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DIY - Make a computer controlled party light in 90 seconds!

Posted in Consumer, DIY Zedomax, DoItYourself!, Entertainment, Microcontroller, Robots by max on the August 30th, 2006 at 5:38 pm

Today, I was thinking about how I can turn a household bulb into a party light by connecting an embedded computer for my next party in my garage.

We will use a SSR (solid state relay) relays to enable common AC household light…

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2006-08-30 22:43:02

[...] Max says, “Today, I was thinking about how I can turn a household bulb into a party light by connecting an embedded computer for my next party in my garage. We will use a SSR (solid state relay) relays to enable common AC household light.” Check out the great video tutorial. Read More. [...]

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Comment by Dayne
2006-08-30 23:00:49

Where do you buy your SSRs? I’ve been looking into doing this with Christmas lights, but haven’t found out where to get them.

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Comment by max
2006-08-30 23:05:37

You can get the SSR4 boards from cubloc.com,
I think to get actualy SSRs, you can get them anywhere such as mouser.com,
digikey.com, etc…etc…

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Comment by Dayne
2006-08-30 23:27:31

Thanks. Awesome work, by the way!

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Comment by max
2006-08-30 23:43:21

oh thanx! :)

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Comment by Alex
2006-08-31 01:16:57

Interesting project, definately quick. The cycling compact flourescent will kill the ballast on the bulb pretty fast. A CF is always a good energy saver, but for on off, LED or incandescent would be a better option.

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Comment by Don H
2006-08-31 02:30:33

Futurelec is a good source of medium-quality SSRs. For inductive (usu. motors) loads, put a quencharc across the load. One can make his own SSRs if he needs many. A good place to start would be a perusal of a MOC 3010 optocoupler data sheet and applicaton note. If one chooses to use a high-current incandescent such as a halogen bulb, consider a plastic inrush surge limiter, in series, these don’t have a linear R w/ temp.

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Comment by Patrick O.
2006-08-31 03:13:40

Now add a couple of servo motors to the base, make a few more, add a color shade or two and you’ve got some serious party equipment.

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Comment by max
2006-08-31 14:50:18

oh yeah, that would be nice for my next party~

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2006-08-31 17:19:21

DIY - Make a computer controlled party light in 90 seconds!…

Today, I was thinking about how I can turn a household bulb into a party light by connecting an embedded computer for my next party in my garage. We will use a SSR (solid state relay) relays to enable common AC household light…

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Comment by Don H
2006-09-01 00:58:01

On a safety note, this device should be enclosed in an earthed metal box equiped with a fuse. On the bench, open as it is shown, it should only be used through an isolation transformer.

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Comment by Johhny McGyver
2006-09-02 02:51:23

wow, this is great max, keep it up!

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Comment by max
2006-09-03 06:47:05

thanx mr. gcgyver! :)

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Comment by TP
2006-09-05 03:14:37

Incredible. You are ginus!!!
When can we expect your next project???

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Comment by max
2006-09-05 20:36:39

um pretty soon,
have you seen my new one,
http://zedomax.com/blog/archives/210

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2006-10-23 00:43:25

[...] [via Zedomax] [...]

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Comment by girrrrrrr2
2007-08-17 17:42:06

thanks for this i will try it later…

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Comment by Carl
2007-08-24 05:56:22

girrrrrrr2 if you have the Cubloc gear !

Love to find out who this guy is, love the videos he does.

I would love to see more of these

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Comment by Izl Subscribed to comments via email
2007-08-30 20:44:59

would work better with normal bulbs since they dont have the delay

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