Recent content by onesillyanna

This is with half the leds. It's awesome. I'll be putting the rest in later this week. Thank you everyone who helped me make this. You guys are excellent. I would not have been able to do this on my own or with the help of my idiot friends. Thank you thank you thank you a million times thank you.

Honestly I've been working really hard on this today and I think that the wire I have is ok. I did my test with 8x2 and it was fine. I'm already putting it all together. As far as wiring goes I'm about a quarter done. When I am done, which will probably be a few days due to working and camping...

That link was wonderfully informative on soldering. I'm going to recalculate how much wire I need now that I'm using different tutu and different schematic and fewer leds.

Alright. And the fewer strips of leds the longer the batteries last? And I'm finding out that I'm terrible at soldering. Like horrible. I'm using 18g speaker wire and I'm afraid that because it is multiple strands of copper it's not going to get a good connection. I couldn't find anything...

While all if that is great, I don't think I have enough time to receive the parts in the mail and this is again a small town with very limited retail stores. I have to have it completely ready by the 7th. Unless all the parts are in ordinary household electronics. And even then I may not have...

I haven't started to solder yet. I'm planning on doing that tomorrow. That's when I will test out regular AAs. I have probably 60+ regular AAs around the house so it would be alright to go through 16+ of them. HIMNL9, Is there a way to do a smaller scale test? 16x2 feels daunting because the...

Alright, the trouble with buying the 14500 batteries is that my debit card is a mastercard and freaking mastercard won't allow Hong Kong purchases if you're not actually physically there. Due to the frequency of fraud. I don't have any other cards for payment so poo. Bionic Badger, I do have...

Yeah I have paypal and know how to use it but the websites were refusing it. I think my bank maybe screwed with my debit card. It expires next month and they may have canceled this one early like some punks. I'm working on running a test set. I'm getting it rigged now and I plan to keep it at...

That brought up a lot of neat info but I am not knowledgeable in this area to take on that sort of task. It looks very complicated and I don't think that I have access to those supplies. Unless you know enough about it to get straight to a plan. I have two weeks left til go time and that doesn't...

Would something other than AA's work better? And would, for the test, two batteries in the battery holder even work or does it need 4 to operate correctly?

So I can't get those batteries in my town or the next big town over. I also am having MAJOR issues trying to order them online. Is there any alternative battery that will work for 16 sets of 4 leds? That's how I'm wanting to set it up so that the whole thing never has to be completely unlit.

Well, because I tried to get friends to help me at first (one of them had gone through industrial maintenance classes and was all certified, he is the one who ruined a good portion of my leds like a stupid jerk) I only have 32 sets of 4 that are in good enough shape to work with. I figured I'd...

Awesome. I'm having a friend check a battery store in my home town tomorrow to see if I can avoid having to pay for rush shipping. If I can't then I'll order them asap. I'll get 12 instead of just 8. I figure if I have one extra set and I have to stop and swap I'll be alright. I've got a great...

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/trustfire-protected-14500-3-7v-900mah-lithium-batteries-2-pack-blue-19626 Are these ok and do they come charged enough or do I need to buy a charger and charge them more at home before I leave? And will they fit in these holders...

Ok and as far as the 14500 batteries go, do I have to get the rechargeable ones or can I just buy some regular lithium batteries? Because these are the only options I have in town. Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA Battery (4-Pack), L91SBP-4 Energizer Advanced Lithium Battery - AA - Li Will either...