Sequential Lighting LED Disc

 by MdP1632
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Using a motor, some LEDs, a battery, and a few other things, it is possible to create an amazing device that serves no purpose aside from decoration and learning. LEDs on a small disc will light sequentially as a motor spins. This is a fine alternative, if I might say, if you do not wish to go through the process of buying/building, and programming a microcontroller.
 
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Step 1: Parts

Part list:
LEDs
Motor
K'nex (can be substituted with any other structure-building thing)
Wire (Hookup, and preferably some more wire with frayed ends)
Cardboard, Plastic, or similar
Pliers
Aluminum Foil (Conductive ink of some kind is a preferable substitute. I didn't have any.)
Tape
Glue
Wood or something to form a base
ahossain3 says: May 8, 2013. 11:49 AM
Dear sir,
I need a simple circuit with a single LED which will blink at a rate of 10 times per second.
But it will blink for three different times duration with three different interval. For example;

-------------------- (20 times blink in 2 seconds, then 2 Second gap/pause)
---------- (10 times blink in 1 second, then 1 Second gap/pause)
----- (5 times blink in 0.5 second, then 0.5 second gap/pause)
then the process is repeated continuously until disconnecting from power.
MdP1632 (author) says: Feb 13, 2008. 2:04 PM
Sorry about the blurry pictures. My camera isn't very good.
arrow shot says: Feb 12, 2008. 12:19 PM
awesome 2 get the LED out contestants in knex section. I got a circuit kit once (awesome snap circuit set) i wasnt much of a fan with the led light..
dsman195276 says: Feb 11, 2008. 7:22 AM
interesting. you should put knex as a key word.
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