LED Bouncie

This is my entry into the Get the LED Out Challenge.

It is a combination of the amazing LED Throwie by Q-Branch and your average super bouncy ball. The result is a bouncable light up device that is excellent for satisfying your midnight super bouncy ball cravings.

Step 1 Gather Materials

Gather the following materials:

• 1 Small LED (any color will do but I had green on hand).
• Enough small button cell batteries to power your LED.
• 1 Super bouncy ball.
• Electrical tape .

And also fetch the following tools:

• Razor blade.
• Exacto knife (the razor will be fine but the Exacto will help you as well).
• Hot Glue gun (and glue). The hot glue worked OK but you may want to use super glue or epoxy instead.

Keep in mind that you want all your components to be small. You will notice that my LED and battery arrangement fit comfortably inside a 1-inch super bounce ball. You can use larger components but you may need a larger ball to house them all. That said, lets continue.

Comments

[avanbibber]

Would this method by ok for making eyes on a halloween costume? Am making a werewolf and would like LED red light eyes.

[elkalpin]

I'm ganna make one where one end of the led is connected to the battery, so when you thow it down it blinks once!

[codongolev]

so many throwie remixes... bouncies sinkies handie any other -ie things you can think of.

[bassclarinet23]

Floaties and Frosties.

[garrett10]

poopies

[bassclarinet23]

So I'm assuming that the LED is tucked in far enough that it won't break when it bounces. Is that correct?

How long, typically, does the battery last?

[ampeyro]

a good version of this could have a impact swich(i must add it to my list)

[timanator]

you could probably find one on a small kids toy

[garrett10]

or old flashing shoes

[ampeyro]

yes but the idea is to do it myself, if i buy the finished product it's not DIY

[timanator]

where can i get a good LED light

[canno]

will this affect the bounciness of the ball?

[LEEROYJenkins]

i almost feel that using the word "bounciness" isnt quite professianal. but on the other hand it is a fun word.

[15zhangfra]

cutting apart bouncy balls?(sob) you...you...FIEND

[marc92]

It's only to improve their usability in the dark.

[15zhangfra]

oh nvm

[Letharius]

Nice Instructable. I think I'm going to try this one. In the end, how much is the uh, "bouncability" of the ball effected by the cutting in half, and gluing? Does it still bounce well, and fairly straight?

[marc92]

It does not bounce as well as if it was not cut in half, but it does still bounce.

[bassclarinet23]

Can you shut it off or do you just have to keep it on until the battery dies?

[marc92]

It stays on only because I did not have a small enough switch.

[geeklord]

why didn't you use one of those super thin batteries, The 3volt lithium ones?

[marc92]

They are wider than the super ball itself.

[geeklord]

O, i thought you were usin one of those bigger bouncy balls. The ones that are somewhere around an inch or more in diameter. Theres an idea...........

[Artificial Intelligence]

Very cool. You could also try this Instructable by pudi.dk to make a super bouncy ball.

[awkrin]

yeah that way u can make it without cutting the call in half then gluing back..

[Artificial Intelligence]

And you can make it in different shapes and sizes.

[marc92]

Great idea!

[Artificial Intelligence]

Thanks. This Instructable is a great idea.

[cooldog]

you could use the switch inside those shopes that light up when your walking

[marc92]

Great idea, I wonder how big those switches are.

[Pyrowuzzup]

you could probably even make one of those switches yourself. you would just need two thin pieces of metal that would be kept apart until and impact caused them to temporarily bend into each other.

[cooldog]

some guy that made the all-terrain wallet used one

check it out
http://www.instructables.com/id/Knobby-All-Terrain-Rubber-Wallet-with-Optional-Sma/

[marc92]

Thats pretty cool but I don't think that would to fit into one of the super balls that I am using.

[Shinji]

A thin spring with a pin in the middle. You can make it as small as you want.

[alex-sharetskiy]

they already have this, the lighted bouncy ball

[Shinji]

Yeah thats where I got the idea lol, I figured we were doing the same thing in all other aspects anyways...

[alex-sharetskiy]

cool project though

[Sunbanks]

To cut it in half you could also run it over with a car :P It splits it in half perfectly. I like this, and I have the righe size LEDs! Yay! Anyway, good job.

[marc92]

Hahaha. Did you find that out on purpose?

[Sunbanks]

Haha nope!