To do this I obtained an EL Wire sequencer which has proved problematical due to a design issue (in the circuit board). There are work arounds available and I'm following them, but they require reprogramming the board and that is a non trivial operation. In the interim I have also ordered the new version of the sequencer and perhaps that might be the best way to go. We'll see.
The El wire offers a rather nice form factor that can be used in many creative ways, and in conjunction with the programmable sequencer offers some really interesting possibilities such as moving patters of light that change over time or upon performing an action - like pulling the trigger or perhaps adjusting the stopcock on the front end.
In the near term, another upgrade has suggested itself, this time to the Aethero-Galvanic exciter. In the previous article I talked about the need for a three volt supply for the Lumin Disc while at the same time a twelve volt supply was needed for the Neuralizer. I spoke of how I solved this using a separate three volt battery connected to a relay.
Well, I've found a nice little three volt power supply that can be driven from a twelve volt DC source, which makes the separate battery unnecessary. Better yet, it makes the battery optional, and opens up the possibility of using a wide range of different batteries, three volt, nine volt, whatever comes to hand. In theory I can even do away with the relay, which will obviate one source of failure. Not sure that I will, though. That is still under review.
But it does mean that I will be able to use the one twelve volt lead acid battery to run everything, and when that loses charge I can swap in a 9V battery to run just the Lumin Disc. Space will be more efficiently used inside the box and options will be widened.
So that's next up on the agenda.
