Modding my Room

[Optix]

Yes thats what I am going to do,

I had this idea, I want to make some clear strips, with RGB (SMD) LED's in them, then I want this swithc wich let you change the colour of the led's, and maybe a function so the led change from colour automatically (with fading).. If anyone know how to do this, ore got a tutorial for it, It would be awesome.. (It needs to get plugged in a standard 230V connection)..


Cheers

(ye I am R&D but I am just stupid;))

[Rory]

Hack the power from your light on your ceiling lol.

Then you have a toggle switch

[isaac gs0]

im not positive this will help but it is something to look at. a friend of mine made one and it is quite impressive for its size and output.

http://www.lochraster.org/fnordlicht/

[Optix]

im not positive this will help but it is something to look at. a friend of mine made one and it is quite impressive for its size and output.

http://www.lochraster.org/fnordlicht/

Hmm awesome, thats almost what I mean,, but you have to program some PIC's yourself, and well., I simply can't, so I need something without custom PIC's (A)

[isaac gs0]

well i believe there was a patch or download thing that programs it for you but im not positive on that

[Optix]

well i believe there was a patch or download thing that programs it for you but im not positive on that

Yeah there is, but then I would need a PIC Programmer ,and I dont got that..

[ryan0]

rgb led's and a plc microcontroller and there u have it,programming them things is hard but they're awesome,i had bout 20 of them cos my dad got em for free from his job and i've used em all lol,they rock

[4dP]

How bout you get the chip from sickmods and add a long wire and a switch and there it is and let me be the first to say SMD LEDs  REALLY to go around once would take hundreds and that may cost you i would reccommend using 5mm unless you going to space the leds a long distance

[MattZani]

atleast 5mm i would say, maybe 8mm or even 10mm

[ryan0]

or get a cold cathode,or an even easier idea,lets say u want red,go to the hardware shop and buy a red light bulb,cut up a bedside lamp,mount it on the bottom of your bed,turn on and hey presto ur bed got underglow!i did that on my bed its looks awesome but u cant see it atm cos of too much crap underneath my bed

[Tec_]

you could get some chair runner (is the wood molding that prevents you from denting your wall when you back up) and you could cut it to fit and run some EL wire behind it. they make inverters that plug in to the wall and are sound sensitive so when you get the music going it will flash and you could buy a lot of different coulers and control witch one you want on with a switch

[ryan0]

lol tec u love el wire

[Tec_]

http://www.coolight.com/product-p/cl-ibf-50m.htm

Constant light/Variable Flash - slow flash to a rapid strobe, **NEW FEATURE - BRIGHTNESS CONTROL

powers up to 165 ft it would work so well for what you want.

lol tec u love el wire

yeah leave it to me to suggest the el wire

[Optix]

Yeah I have been thinking of EL Wire, but it will set me off atleasy $200 to light up my room, and atm I need my money badly for a DJ Set.

[DubbleDutch]

i just made some neon onder my bed and desk xD

it's made from christmass lights, you know the one that are supposed to be put in three's :P

[MattZani]

I was thinking of like a way to lock (Windows Button and L) Your PC when you leave the room.

Have 2 IR Sensors, 1 after the other, so it can sense your direction, when 1 is triggered, then 2, the PC Locks, When 2 is triggered, then 1, PC Unlocks.

[FreeK]

wow matt, that was wwwwaaaayyy off topic,
but my idea is that you could get some rope lights (leds in plastic/rubber casing) and set that in the edge throughout your bedroom
i did it for the bottom of my bed, looks pretty cool and comes in different colors