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Blue Rain

PROTOTYPE

A teardrop becomes moody blue when lit from the inside.

The prototype was constructed of white felt with a blue stitch.

Eyes were glued to the inside with the idea of revealing the mood when turned on.

4 LED’s were connected in parallel to the battery (resistors will be needed for the final design), then inserted into styrofoam spheres for diffusion.

Parallel Wired LED Cluster

LED’s inserted into spheres

 

Spheres wrapped in stuffing before being loaded into the prototype 

DIFFUSION TESTS

I tested several methods for diffusing the LED light.

Nylon Mesh Weave

 

Glow in the dark “fingers”

 

Ping Pong Balls

 

Polypropylene tubes

 

Styrofoam spheres

 

and Opaque plastic cylinders

In the end, I found the Styrofoam spheres to deliver the best look to the diffusion. The ping-pong balls were a close second, but too large for the concept I’m thinking about.

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