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Step 8Make the headband
Now lets make the lightstrip into headware !
-Find some velcro strips that are at least as wide as the LED strip and long enough to go around your head. You may have to cut your strip down if it's two wide. Find a piece of the soft velcro..not the pointy ones... and make a strip just as wide as your RGB strip .
- Find the length of velcor necessary to go completely around your head with about 3 inches ov overlap. Cut the velcro to that length
- remove the adhesive backing from the the velcro and place it carefully on the back side of the LED strip. Be aware that it is very difficult to remove once the adhesive touches the strip, so align your work carefully
- leave the last 6 inches or so of backing intact on the strip. Use electrical tape to protect the wiring between the perf board and the light strip. Also put a strip of electrical tape around the battery connector to give it soem stress releif
- cut a strip of the 'prickly' velcro that is the length of the 6 inch piece which still has its backing. Remove the backing and stick the two types of velcor together back to back sticky side in. This will form the fastener for the head band
- place a fresh 9 Volt battery on the 'prickly velcro. Position it so that you can easily attach the battery clip .
- Cut two more short pieces of 'prickly' velcro and use them to fashion a loop to hold the battery down. Do this by attaching the end of the 'prickly' piece to the 'soft' velcro on the inside of the headband, loop it tightly over and around the battery, then attach the other end of the 'prickly' loop to the ' soft' velcro on the inside of the band. It may sound complicated.. but it's not :-). Use the other 'prickly' strip to make a simple cover for the perf board. This will prevent you from loosing your PICAXE processor when your out dancing.
-Find some velcro strips that are at least as wide as the LED strip and long enough to go around your head. You may have to cut your strip down if it's two wide. Find a piece of the soft velcro..not the pointy ones... and make a strip just as wide as your RGB strip .
- Find the length of velcor necessary to go completely around your head with about 3 inches ov overlap. Cut the velcro to that length
- remove the adhesive backing from the the velcro and place it carefully on the back side of the LED strip. Be aware that it is very difficult to remove once the adhesive touches the strip, so align your work carefully
- leave the last 6 inches or so of backing intact on the strip. Use electrical tape to protect the wiring between the perf board and the light strip. Also put a strip of electrical tape around the battery connector to give it soem stress releif
- cut a strip of the 'prickly' velcro that is the length of the 6 inch piece which still has its backing. Remove the backing and stick the two types of velcor together back to back sticky side in. This will form the fastener for the head band
- place a fresh 9 Volt battery on the 'prickly velcro. Position it so that you can easily attach the battery clip .
- Cut two more short pieces of 'prickly' velcro and use them to fashion a loop to hold the battery down. Do this by attaching the end of the 'prickly' piece to the 'soft' velcro on the inside of the headband, loop it tightly over and around the battery, then attach the other end of the 'prickly' loop to the ' soft' velcro on the inside of the band. It may sound complicated.. but it's not :-). Use the other 'prickly' strip to make a simple cover for the perf board. This will prevent you from loosing your PICAXE processor when your out dancing.
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