thats a great idea danny...so u can use any usb cable right?
Hey Ryan - not just any old cable - the USB cable I used was one for supplying power only. If you dont have one, you will probably need to make your own by looking at a USB2 diagram like this one. http://www.matsonic.com/new/faqsdata/image/usb.jpg My electronics is not up to scratch though.
And there was me thinking you'd managed to make it fly via USB power! ;)
Hmm ... Gundam Mk II with cables. "Gundam Mk II Lift Off !" - NERV HQ.
Um so which of the wires in the usb cable gives power. Can anyone tell me the name of the wires? Lol u can weather down a gundam easily if we can blow one up with high voltage, or melt it. :)
Wow. Very nice. You mentioned the PG Strike Batteries were in the head, does this make them a pain to replace? And is the switch a pain as well? Im only asking cause I have one ordered and am curious
Dave, The batteries for Strike are in the head - same goes for GP01. I am not sure about the others but all of these involve removing armor to turn on the diodes...
What brand/colour did you use for the blue on the Mk2? I like it =p
Alright, long post.... Just wondering how you would mod the Strike Freedom Lightling Edition since it uses two different sources. (Would be nice if it didn't need the stand the torso to light up) Also, I was wondering where I would be able to get a suitable usb power cord for the modding. I have a general idea on what has to be done for the head to light up, although a little tricky. Making a hole through the neckpiece and getting wire to link up with the rest of the circuitry. Thanks.
Hmmm okay so i tried to usb power my Lightning Version Strike Gundam ....and it works! well for about a day before the head light blew and also since i've connected it to my usb port which is connected to my PC it keeps saying a power surge occured and then nothing conneted to the hub works :/ needless to say that i guess it would work if u get ur voltage/current calculations right or jsut get better LEDS
Oh and just to flow up on that previous post, William i kinda left out the switch in the head to make some room for the wires coming out and then just used soldered abit of wire to the metal connectors in the head NOT the led, cause i know that they are quite heat sensitive and melt easily, then just screw in the other ends to the back hidding it in the armour not too difficult and shouldnt need for any cutting plasitc bits if u use thin telephone wire (the head is a bit of a diffie since you've got to solder it in the right place else the solder gets in the way of it closing nicely ) Then i just soldered the usb end into the base at the bottom and cut out bits of plastic here and there to make it fit. Like i said before the light might blow out since a cr1220 battery which it takes is only 3v and then the voltage from 3 AA batterys is 1.5v if my memory is still good voltage gets added in series so its 4.5v and then with usb ur supplying it with 5v which will give it an extremmly cool glow if just not for very long(eyes especially)...
after getting the usb idea from danny, i thou i wud give it a go, my first "project" was to mod my kampufer. i took the led which was supplied with my old MG zeta gundam, the lil led tht goes into the bk tail. and the good news is tht its the same size as the eye of the kampufer... (and its a clear led which emits red light when connected, WooHoo). wired it up with a cut off usb led and it worked!! my next project was my PG strike, i didnt start with the head led cos its sorta boxed-in, i need more time to figure out how to minimise the damage when wiring it in. n e ways, i turned my attention to the mod-able beam rifle. after cutting off holes here and there i finally managed to fit in a led, but when connected to the usb it heats up in less then 10sec... >_< well, i was kinda thinking of finding a 2v resister to wire in, but then i think a dimmer switch wud b a better idea since a dimmer switch controls the power going into the light bulb. n e ways, i've yet to try it out but tell me wot u think guys.
What type of USB cable(s) and other cable(s) would be best to use?Is it just one type or any type of cable?
I just used an USB extention cable and cut off one end, and leaving the other end that is used to plug into my computer. And connected it to the leds, but in the case of my pg strike, I extented it with telephone cable cause the cables are thin.
can the strike freedom lightning edition be powered by a usb cable to? so it can still light up its body and head?
