs are attached via the rather low-tech expedient of gaffers tape. While the flexible LED circuit tape does have a nice adhesive on the side opposite the LEDs, we needed to mate the light-emitting surface of the tape to the acrylic. After many different attachment techniques, we settled on gaffers tape. It's matte, it's conformal, and it can be easily removed for repairs. The steel hardware was 8-32 threaded rod (custom cut to various sizes), nuts, and washers, available from <a href="http://www.mcmaster.com/" rel="nofollow">McMaster-Carr</a>, <a href="http://smallparts.com/" rel="nofollow">SmallParts</a>, or your local hardware store. Thanks, EG!

The LEDs are attached via the rather low-tech expedient of gaffers tape. While the flexible LED circuit tape does have a nice adhesive on the side opposite the LEDs, we needed to mate the light-emitting surface of the tape to the acrylic. After many different attachment techniques, we settled on gaffers tape. It’s matte, it’s conformal, and it can be easily removed for repairs.

The steel hardware was 8-32 threaded rod (custom cut to various sizes), nuts, and washers, available from McMaster-Carr, SmallParts, or your local hardware store.

]]> By: EG http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-56149 EG Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:03:19 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-56149 Hi - the monster looks great. Would you be willing to share more info about how you mechanically attached the LEDs to the acrylic and do you have a recommendation for where to get steel hardware for this type of project? Thanks. Hi – the monster looks great. Would you be willing to share more info about how you mechanically attached the LEDs to the acrylic and do you have a recommendation for where to get steel hardware for this type of project?

Thanks.

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