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Title: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: techninjadude on February 04, 2011, 01:17:16 PM
so in dt at skool were making our own clock. but i wanna ace it with my modding skills any ideas. i am thinking about to make a crystal clear acrylic cube with sound reactive leds wired in and the clock motor on sum side.
I really need ideas and for designs and ideas.My teacher thinks im a retard but i want my design to make him sh*t himself.
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: hyper999 on February 04, 2011, 01:42:09 PM
i made a clock in dt and after three years of product design my best advice is keep it simple, i know from experience if you try and do something complicated you end up having to rush it and it will look awful, try and think more simple but brilliant :P
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: HiddenVenom on February 04, 2011, 03:36:10 PM
You can never fail with binary clocks :)
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: jrfhoutx on February 04, 2011, 04:41:36 PM
Persistence of Vision (POV) Clock would be my suggestion, or as hidden said a binary clock...
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: frenulem - No.5417 on February 04, 2011, 04:48:44 PM
http://hackaday.com/2011/01/31/how-to-build-a-ping-pong-ball-display/ (http://hackaday.com/2011/01/31/how-to-build-a-ping-pong-ball-display/) ooorrrr http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Word-Clock/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Word-Clock/)
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: techninjadude on February 05, 2011, 12:46:01 AM
Anything more simple than that. I mine I want Ideas In design like I cant make a Binary clock and stuff lol thats to complicated for me. my teacher is gonna give the class all a simple motor module thing for the clock. Its all graded on the Design. I have 18weeks to complete it at school which is 18 Hours all together. Thx guys but I need design ideas that are simple and Outstanding.
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: TwisTtheTwiTcH on February 05, 2011, 01:00:08 AM
Thanks for bringing that project to my attention Frenulem. I want to make that now, however I have an interesting twist to it. I want to use amber leds for the numbers and the surrounding balls will be violet. The only trick will be is having the leds switch from amber to violet whenever the numbers change.

-TwisT
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: frenulem - No.5417 on February 05, 2011, 05:55:40 AM
you could have it so that when it reaches a certain time that the colours would change
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: techninjadude on February 05, 2011, 06:22:00 AM
How would I do that?
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: frenulem - No.5417 on February 05, 2011, 07:27:53 AM
Hard to describe.... brb paint, ok so this is a quick idea, i could draw the diagram if you like, what power can you use?
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: techninjadude on February 05, 2011, 08:23:18 AM

Thats a wicked Idea, thanks. man.

When you mean power do you mean volts. I am using 3v

Post Merge: February 05, 2011, 08:24:33 AM
But the problem is the conductive material.
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: frenulem - No.5417 on February 05, 2011, 08:26:21 AM
a scrap of metal or a random bit of wire, and your gonna need to power the LEDs, if thats what you wanna do, separately , with a 9v batt
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: techninjadude on February 05, 2011, 08:33:02 AM
I have a Idea. There is this switch I forgot its name it is trigger by a magnet.I can put a magnet on the hand to trigger it.

Post Merge: February 05, 2011, 06:34:52 AM
I found the Answer. Ill put a magnet on the hand and use a Reed Switch to activate it.  :dribble: :dribble: :dribble:






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Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: FOOKz™ on February 05, 2011, 02:22:59 PM
when in doubt EL wire the crap out of it.
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: techninjadude on February 06, 2011, 03:31:51 AM
IS el Wire Bright
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: Crumbz on April 18, 2011, 05:10:22 PM
it can be if it's dark.
but guess thats the only time the light really counts eh?

yes i am canadian lol
Title: Re: Clock ideas.....just click this noob
Post by: NicxCustoms on August 24, 2011, 05:35:43 PM
im making the ping pong clock for my Shop :)
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