Wiring LED TO helmet

[mrjack1112000]

very helpful. thanks for posting this!

 

[808armor]

Thanks for making this clear cut, and to the point....great TUT !

 

[Ronin]

No problem guys! I was a little frustrated when I first started mine, so when I can help out anyone out I will give it my best try!

 

[Adulese]

For those of you who are having trouble with this, or want to hook up a fan, here is a video I found on youtube that has really helped me out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L69B7x1Pbi0

- Adulese

 

[Macattack64]

Love the video...

I did my lights yesterday and they came out like this:

Soldering Station

 

[sxysweed]

*Doesn't read thread*

This is a neat little link for wiring up LED's and getting the resistors right. Works pretty good too.
Lets you pick an arangement, input voltage, all that and it gives you everything..

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

 

[GothicSpartan117]

Bookmarked! This thing rules dude, one question, What store did You go to to get those supplies?

 

[AceOfDiamonds]

When I finally figure out what I'm going to make my armor out of, as well as save up to buy all the stuff I'll need (*cringe), I'll probably implement some of this stuff into the armor. I'll probably need a few fans, because I plan to use mine in paintball (nothing more frightening then the master chief!). In fact, If I can find a small, cheap LCD (very small, very cheap!), another cheap greyscale camera and some more infra-red LEDs I could implement one of my night vision systems! Yeah, who would have the best suit then?

 

[DemonSandWizards]

im from a modding forum www.acidmods.com and we do all kinds of cool stuff, but thats not the point. i know alot about wiring and if anyone needs any help with leds and how to wire them plus different kinds of switces and whatnot im here to help

 

[waterNIG]

man i wish i had a radioshack here

 

[CPU64]

I just got done with my lights yesterday.. I used blue instead of white.
Blue is "cooler"
I also used a "hands-free" switch so I don't hae to try and wrestle with my armor and try to reach around my helmet.

 

[sybrfreq]

I used a 4-aa battery pack and wired up my led's in parallel (2 per resistor, I think 39ohm I used). Ended up being 18or so mA with 25mA max diodes. Very bright white ones from radioshack, unfortunately they are quite dazzling to others so I can't really use them.

I really like the #276-080 led holders that radioshack has:

http://405th.com/forums/index.php?act=atta...ost&id=7008
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...rentPage=family
My RS has them for a buck each, they are nice and secure and look good as well.

Digikey is a great source if there is no radioshack nearby but they don't have some of the more exotic colors.

 

[Pambo]

i light have alot

 

[Pambo]

i heard LED was poisonous, hahahahahahahahahahaha...ha...ha.

 

[arknight]

hey can u tell me where u got those parts because here in vancouver canada its hard to find sources for MC armor

 

[ilikecats]

I reckon Dick Smith Electronics here in Australia would have all the supplies needed.

 

[andrew wukusick]

Would a 100 ohm resistor work for 4 led's? & is there any different looking switches, because that would look ugly sticking out of a helmet.

 

[ilikecats]

Would a 100 ohm resistor work for 4 led's? & is there any different looking switches, because that would look ugly sticking out of a helmet.

You can get push button switches, but they cost more. Also if you want I believe one of the Q&A crew has some "Hands Free" Switches, not sure what they are, but you can ask them.

cheers.

 

[TexasAggie2011]

You can get push button switches, but they cost more. Also if you want I believe one of the Q&A crew has some "Hands Free" Switches, not sure what they are, but you can ask them.

cheers.

one of my buddies on campus who has a cobalt mark V suit has a switch in his helmet he hits with his chin. not sure what type it was, but it works well when we're out messing around in our armor.

 

[Freeztech]

one of my buddies on campus who has a cobalt mark V suit has a switch in his helmet he hits with his chin. not sure what type it was, but it works well when we're out messing around in our armor.

that could easily be a push button switch. simple enough. he hits it and it turns on hits it again and it goes off.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...oductId=2062544


as this one. any push on push off spst switch will work. another way to do it is to place a simple momentary spst switch in the top of the helmet so when you're wearing it the light is on and when you're not wearing it the light is off.
this switch would be good for that type of working
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...oductId=3060978