I created a cup on which LEDs light up on the side corresponding to the liquid level inside the cup using a floating magnetic assembly and a series of reed switches.
Category: Creative Switches (old)
Evil Pig – Creative Switch
The Evil Pig stuffed animal uses brass snaps on its feet to complete the circuit to light the LEDs. The LEDs are connected in series to each other with a resistor and are powered by a 9-volt battery that rests in the belly of the pig. The negative lead to the battery is connected to…
Creative Switch: Toy Gun
The LED lights go off once you pull the trigger!
Creative Switch: LED Candle
LED Candle This is the way the circuit is set up, with the LEDs inf parallel Here is the candle on and off The bottom of the candle was carved out so I could fit all of the wiring neatly inside. Video
Creative Switch: Light Up Solo Cup: Nick Savidge
My Creative Switch Project is the “Light Up Solo Cup”. This is the second version of my project, I cleaned up from my original version. Very simple circuit with an easy concept of using a conductive material like aluminum as well as water to complete a circuit and switch on a couple LEDs. The set…
/creative Switch_LED Tambourine
You know whats better than a Tambourine?! A Light up LED Dora the Explorer tambourine! There nothing like the joy of making annoying noise with Lights when you tilt tambourine vertically!
Creative Switch: Hat
For my creative switch project, I made a hat with 2 LEDs that are activated when you lean your head forward. I used a mercury tilt switch. Everything is secured inside the hat with duct tape. Video Demo: http://vimeo.com/59958662 Megan Troutman
Creative Switch: Bvolta
Creative Switch: Flash Bang In this creative switch project, 30 green LEDs are activated when the cylindrical object is lowered onto a contact plate. The aesthetics of the piece are influenced by the film Blade Runner and the works of Matthew Barney in Drawing Restraint. The labor intensive act of raising and lowering the cylindrical weighted pipe produces…
Creative Switch: Toy Car
The switch is a spring that moves with the rear left wheel. (circuit)
Creative Switch – “Buddha Lamp”
Here’s my creative switch project…I call it the “Buddha Lamp.”
Creative Switch: Gloves
This project demonstrates what I have done for the Creative Switch. For this project, I used gloves to do high fives to make the LEDs light up. The process of getting everything done was difficult, but the end result was very rewarding. These are the wires I used for this project: And these are the…