Not in Macroman's league but I try my best ... iMAC style fanbus, which I call the iBUS! I'm going to do more experimentation with different stuff to get the best effect and diffuse the light more - anyone any ideas? I was thinking of spraying the inside of the box with the frosting spray used for Bit-Tech's etch idea - might work. See more at http://www.pcpowerzone.co.uk/clearbus.html
I saw one of the boxes in maplins in the week and thought it would look wicked instead of that pink one rikk had I didnt get around to posting it though LED needs touching up as its not spreading enough light though
looks great! I'd build one if I had a window to see it through, but heh, I'm not a modder so I won't bother. Macroman - he's a nutter. I'd better pay attention during my electronics lecutres.
Line the box with tissue or tracing paper and use diffused leds rather than clear. Leds don't get hot so there should be no problem. I've used this trick before. You may need to try different papers for the best effect. BTW it looks pretty cool to me.
Thanks for the tip Macroman, I've got a few ideas I'll try, hopefully I can achieve the look I'm after. Respect to u for your awesome work.
Sweet Would look nice in the Juno case range. Oh I have one, I did see these over at Maplins the other day but have been a tad busy. Not sure on the impact with a cathode fitted, so that’s my only concern. If you have an LED lamp or a fluorescent lamp fitted it’s sure to stand out from a crowd. Good job and nicely done
I'm off out to buy some and try spraying the inside of the box lightly, see if that works. Nice etch BTW.
Duh.. sorry, I just read you first post saying about the frosting. BLIND, I'M BLIND.. and now I look dumb too..
EL sheet? Elaborate, is this available in the UK and from where and for how much and in what colours ???
It is a tad exspensive, well the inverters are. But its still good Oh yer its a bitch to wire as well. My low watt soldering iron melted the stuff.
Heres all the RS codes etc... Sold Individually EL sheet stock no. price each 1-4 5-24 25-99 60x50mm high brightness blue-green 267-8706 £4.62 £4.43 £4.26 white 267-8728 £4.62 £4.43 £4.26 blue 267-8734 £4.62 £4.43 £4.26 yellow-green 267-8740 £4.62 £4.43 £4.26 orange 267-8756 £4.62 £4.43 £4.26 red 267-8762 £4.62 £4.43 £4.26 ------------------- Sold Individually 1-4 5-9 10-24 130x120mm high brightness blue-green 267-8778 £18.19 £16.65 £16.07 white 267-8784 £18.19 £16.65 £16.07 blue 267-8790 £18.19 £16.65 £16.07 yellow-green 267-8807 £18.19 £16.65 £16.07 orange 267-8813 £18.19 £16.65 £16.07 red 267-8829 £18.19 £16.65 £16.07 ------------------- inverter stock no. price each 1-4 5-9 10-24 5V, 175Hz 267-8835 £16.71 £15.30 £14.71 5V, 400Hz 267-8841 £22.19 £20.31 £19.53 12V, 400Hz 267-8857 £22.19 £20.31 £19.53 12V, 400Hz 267-8863 £24.94 £22.83 £21.95 ------------------- Done! God im bored
Blimey, Dyson should take some tips from RS components on Sucking.. their website registration certainly does.
The EL sheet looks nice but way too expensive for a £5 fanbus. I scoured all my local DIY shops today and no-one had the frosted glass spray - arse! KNA - any chance u could send me a can? I'll pay including the postage obviously.
how about doin what Kna did to his mini borg handle, silver foil job, gave a nice glow, would prob look shat in the ibus thou
