Post by Chris on Oct 14, 2014 3:12:49 GMT
Hi,
I've followed your threads on RPF and Instructables and am really blown away by what you've created! I was hoping for some advice with my sons Titanfall costume i'm making for him for Halloween. I wanted to add some basic lights to both the helmet and the jump pack (a small package that mounts above the butt and has thrusters on each side). For the helmet I wanted to add a total of 9 led's and a short length of EL wire. The jump pack I wanted to add maybe 8 or 10 led's in 2 groups of 4 or 5. I thought the best way to activate the power for both of these props would be with a reed switch. It would be nice to embed a rare earth magnet in my sons belt and then be able to attach the jump pack with some assurance that it would stay put for halloween night.
The helmet has an antenna on the side of one of the ear cups that if attached in a manner where it would be stationary i'm afraid it would break. Mounting it so that it could fold down would allow me to magnetize both up and down positions and also allow the helmet lights to power on when when in the up position.
I have no experience wiring electronics and very little experience soldering so this project is a challenge for me at this stage. What i'm hoping is to get a recommendation on which reed switch to buy as well as some pointers on the led setup. Thanks!
I've followed your threads on RPF and Instructables and am really blown away by what you've created! I was hoping for some advice with my sons Titanfall costume i'm making for him for Halloween. I wanted to add some basic lights to both the helmet and the jump pack (a small package that mounts above the butt and has thrusters on each side). For the helmet I wanted to add a total of 9 led's and a short length of EL wire. The jump pack I wanted to add maybe 8 or 10 led's in 2 groups of 4 or 5. I thought the best way to activate the power for both of these props would be with a reed switch. It would be nice to embed a rare earth magnet in my sons belt and then be able to attach the jump pack with some assurance that it would stay put for halloween night.
The helmet has an antenna on the side of one of the ear cups that if attached in a manner where it would be stationary i'm afraid it would break. Mounting it so that it could fold down would allow me to magnetize both up and down positions and also allow the helmet lights to power on when when in the up position.
I have no experience wiring electronics and very little experience soldering so this project is a challenge for me at this stage. What i'm hoping is to get a recommendation on which reed switch to buy as well as some pointers on the led setup. Thanks!
