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Building a 1 meter tall RGB LED tower

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spuddevans:
So the next step was to assemble the PCB that interfaces between the main processor PCB and all of the "rings" of RGB LEDs, I'm calling it the Interconnect PCB.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cFhkjX0S_Y[/youtube]

Next up will be the rings of RGB LEDs, all 550 of them (550 times 4 pins, 2200 solder joints....... this may take a while  :bang: )

Thanks for watching
Tim

spuddevans:
Part 4 - assembling and soldering all the "rings" of LEDs, 4 pins per LED, 16 LEDs per ring, 32 rings = 2000+ solder joints using about 6 meters of 0.7mm 60/40 solder !!
Tried 1st of all soldering them my own way, then after a couple of "rings" I discovered some advice in the supplied manual and tried a couple of "rings" using their method. Their method did NOT give a warm fuzzy feeling, more like a murderous, seething contempt.  :bang: :zap: :bang: (note to self, take the manual with a small shovel of salt!!)

Anywho, here's the next installment,
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Qd4M8edwE[/youtube]


Next up will be taking all of these completed "rings" and then constructing a tower with them (another 500+ solder joints, then running another 3 wires from each LED "ring" to the Interconnect PCB.

Thanks for watching,
Tim

Brass_Machine:
Oooohhhh Why didn't I see this sooner???

Very very cool. Haven't watched the vids yet... I will do that later tonight.

I built a very small LED cube (3x3x3) That was a pain. Can't imagine one that is a meter tall!!

spuddevans:

--- Quote from: Brass_Machine on July 16, 2021, 06:37:39 PM ---I built a very small LED cube (3x3x3) That was a pain. Can't imagine one that is a meter tall!!

--- End quote ---

I built a blue 8x8x8 LED cube a couple years ago, that was fun!!! I've been looking out for a RGB 8x8x8 cube kit but not found one yet, that would be a real challenge!

Tim

Brass_Machine:
Mine was a Radio Shack kit (miss that place)... when they tried to make a last grasp at what made them (being a DIY store).

Thought I saw a 9x9x9 kit on banggood??

Maybe it was aliexpress

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