Archive for November, 2008

Foldable Collapsible Flexible LED Hoop Tubing

I just realized I never actually wrote a post about this new Flexible LED Hoop Tubing that I used to make this really cool completely foldable collapsible LED Hoop!

This tubing makes it really easy to twist into a figure 8 and fold in half.

You can buy the tubing from me in a variety of sizes. You can also request a custom LED Hoop Kit with this tubing.

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Munny and the ProdMod LED Hoop accessory

Munny with prodmod LED hoop

I made an LED Hoop for my Munny Vinyl toy. The hoop fits right into his hand grip. I can make it in a variety of colors.

It is battery powered, but can also be plugged into a power adapter for endless light up hoop awesomeness!

It makes a great night light.

Here is what it looks like in a well lit room

 ProdMod LED hoop for Munny in the light

Don’t forget you can decorate your hoop with vinyl tape so it looks cool with the lights off too!

Maybe I should make more Vinyl Doll accessories. If anyone has ideas or requests just leave a comment below.

I would also like to make a hoop for the large 20-inch Munny. If you have one I can borrow let me know so I’d be happy to make a hoop for your Munny!

If you want to buy your own mini LED hoop for you Munny or for anything else just contact me for details. I can make it in a variety of colors like yellow, white, blue green or any combination. I can even use LEDs that change color automatically.

 

ProdMod Video Light and Charger for your Flip Camcorder

ProdMod Video Light and Charger for Flip Camcorder

I have a new camera light that is specifically built for the Flip Camcorder. This Flip Video Light outputs about 100 lumen and plugs into the USB plug of the Flip Mino camcorder. It can also work with other Flip Cameras. This allows you to take video at night or in complete darkness. This model runs on only 2 AAA batteries and will shine its light for about 1 hour, conveniently matching the Flip recording limit.  Even better, flip the switch down and you can charge your Flip Camcorder through the USB plug. Fresh AAA batteries will have enough juice to charge your flip for about 4 hours. You’ll only need 3 hours to charge your Flip!

CORRECTION!:

The flip light and charger, as it was designed on November 12, 2008, does not charge the Flip at the same rate as your PC would. For safety reasons the Flip assumes it is a low current device and limits the current draw to only 100mA. This current is so low that even after 4 hours of charging you wont see much change in your battery level.

To charge the Flip in about 3 hours you will need to “tell” the Flip it is connected to a high current source. To do this you simply short the D+ pin to teh D- pin of your USB jack. Now the Flip should draw 450mA to 520mA from the ProdMod Light and Charger. But drawing around 500mA through the 5V boost circuit means you are drawing over 2.5A from the 2 AAA batteries. With 1150mAh batteries your total charge time is only about 20 minutes at best. And 20 minutes of charging at about 500mA probably only adds about 8 minutes of recording time. I guess 8 minutes is better than nothing and besides, this would serve as a light 90% of the time. If the status of this project changes I will update, but for now I would consider this mostly a light rather than a charger.

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