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Please meet Blinky. Blinky is a led-based life form. His driving force is his need to connect with humans. When connected, his big blue led-eyes light up cheerfully.
But there's one issue always on Blinky's little, five-component brain: He is alone, and would love to get in touch with other led-based creatures. Here's a video:
Blinky asked me to set up this instructable, so that other people can make him a friend.
Making Blinky a friend won't cost you much:
- a couple of hours of your time and patience
- approximately €12 / $16
(but you might find everything you need in your basement)
- Some everyday tools
In the five steps described, you'll find everything you need to know to create a friend for Blinky. He can't wait to meet the results of your efforts...
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Update Feb 2011: I made Blinky a friend. He's called Monster 555.
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But there's one issue always on Blinky's little, five-component brain: He is alone, and would love to get in touch with other led-based creatures. Here's a video:
Blinky asked me to set up this instructable, so that other people can make him a friend.
Making Blinky a friend won't cost you much:
- a couple of hours of your time and patience
- approximately €12 / $16
(but you might find everything you need in your basement)
- Some everyday tools
In the five steps described, you'll find everything you need to know to create a friend for Blinky. He can't wait to meet the results of your efforts...
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Update Feb 2011: I made Blinky a friend. He's called Monster 555.
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Also take a look at the photo's and the comments. I tried to make the pictures as self-explanatory as I could...
Materials used for building Blinky's body and legs:
- A lot of electric wire connectors: 60 stubs or so (€3 / $3,60)
- A couple of meters of solid kern electrical wire (€2 / $2,50)
- Tie-raps
- A piece (30 x 30 cm) of furry fabric
- Double sided foam tape
- 9 Volt battery block
For Blinky's head:
- a 9 x 5 cm plugin board for electric components (aka breadboard).
- Two transistors BC547 B
- 1 resistor 100 kOhm
- Solid kern jumperwire to connect the components on the plugin board
(I bought an electronics "experimenting package" for €10 / $12 which contained everything I needed at Conrad.)
- Two 10mm blue LED's
- More solid wire connectors.
- Double sided foam tape
Tools you need:
- Pliers to cut and bend the electrical wire
- a stripper
- Small screwdriver
- sharp knive
- scissors
- multimeter
- powerdrill (for twisting wires: see this smart instructable)
Materials used for building Blinky's body and legs:
- A lot of electric wire connectors: 60 stubs or so (€3 / $3,60)
- A couple of meters of solid kern electrical wire (€2 / $2,50)
- Tie-raps
- A piece (30 x 30 cm) of furry fabric
- Double sided foam tape
- 9 Volt battery block
For Blinky's head:
- a 9 x 5 cm plugin board for electric components (aka breadboard).
- Two transistors BC547 B
- 1 resistor 100 kOhm
- Solid kern jumperwire to connect the components on the plugin board
(I bought an electronics "experimenting package" for €10 / $12 which contained everything I needed at Conrad.)
- Two 10mm blue LED's
- More solid wire connectors.
- Double sided foam tape
Tools you need:
- Pliers to cut and bend the electrical wire
- a stripper
- Small screwdriver
- sharp knive
- scissors
- multimeter
- powerdrill (for twisting wires: see this smart instructable)
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Blinky moet winnen!
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