Moon Lamp With Remote

Hello Everyone,

I was inspired by https://www.instructables.com/Print-Your-Own-Moon/ and printed various sizes of the moon.

They turned out good, but my challenges were

• Making it portable, rechargeable
• Work with and without wire
• Stronger
• Electronic circuit for the lamp
• Multi colors
• Easy service/troubleshooting
• Wooden stand

In this instructable, I will share how I made one

Do let me know your comments and suggestions

Step 1: What Do We Need ?

• 3d Printed Moon (see the next step for more details)
• Lithium battery from an old phone (width less than 28mm)
• RGB LED strip
• RGB controller with remote
• TP4056 - lithium battery charger
• MT3608- DC step-up convertor
• 5.5x2.1mm power jack
• Push-button
• Wires
• Soldering iron
• Hot-glue
• Multimeter
• Scrap wooden plank
• Jigsaw
• PVA glue / fevicol
• 13/64" dowels

Step 2: 3d Printing the Moon

• Download STL files from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4749712
• Printed with white PLA at 0.2mm resolution
• Took 33hrs approx for the moon and 40 minutes for the cap
• I adjusted the cap based on components I had
• I have also kept a plain cap stl, that can be customizer based on your requirement/components

Step 3: Circuit Diagram

• The battery is charged by TP4056
• The output of TP4056 is stepped up to 12V using MT3608
• This is the input voltage for the RGB controller via a switch

Step 4: Testing: RBG LED Strip

• Before starting building, testing individual components is recommended
• Here I am testing RGB LED strip

Step 5: Testing It All Together

• I have a habit to test all components individually and then together before the final assembly
• This helps me to adjust/troubleshoot if there are issues with individual components
• I had to replace the battery and adjust the length of the led strip to reduce brightness

Step 6: Reducing Size

• Most of the components I used were barebone, except the RGB controller
• So I removed the outer casing and removed any connectors
• I soldered the led strip with the help of some soft and short length wires as shown

Step 7: Assembly

• Fix the power jack connector and the switch on the cap as shown
• Using double side tape, stick the TP4056 and MT3608 on the battery ( on one side)
• On the other side stick the RGB controller
• Make all wire connections as per the circuit diagram
• Test the Moon Lamp
• Take rest of the day Off

Step 8: Stand

• Cut 6 wooden fingers 2.5"x0.5"
• Drill 5mm or 13/64" holes as shown
• Using 13/64" dowels and fevicol, assemble the stand
• Sand the stand and apply varnish for a natural look

Step 9: Adore

• Charge the battery
• Set the moon on the stand
• Set color of the moon to your mood
• Adore it's beautify

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