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LF Oscillating Red LED 2016-10-28 04:10:38 Post No. 57275096
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I'm trying to build a moving sculpture, pic related. I want the eye (red LED) to move in a lifelike, oscillating motion. A pre-built, battery powered set up is preferred, but at this point I'll take anything, because oscillating leds/ led sockets seem to not exist. Nothing too bright, like a police signal, either.
Anybody know where I could find this? Sorry if wrong forum, but it seems like some people here would know if anywhere.
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>>57275096
how are you gonna be building this? it sounds really cool
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im not sure i get what you want? why not just wire a red bulb on a battery and hang it with a rope?
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>>57275132
pic related
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>>57275096
Yeah dude just hang a red light inside a pepakura'd model or something. You're over complicating things.
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OP here. Thanks for the interest, I'll post results of the finished product. But I want the light to move back and forth in a pendulum motion within the skull of the piece. It's a pivotal part of what will make this fun and interesting to look at. So I'm looking online for a small LED that has an oscillating motion to it so that it will bring the hanging artwork to life.
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>>57275124
I'm using simple white molding clay, which will harden, and some wire and black fabric for the frame.The eye is really the most complicated part.
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>>57275308
sounds pretty neat
good luck, dude
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Put several small LEDs next to each other in a line. Cover them with a translucent material to blur and hide the gaps. Fade between them with a microcontroller (eg. Arduino). Use a high enough PWM frequency so it doesn't look shit (or add analog filtering).
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https://youtu.be/faukADr0_6g
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http://shop.evilmadscientist.com/productsmenu/152
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>>57276854
You can get rectangular through-hole LEDs so you can pack them together closer.
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>>57275277
Get one of those solar led hula figure things. Rip out the panel and replace it with a battery, tape a led finger light to the figure and put it inside.
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