Light up an abnormal jellyfish that you could hang up
anywhere in your place!
anywhere in your place!
Materials that you
will need:
will need:
-Conductive thread
-Zip ties
-Magnets (different sizes)
-Resistor 180 Ohms
-Three LED lights (blue, red, and yellow)
-Soldering iron
-Solder
-Cable cord
-Needle/Thread
-Scissors
-Electronic tape
-Chicken wire (Optional for jellyfish mold)
-The ground piece of a switch
-Spindle
-Wire stopper
-9 volts battery
-battery head
-Wire stripper
-Wire cutter
-Fabric (Optional)
First Step:
Before starting the final prototype, you must do a prototype
on your circuit to see if everything goes correctly.
on your circuit to see if everything goes correctly.
Second Step:
Determined how many LEDs lights you will be using for the
switches and how many switches you would want to make in the jellyfish body.
switches and how many switches you would want to make in the jellyfish body.
Once that is determined, take the zip ties and make a
rectangular form to attract to the ground piece of the switch along with the spindle
in one of the zip ties. (Note: the magnet should be next to the zip tie with
the ground piece.) Make sure the gap between to two are loose enough to the
magnet to pull up and gravity to push down.
rectangular form to attract to the ground piece of the switch along with the spindle
in one of the zip ties. (Note: the magnet should be next to the zip tie with
the ground piece.) Make sure the gap between to two are loose enough to the
magnet to pull up and gravity to push down.
After that, use your needle and thread the conductive thread
all around the spindle.
all around the spindle.
Continue doing the same for three switches.
Third Step:
Take the wire cutter and cut away the outer blue layer of
the cable cord and take the inner wires for the circuit. Once you get the wires
inside, strip around the ends to be solder with the rest of the circuits.
the cable cord and take the inner wires for the circuit. Once you get the wires
inside, strip around the ends to be solder with the rest of the circuits.
Now we will go into soldering the LEDS and resistor for the
circuit. The resistor we will be using is 180 Ohms, for three LEDS lights. The
structure of it will be: power to spindle and magnet (switch) to resistor to 3
LEDS to ground. Have this repeated three times.
circuit. The resistor we will be using is 180 Ohms, for three LEDS lights. The
structure of it will be: power to spindle and magnet (switch) to resistor to 3
LEDS to ground. Have this repeated three times.
Fourth Step:
Solder the switches and the rest of the parts together. Once
you finish, take the wire stopper and twist it around the three power and
ground wires to be connected to the battery.
you finish, take the wire stopper and twist it around the three power and
ground wires to be connected to the battery.
Test it out before mounting it onto the jellyfish body.
Fifth Step:
Once you finished testing, use the electronic tape and
attach it to the places you desire on the jellyfish and then zip ties it just
in case it comes loose. Optional, you can sew the circuit with thread onto the
jellyfish body.
attach it to the places you desire on the jellyfish and then zip ties it just
in case it comes loose. Optional, you can sew the circuit with thread onto the
jellyfish body.
Sixth and Final Step:
Wrap the thin fabric around the jellyfish body. Use the
needles to pin the fabric around the body in place.
needles to pin the fabric around the body in place.
Take the big magnet and run the magnet around the three
switches. The force should turn the LEDS on and/or off.
switches. The force should turn the LEDS on and/or off.
Enjoy!
Kiki