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I have been wanting to make a mini version of my LED hula hoop for a while now. I imagined it being really cute and tiny. Something you can take with you anywhere and twirl on your finger. Well I just got my thin tubing tonight and quickly hacked up a mini-hoop. It was cute, but kind of bland. So I stuck an LED with tiny batteries in the hoop and gave it a spin. The effect was mesmerizing…

the video is even cooler…

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I am selling packs of LEDs for those of you who want to customize their hoops or use them for other projects. You can see what colors are offered on the accessories page.

This includes LEDs used in the LED Camera Light Kit.

I finished writing instructions that show how you can use the Rechargeable Upgrade Kit to make your LED hoop rechargeable. Now you can enjoy 6 hours of lit hoop time and charge it in only about 1 hour.

The instructions were written to show a way to add the DC power Jack without having it interfere with anything, and to keep the modification of your hoop down to a minimum. The end result is the DC jack is recessing into the inner diameter surface of your hoop. This is a clean look. You can barely see the jack and wont be able to tell the difference from your old hoop.

It does involve soldering, and gluing.

There might be easier ways to add a DC jack to the hoop, it’s likely not look as pretty.

Please review the instructions and give me some feedback. If you think this looks way to hard let me know and I will find alternative methods. You can leave comments on the instruction page as well.

I encourage you to give this upgrade a try. The kit is available for $39.99.

I found a better charger for the upcoming LED Hula Hoop Upgrade Kit which only takes 1 hour to charge!! I think this is awesome since you’ll never suffer significant downtime. My supplies for the rechargeable upgrade kit for your ProdMod LED Hula Hoop are on their way in limited quantity as a trial, a handful of you have been clamoring for it but I can never be sure how many will actually buy. So I decided to open it up for pre-orders. This also prevents me from ordering too many parts from my suppliers. The first shipment of kits should be ready for shipment in the first week of July which is only 2 weeks away. There are only 3 available to ship that week. So if you want it fast you need to pre-order. Otherwise it will likely be an extra week before I get more parts.

I have priced out the kit as best I can at $39 plus $8 shipping. Since this is so new and does involve some prep work on my end I cannot guarantee the price will stay this low after the pre-order. So pre-ordering allows you to lock in the low price.

Instructions are up , it involves drilling a hole in your tube, soldering connections, and using some hot glue and possibly epoxy or silicone (window sealant). If I get enough complaints about soldering I might consider offering a solder-less version that allows you to just twist wires together.

Here is what is in the kit:

Rechargeable battery with wires attached - This will fit in the same spot as your lithium battery
DC Jack - I’ll post instructions on where you can put this jack in your tube
Switch - just in case you need a new one since you’ll be connecting it to the DC Jack a certain way
Some extra wire to make connections

Hoop Required:

1 inch thickness - only!!! This battery will NOT fit in the slimmer 3/4 hoop offered on this site.

Tools you’ll need:

Soldering Iron
Needle nose pliers
Hot glue
Electrical tape

Optional Tools:
Silicone (Window Sealant)
Epoxy

Buy the kit only here

It’s back! I have confirmed a few dates for the next ProdMod LED Hula Hoop Workshops. They will be held at 3rd Ward on July 19th and July 26th from 2pm to 6pm. (You’ll probably be done early.) This gives you plenty of time to get your hoop built before heading out to burningman which is at the end of August.

Renting space at 3rd Ward isn’t free, but I have worked out a deal so you only have to pay $20 to sign up. I am also discounting the material fee from $59 to $49 to offset that cost. In total you spend less than you would online, considering shipping costs, and you walk out of class with a working LED hoop!

You can enroll and buy materials on their page.

(if their page has the wrong fee amount you will be refunded accordingly)

You’ll have to make two separate transactions. Enrollment button pays to 3rd ward, Buy Now button pays to me.

Please sign up soon to reserve your spot and give me time to buy all the material!

If you are curious to see how much fun the last workshop was you can read the article with some great feedback, comments, and photos.

Details on the class is at 3rd Wards site. Let me know if you have any questions.

And please review the assembly steps to know what to expect