cyclotron lights


by heidigon

22 years, 8 months ago

Does anyone out there have a wiring diagram for making your own battery powered rotating lights for the cyclotron?

by Ectoman

22 years, 8 months ago

Here is a PCB layout I made.. it is untested.. It is 1.4 wide and 1.2 tall. Uses a 4011, 4017 (1) 1K Resistor, (1) 4.7K Resistor, and a 47uF Capaciter.. all found at your local Radio Shack. (the timing and spacing still needs work.)

http://home.mn.rr.com/jquick/cyclo1.jpg

by heidigon

22 years, 7 months ago

I gave the diagram download to a friend who's good with electronics. He's having a hard time figuring out where the lights work in to the diagram. If you can help me one more time with that information it would be greatly appreciated.

by Ectoman

22 years, 7 months ago

I don't really remember how it is.. but I believe you hook the postive termanal to the top open hole in the middle.. and the negitive lead to the hole in the bottom middle.

The Cyclotron lights are wired so you hook one end where the number is.. and the other where the the corresponding hole is.. and then continue up the numbers..

(I know I just made that more confusing than it is.)

by ecto-3

22 years, 7 months ago

Fascinating! smile

by heidigon

22 years, 7 months ago

Thanks for the prompt response Ectoman. I'll give it a try and see what happens.

by flynn

22 years, 7 months ago

heidigon, if you get it to work, post what you did. I'm thinking about taking the diagram to the local university (LSU for those interrested) and seeing what their electrical engineering students can do with it.

by heidigon

22 years, 6 months ago

just an update, mine still does not work. i don't know if it's the diagram or my own mistakes. i've screwed around with it for about a month and still can't make it work right. one light blinks and two stay on or whatever else it comes up with. i gave up, bought the streaming ten LED kit from all electonics and just use four of them. works great.

by Ectoman

22 years, 6 months ago

Check out this topic of discussion for more info about the light circuits.

Click Here

by Daryl_Oswald

22 years, 6 months ago

you can always us blinking LED's. they are a bit expensive ($1.99 a light) but they need no extra parts, they blink on their own.