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"Perpetual motion" ornaments
🕑 Added 2025-08-29 12:45:57 +0000 UTCAnd another I recorded at the digs. These are a couple of magnetic pendulum ornaments I got from Ali-X. I gave the gold one to a coworker and kept the coil from the one with the black base. I may test the wire diameter when I get back to the usual workshop.
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Big Clive
The cylon scanning light is something that has probably been implemented by someone with an arduino and addressable tape. I switched to using USB power banks for my prop lighting. That also allows items to be plugged in continuously with a wall charger.
Zeedijk Mike
I'm currently building a Starship Galactica Cylon helmet for a college. For that I'm testing out some sliding light effect (If you known what a Cylon is, you know what I mean) Already while testing I'm sick and tired of the moving lights. So like the devices you show - they very quickly loose their appeal and will just end up with empty (leaking) batteries, collecting dust 😀 Love the simplicity of the circuit. I could have used that when I build my pendulum clock, although my pendulum uses the charging coil from an old electric toothbrush, so way fewer windings and resistance.
Mike Hughes
I did have a Kevin Minion that was solar powered but it wasn't of good quality and soon broke. I couldn't fix it unfortunately.
