Glow Wire Idea

test_tube_tonytest_tube_tony Dallas TX Member
edited May 2004 in Hardware
So, I’ve got some red and yellow glow wire. So, here’s a thought. Twist them both together, and put red on an always on power supply, and the yellow on a sound activated / blinking power supply. I like sound activated because it makes the blinking sporadic. You should get the following result (see pic). I haven’t figured out what a good application would be for this, but it’s a thought. What do you think of it?

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  • NiGHTSNiGHTS San Diego Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    An "Open all Night" or "Eat at Joe's" Sign on the side of your computer :bigggrin:
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited May 2004
    I like it! :)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    Rather than an idea, I just have a question: Why?
  • dodododo Landisville, PA
    edited May 2004
    what would you use for the sound activation?

    ~dodo
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    Thrax, didn't you see Tony's case at the LAN? The more colorful neon, the better!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    Yeah, I saw it. Thus the "Why?" ;D
  • NLichtmanNLichtman Spring Valley, CA
    edited May 2004
    That is pretty cool! He is a genious.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited May 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    Rather than an idea, I just have a question: Why?

    Because It's Tony!
    Jingo wrote:
    Check this my brother wrote it. http://animerevelation.com/modules....article&artid=2

    Does it have anything to do with glow wire?
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited May 2004
    TheSmJ wrote:
    Because It's Tony!



    Does it have anything to do with glow wire?


    It doesn't have anything to do with it, because its part of his sig.
  • test_tube_tonytest_tube_tony Dallas TX Member
    edited May 2004
    dodo wrote:
    what would you use for the sound activation?

    ~dodo

    the power inverter has built in sound activation. there are also deviced you can get that can sound activate anything (here's one).

    i kinda was looking for something i could decorate the front of the case with. i used to have 2 blue sound activated neons, one on each side, but they prooved to be too delicate for the lan. both got broken. for those that didnt see them, they where on the top half running along the drive bays of my chieftech case. i'm sure you can picture that. also, the origional curved air slots on the bottom half have been riped off. there are 2 red lighted fans in the fan bays with chrome wire fan grills over them. i'm not sure if i want to run a twisted pair of glow wires around the front of the case, but it may be worth it if i connect one of the inverters to the HD light with a transistor. my origional plan was to use just the red.

    hmmm..... now my brains workin....

    I'm open to any suggestions.
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited May 2004
    danball1976 wrote:
    It doesn't have anything to do with it, because its part of his sig.


    No, he edited it out of his post.
  • oCoMiKoCoMiK Oswego, IL
    edited May 2004
    Hey Tony,

    Can you direct me as to where I can get the specs on the "glowwire". I'm interested in diameter, voltage requirements, etc... Once I have an idea what this stuff looks like and how it operates, I'd be happy to throw some suggestions your way.

    From your previous post it sounds like your comfortable soldering and working with basic electronics. If this is incorrect, let me know.

    Ocomik

    www.ocomik.net
    www.ocomik.net/blog/index.html
  • oCoMiKoCoMiK Oswego, IL
    edited May 2004
    dodo wrote:
    what would you use for the sound activation?

    ~dodo

    I'm going to assume that the glowwire has an audio input of some sort. This could be wired directly to one of the audio outs on the sound card. Thus when you're laying down some supression fire for your buddy in BF1942, the glowwire is just flashing like crazy!
  • test_tube_tonytest_tube_tony Dallas TX Member
    edited May 2004
    www.sunbeamtech.com has some specs somewhere on their site. i can tell you that the glow wire uses a high voltage power suply that runs off the 12 volt circut from the psu. The audio input is a mic by the way.
    I am very good with electronics actually. Knoledgable in analogue and basic digital circuit design.
  • -tk-tk Detroit, MI USA Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    test_tube_tony wrote:
    the power inverter has built in sound activation.

    awwwww..... but i was going into toschi station to get some power inverters...
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited May 2004
    -tk wrote:
    awwwww..... but i was going into toschi station to get some power inverters...
    ;D;D;D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    You can waste time with your friends later. Right now I need you over at the datacenter.
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