Okay, it is a bit silly topic really, but I hope it will be fine here...
There are these led shoelaces going for 3$ on ebay so they are pretty cheap.
I have found it perfect to pimp my stunt kite for a night ride. Only problem is that they are too short (80cm). I thought maybe if I can melt the 2 together and use only 1 of those adapter that would be enough length. Do you think it can work that way? I dont know how this thing works and I only hope its just some plastic strings.
As long as there isn't an LED under the bit you are trying to melt, it should work. They are probably light pipes with an LED or two at the end so as long as you melt the other ends together you should be OK.
You will have batteries at both ends - modding them beyond that might get complicated.
You could also use EL-wire. It works with electroluminescence, so the wire itself is actually emitting light. Colour changing isn't possible, but you can get lengths of 10m or more. DX has some, but with a 12V power source... probably to heavy for a kite
These EL-wires looks awesome. But yeah 12V power supply on a kite is something hard to do. I guess it can lift up 2xAAA np in a strong wind, but I dont want to loose too much of the flying characteristic. Maybe with 4xCR2032 ? What do you think, how fast will 1,5m EL wire drain it?
If the shoelaces wont be too efficient then I will definitely try something with EL wires, but first Im gonna try to increase the voltage of the shoelaces. From what I have seen on youtube they are bright enough tho.
Sorry a bit off topic but I am going to put a trit on my cats collar. So I can see it at night. It has a habit of sleeping in doorways and at the top of the stairs.
CR2032 sound like a good idea, but what about these little 12v batteries that some car remote control alarm uses? (It's called A23, or: GP23A, LRV08, MN21, V23GA)
May be a pair of those in parallel and you are done.
Thanks dude, I didnt know that those small ones are 12V, but now I have learned that the wire itself needs a lot of voltage to operate, so the bigger problem is to find a good driver. Or I can stick with the given packs from china (mostly 3V) and mod them to a smaller battery pack. Now I wonder how fast it will drain a small pack of anything, since the current is miniscule. Maybe 1 single CR2032 is enough?! :D
Update: This is the smallest inverter. And drives only 1m.
I have a site that sells high-quality LED shoelaces for dirt cheap. http://oildropper.com/shop/shop.php?c=ledshoe&x=LED_Shoelaces will sell you a multitude of the colors at the cheapest prices. I, personally, have a pair of the blue LED shoelaces and they are very durable and I have had them for three weeks now and they still are lighting up (of course I only use them at night), but they are an amazing buy and I would suggest them to anybody seeking to bring attention to their shoes.