Omg!! I so wanna do this, but the melting head thing really made me worry lol
Right i found out that most usb cables have a voltage of around 4.75 to 5v so you would need to check the maximum voltage the LED you are using can take. i hade to modify the head of my PG rx78-2 to hold a 5mmm LED since the LED i got with the kit has a maximum voltage of about 2v and i frazzled that withing about 3 seconds of connecting it up. So for any one that wants to do this in the future u might wanna find the maximum voltage your LED can handle.
I saw this done once to a PG Wing Zero Custom. I was pondering the idea of doing it to my MG Zaku. The melting head is a concern though.
thats a great idea danny...so u can use any usb cable right?
Hey Ryan - not just any old cable - the USB cable I used was one for supplying power only. If you dont have one, you will probably need to make your own by looking at a USB2 diagram like this one. http://www.matsonic.com/new/faqsdata/image/usb.jpg My electronics is not up to scratch though.
And there was me thinking you'd managed to make it fly via USB power! ;)
Hmm ... Gundam Mk II with cables. "Gundam Mk II Lift Off !" - NERV HQ.
Um so which of the wires in the usb cable gives power. Can anyone tell me the name of the wires? Lol u can weather down a gundam easily if we can blow one up with high voltage, or melt it. :)
Wow. Very nice. You mentioned the PG Strike Batteries were in the head, does this make them a pain to replace? And is the switch a pain as well? Im only asking cause I have one ordered and am curious
Dave, The batteries for Strike are in the head - same goes for GP01. I am not sure about the others but all of these involve removing armor to turn on the diodes...
What brand/colour did you use for the blue on the Mk2? I like it =p
Alright, long post.... Just wondering how you would mod the Strike Freedom Lightling Edition since it uses two different sources. (Would be nice if it didn't need the stand the torso to light up) Also, I was wondering where I would be able to get a suitable usb power cord for the modding. I have a general idea on what has to be done for the head to light up, although a little tricky. Making a hole through the neckpiece and getting wire to link up with the rest of the circuitry. Thanks.
Hmmm okay so i tried to usb power my Lightning Version Strike Gundam ....and it works! well for about a day before the head light blew and also since i've connected it to my usb port which is connected to my PC it keeps saying a power surge occured and then nothing conneted to the hub works :/ needless to say that i guess it would work if u get ur voltage/current calculations right or jsut get better LEDS
Oh and just to flow up on that previous post, William i kinda left out the switch in the head to make some room for the wires coming out and then just used soldered abit of wire to the metal connectors in the head NOT the led, cause i know that they are quite heat sensitive and melt easily, then just screw in the other ends to the back hidding it in the armour not too difficult and shouldnt need for any cutting plasitc bits if u use thin telephone wire (the head is a bit of a diffie since you've got to solder it in the right place else the solder gets in the way of it closing nicely ) Then i just soldered the usb end into the base at the bottom and cut out bits of plastic here and there to make it fit. Like i said before the light might blow out since a cr1220 battery which it takes is only 3v and then the voltage from 3 AA batterys is 1.5v if my memory is still good voltage gets added in series so its 4.5v and then with usb ur supplying it with 5v which will give it an extremmly cool glow if just not for very long(eyes especially)...
after getting the usb idea from danny, i thou i wud give it a go, my first "project" was to mod my kampufer. i took the led which was supplied with my old MG zeta gundam, the lil led tht goes into the bk tail. and the good news is tht its the same size as the eye of the kampufer... (and its a clear led which emits red light when connected, WooHoo). wired it up with a cut off usb led and it worked!! my next project was my PG strike, i didnt start with the head led cos its sorta boxed-in, i need more time to figure out how to minimise the damage when wiring it in. n e ways, i turned my attention to the mod-able beam rifle. after cutting off holes here and there i finally managed to fit in a led, but when connected to the usb it heats up in less then 10sec... >_< well, i was kinda thinking of finding a 2v resister to wire in, but then i think a dimmer switch wud b a better idea since a dimmer switch controls the power going into the light bulb. n e ways, i've yet to try it out but tell me wot u think guys.
