Light
up an abnormal jellyfish anywhere in your place just by an easy switch!
up an abnormal jellyfish anywhere in your place just by an easy switch!
Materials that you will
need:
need:
-Conductive
thread
thread
-Zip
ties
ties
-Magnets
(different sizes)
(different sizes)
-Resistor
180 Ohms
180 Ohms
-Three
LED lights (blue, red, and yellow)
LED lights (blue, red, and yellow)
-Soldering
iron
iron
-Solder
-Cable
cord
cord
-Needle/Thread
-Scissors
-Electronic
tape
tape
-Styrofoam
(For mounting purposes)
(For mounting purposes)
-two
ground piece of a switch
ground piece of a switch
-Spindle
-Wire
stopper
stopper
-9
volts battery
volts battery
-battery
head
head
-Wire
stripper
stripper
-Wire
cutter
cutter
-Silicone
mold for the jellyfish body (Optional)
mold for the jellyfish body (Optional)
-Hot
Glue Gun
Glue Gun
First Step:
Before
starting the final prototype, you must do a prototype on your circuit to see if
everything goes correctly.
starting the final prototype, you must do a prototype 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.
how many LEDs lights you will be using for the 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.
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.
After
that, use your needle and thread the conductive thread all around the spindle.
that, use your needle and thread the conductive thread all around the spindle.
Continue
doing the same for two switches.
doing the same for two 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 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.
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 two times.
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 two 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.
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.
Fifth Step:
Attach
the two switches to the Styrofoam surface along with the rest of the circuit.
Use the hot glue gun and attach it down to the surface. The switch should be
hot glued horizontally. (Note: This is optional, as long as it’s easier for the
magnet to contrast to the switches.)
the two switches to the Styrofoam surface along with the rest of the circuit.
Use the hot glue gun and attach it down to the surface. The switch should be
hot glued horizontally. (Note: This is optional, as long as it’s easier for the
magnet to contrast to the switches.)
Sixth and Final Step:
Take
the big magnet and run the magnet around the three switches. The force should
turn the LEDS on and/or off.
the big magnet and run the magnet around the three switches. The force should
turn the LEDS on and/or off.
And
there you have it, your own personal jellyfish! (;
there you have it, your own personal jellyfish! (;