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These are my tank goggles, i got some uv leds and a 12v battery from radioshmuk and wired them into a modified sobe lid. This is very much a beta version, as they didnt have any battery holders at the place, and getting the fixture in and out was a huge pain. but this is basically proof of concept, what they will look like when im finished. I still have to get another battery and about 2 more leds to wire up the other eye piece. Im using uv leds because i want the uv flouresing lense to glow brightly, but i dont want to to be wearing a head mounted flashlight.
I will note that the blueish color is a bit over exaggerated due to the fact that i used an imbeded laptop lid webcam to take the photo. UV and digital cameras do not really get along so it makes these look a little...better, then i can actually manage in real life. But its alteast pretty close...second photo to come.
I will note that the blueish color is a bit over exaggerated due to the fact that i used an imbeded laptop lid webcam to take the photo. UV and digital cameras do not really get along so it makes these look a little...better, then i can actually manage in real life. But its alteast pretty close...second photo to come.
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The goggles i fear were made by another artisan. His quality is outstanding but he is a little slow at order completion. i do have a pair of goggles i hand made that i noted fairly detailed instructions on assembly, you can get almost all the parts at home depot. i would just offer to sell you the pair i made but i really dont think you would want them much without me doing a little tweaking on them here and there first...
AS FOR THE LIGHT EFFECT. That is a horse of another color and all together easier to deal with. all you need is a flat surface, cut to fit neatly inside what ever you are illuminating. puncture 3 sets of holes with a drill, and slide the leads for the leds right through. connect the leads in sequence. You will notice that one wire is longer then the other, that is so you can tell the flow of current. Connect the short wire of the first led to the long wire of the second, then the short wire of the second to the long wire of the third, and so on.
Basically, unlike iridescent bulbs, leds run off direct current, it isnt enough that the electricity passes through them, it has to pass through them all in the same direction, at the right polarity. If you reverse one, the entire sequence will not work. Also, i have wrecked way too many LEDs so fair warning. Watch the current ratings. I am using 3 leds. The maximum current is 4 volts. 4 x 3 equals 12. so a 12 volt battery will decrease their life span but make them run at top brightness. If you decide to use only 1 or 2 leds, youll need a lower voltage battery, or else your led will make a beautiful light show, then the air will fill with the acrid smell of burnt tech.
Personally, i would use one high intensity LED (its about as big as a gum drop but at max voltage it puts off a hell of alot of light) radio shack has them in red, green, and blue, sometimes in yellow. Less wiring, lower energy needs, probably easier to rig also... i only used uv because these specific goggles use uv reactive lenses, so they glow but dont throw alot of light. they would have no effect at all on standard plexi...
Ahem, rambling aside. if you are interested, the artist who made these goggles has a website here http://www.atomefabrik.com/pages_go...../steampunk.htm for steam punk, also has alot of cyber stuff, if you have the disposable income and time to wait for manufacturing...there's also a few places that sells some of their work premade...higher in price, but much faster delivery...
AS FOR THE LIGHT EFFECT. That is a horse of another color and all together easier to deal with. all you need is a flat surface, cut to fit neatly inside what ever you are illuminating. puncture 3 sets of holes with a drill, and slide the leads for the leds right through. connect the leads in sequence. You will notice that one wire is longer then the other, that is so you can tell the flow of current. Connect the short wire of the first led to the long wire of the second, then the short wire of the second to the long wire of the third, and so on.
Basically, unlike iridescent bulbs, leds run off direct current, it isnt enough that the electricity passes through them, it has to pass through them all in the same direction, at the right polarity. If you reverse one, the entire sequence will not work. Also, i have wrecked way too many LEDs so fair warning. Watch the current ratings. I am using 3 leds. The maximum current is 4 volts. 4 x 3 equals 12. so a 12 volt battery will decrease their life span but make them run at top brightness. If you decide to use only 1 or 2 leds, youll need a lower voltage battery, or else your led will make a beautiful light show, then the air will fill with the acrid smell of burnt tech.
Personally, i would use one high intensity LED (its about as big as a gum drop but at max voltage it puts off a hell of alot of light) radio shack has them in red, green, and blue, sometimes in yellow. Less wiring, lower energy needs, probably easier to rig also... i only used uv because these specific goggles use uv reactive lenses, so they glow but dont throw alot of light. they would have no effect at all on standard plexi...
Ahem, rambling aside. if you are interested, the artist who made these goggles has a website here http://www.atomefabrik.com/pages_go...../steampunk.htm for steam punk, also has alot of cyber stuff, if you have the disposable income and time to wait for manufacturing...there's also a few places that sells some of their work premade...higher in price, but much faster delivery...
This is for cosmetic use only. Yhe very nature of of the build means that wearing my goggles on my eyes would make me incapable of seeing through them. The method by witch i rigged the leds is so that all three are laying flat on their side facing toward the center, so none of the focal points are facing outward. Also the "glass" i have mounted in the goggles is uv reactive and glows powerfully blue. the reason you can go blind, or damage your eyes with uv light, or atleast give your self a mighty headache, is because the light light does not cause you r irises to contract. you can usually feel it if uv light is damaging your eyes, the light looks all fuzzy and stuff, and it hurts a little, these dont cause that effect. basically it is inducing the lense to glow, but not really putting off any light aside from that...
No need to teach me about eye contracting, know quite a bit bout stuff ^^"
Just noticed you took a snapshot of yourself where you were having em on the eyes X3
I was having the same Idea for a full Glass coloring but I broke mine during last AC in frustration.. Now I can't find the damn model anymore n our stores >.<
Just noticed you took a snapshot of yourself where you were having em on the eyes X3
I was having the same Idea for a full Glass coloring but I broke mine during last AC in frustration.. Now I can't find the damn model anymore n our stores >.<
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