Heck yeah! Or board games with hidden spaces that pieces light up when they land on certain spaces? I think there are so many cool applications for these little beauties.
I stole them from some nano LEDs I bought on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09QGHXJCM/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_MC26XQHQSQ43QBQCJTHF?linkCode=ml2&tag=midnighthatte-20
I saw you wrote a Gundam 5e conversion! Super cool. Have you ever heard of Gundam Gates, an online text based RPG in the early 2000s? It would be cool to reimagine it and merge parts parts (or all) of your system with a hub website where people can role play the broader world together. TTRPGs are cool now, we're all addicted to the internet, and we love Gundam. Fulfill my dream, make this thing please!
I've been looking for better solutions for lighting my Gunpla and I'm excited to try this method. I'm not the handiest with electronic wiring but I have plenty of time to learn where to solder, route cable, etc.
So, I have plans for making a Master Grade kitbash that is going to have five GN Drives, at least eight or so GN Condensers, not to mention all the weapons that will need to be lit up alongside the head and I'm thinking the feet, as well. And whatever else I do for anything GN related. Would that one tiny coil be enough to cover so many LEDs? Or would I need to make a bigger one?
I would have to check the manufacturer’s note but it can power at least 15 lights that I’ve tested. Are you referring to the single small coil with multiple lights on it or one ring with multiple little coils?
The small coil, itself. Because I'm sure if need be I could maybe split the load between two or more coils, just to be safe, but I just wanna make sure I can get it all lit up. And where I've never done *anything* LED before, I wanna make sure I do things right.
Very good questions. I run the coil off of a USB charger that's about 1.5-2 amp or an old Nintendo DS charger that puts out 5.2v at 3.2 amp. I'm not sure how much is lost before the receiver. It would be interesting to test, but wired in parallel I think you could probably power quite a few LEDs on a single coil. I have tested it with filament style LEDs and those would not stay powered on when combined with other LEDs on a single coil.
I don't know for sure. They are .2mm in diameter which I *think* is 50 AWG? I harvested them from these nano LEDs because I trimmed the wires for a different project: amzn.to/3KiCPxx. Waste not, want not I guess.
Are you talking about the wires soldered to the smaller coil? That was just scrap wire recycled from a charging cable. If you’re talking about the actual copper induction ring, I bought the whole induction kit on Amazon. They’re pretty inexpensive and the hard work is already done for you.
@@MidnightHatter Yes the smaller coil! Did you make the small coil extender using scrap wire? Does it require anything else, or did you just wrap the wire into a coil like that?
I suppose you could, but since you have to take the LED off and use the coil anyway you might as well use the one that’s there unless you want to save it for later.
Solder is much more reliable. The metal parts need to be in contact with each other in order to allow the electricity to flow. You can get away with sealing them using UV resin or epoxy from the outside, but super gluing them together probably won’t work.
GENIUS. This should be done with toys! Imagaine action figures that light up when the touch their playset or stand!
Heck yeah! Or board games with hidden spaces that pieces light up when they land on certain spaces? I think there are so many cool applications for these little beauties.
you single handedly make my project so much complicated. i wish there were more english speaking youtubers like you. awesome video man.
Hey man love the concept of this. Just curious where you got the super thin cable from to extend the light.
I stole them from some nano LEDs I bought on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B09QGHXJCM/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_MC26XQHQSQ43QBQCJTHF?linkCode=ml2&tag=midnighthatte-20
This is revolutionary! I will definitely be exploring this. Thank you!
Thank you! I agree it's a game changer!
I saw you wrote a Gundam 5e conversion! Super cool. Have you ever heard of Gundam Gates, an online text based RPG in the early 2000s? It would be cool to reimagine it and merge parts parts (or all) of your system with a hub website where people can role play the broader world together. TTRPGs are cool now, we're all addicted to the internet, and we love Gundam. Fulfill my dream, make this thing please!
i need a link to that conversion plz
Man too cool just what I was looking for, thanks!
I've been looking for better solutions for lighting my Gunpla and I'm excited to try this method. I'm not the handiest with electronic wiring but I have plenty of time to learn where to solder, route cable, etc.
I didn’t know what I was doing either. I burned myself plenty of times but it’s pretty simple stuff
Nicely done 👍
Thank you!
So, I have plans for making a Master Grade kitbash that is going to have five GN Drives, at least eight or so GN Condensers, not to mention all the weapons that will need to be lit up alongside the head and I'm thinking the feet, as well. And whatever else I do for anything GN related. Would that one tiny coil be enough to cover so many LEDs? Or would I need to make a bigger one?
I would have to check the manufacturer’s note but it can power at least 15 lights that I’ve tested. Are you referring to the single small coil with multiple lights on it or one ring with multiple little coils?
The small coil, itself. Because I'm sure if need be I could maybe split the load between two or more coils, just to be safe, but I just wanna make sure I can get it all lit up. And where I've never done *anything* LED before, I wanna make sure I do things right.
How much current do you think the receiver coil can handle? How many lights do you think is the maximum?
Very good questions. I run the coil off of a USB charger that's about 1.5-2 amp or an old Nintendo DS charger that puts out 5.2v at 3.2 amp. I'm not sure how much is lost before the receiver. It would be interesting to test, but wired in parallel I think you could probably power quite a few LEDs on a single coil. I have tested it with filament style LEDs and those would not stay powered on when combined with other LEDs on a single coil.
@@MidnightHatter I was going to ask about filaments next! Thanks. This was helpful.
Thanks im going try this. What is the AWG size of those wires you used to connect the LED light to the LED unit?
I don't know for sure. They are .2mm in diameter which I *think* is 50 AWG? I harvested them from these nano LEDs because I trimmed the wires for a different project: amzn.to/3KiCPxx.
Waste not, want not I guess.
awesome dude
Question! Where did you get that coil that helps extend the range?
Are you talking about the wires soldered to the smaller coil? That was just scrap wire recycled from a charging cable.
If you’re talking about the actual copper induction ring, I bought the whole induction kit on Amazon. They’re pretty inexpensive and the hard work is already done for you.
@@MidnightHatter Yes the smaller coil! Did you make the small coil extender using scrap wire? Does it require anything else, or did you just wrap the wire into a coil like that?
Oh I didn’t make those they’re included in the kit: amzn.to/3X6KZ3f
@@MidnightHatter oh got it! thank you! this helps so much!
Is it possible to just use pico leds insted of trying to pry the led?
I suppose you could, but since you have to take the LED off and use the coil anyway you might as well use the one that’s there unless you want to save it for later.
fair point. was thinking of alternatives in case I fry the built in ones hahaha thanks for this idea!
That’s a good point, I didn’t think of that even though I almost burned the LED when I pried it off! Thanks!
Are these 5.4mm inductive leds? Or 4mm
4.3mm wide by 5mm tall
Yo, it’s me again, do I need a solder or can I just use some glue?
Solder is much more reliable. The metal parts need to be in contact with each other in order to allow the electricity to flow. You can get away with sealing them using UV resin or epoxy from the outside, but super gluing them together probably won’t work.
You literally turned a wireless led to a wired led lol
Haha, indeed I made wired airpods. 🤣🤦