Name that GEC Tube Topper Popper!

[Hammer67]

 

[rune1279]

Thanks guys, it was fun



Just this afternoon, maybe a couple of hours. And electrical engineer

That is utterly gratuitous. Also? Awesome. :thumbup: You'll probably be on Make:blog by the end of the week.

The curiosity is getting to me -- what is that lone chip on your protoboard? Microcontroller? 555? Tiny elf working a switchboard?

--Mark

 

[sturzi]

I figured it must have been a Fluke.

Haha, a bit of good old EE humour

The curiosity is getting to me -- what is that lone chip on your protoboard?

Just a pin header to power the servos. The magic happens on the Arduino (blue board).

 

[meako]

This so called monster of a thread is in dire need of a bump

Here's a silly little Sunday project: The Tube-O-Matic for lazy people!
Insert tube, push button, done

[video=youtube;EaoJ_fhgHYg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaoJ_fhgHYg[/video]

Obviously not a second entry, just thought someone might get a kick out of it

Its automatic!...It's Sturz O tastic!...Its Giz-Mo Tronic!...
Why,Its... Tube lightning........
You take some old bits of wire and some string and some bits of wood.
keep talkin' Whoa keep talkin'
You stick em all together and you know that its gonna be good.
Keep talkin' Whoa keep talkin"
Its got a mechanism from a worn out digital clock
Keep talkin' Whoa keep talkin'
Theres nothing on board to prevent electrical shock
Be careful- Whoa be careful!
With just one flick
This thing is slick
It's Tube Lightning.....



works better if you do the Danny Zuko voice.

 

[rune1279]

Just a pin header to power the servos. The magic happens on the Arduino (blue board).

Ah, at fullscreen, now I see it. I had misidentified that as one of those 8xAA battery holders, for some reason.

Thanks,
--Mark

 

[waynorth]

You folks have not made my life easy!!
Some great names have been created here, and some wonderful instruments of - well - temporary de-construction!!
I am working on it, and enlisting family and friends to help select winners!
Give me a little more time . . . . ..
This is way fun also!!

 

[waynorth]

Very important!!
Anyone with an entry before post #86, please email me your mailing address!