With that done, the Epson ribbon could be looped into the Canon cartridge and wound in using the built-in winder. The first step was to crack open the Canon cartridge to dump out the old ribbon. Thankfully, the FX80’s ribbon is the same width as the one used in the Canon printer, even if the cartridge is of a completely different design. With replacements unavailable, he instead turned to the more popular Epson FX80, for which new ribbons can still be found. was hoping to find a new ribbon for his Canon PW-1080A after the 33-year-old ribbon had been hammered to bits. What do you do when your dot matrix printer’s ribbon is torn to shreds after decades of use, and no new cartridges are available? You might like to attempt a ribbon transplant from another printer’s cartridge, and that’s just what did. Be sure to check it out after the break, both in the safety of the house, and outside in the scary darkness.Ĭontinue reading “2023 Halloween Hackfest: Quoth The Raven, “Caww!”” → Posted in Arduino Hacks, Holiday Hacks Tagged arduino nano, DF Player Mini, PIR sensor, power LED, raven Hiding electronics and hot glue is one thing, but this is above and beyond. Spookiness aside, our favorite part might be the absolutely lovely job that did decorating the raven’s base. As you might expect, the sounds are on an SD card and played through a DF Player Mini. This bird’s brain is an Arduino Nano, which is protected from the 12V supply with a boost converter. The light comes from a whopping 10-watt, 12-volt power LED. Get close enough to this raven and you’ll set off the PIR sensor, which triggers lighting and sound effects, including some spooky glowing and blinking red eyes, general cawing, and of course, thunder. This one began when scored a fake raven at a neighbor’s garage sale and decided to turn it into a thunder-and-lightning decoration that would frighten even the bravest trick-or-treater. Sometimes, projects start in somewhat unlikely places. What’s a Ghostbusters costume without a PKE meter? Continue reading “2023 Halloween Hackfest: Converted Proton Pack Lights Up The Night” → Posted in Holiday Hacks Tagged 18650, arduino, arduino nano, cyclotron, ghostbusters, proton pack Be sure to check it out in action after the break. A frame made of square aluminium tubing adds strength, and a new pair of padded straps make it comfortable. He also drilled out and lit up the cyclotron, because what’s a proton pack without that? There’s even a 7-segment LED voltmeter so Dad can check the power level throughout the night.įinally, he had to do a bit of engineering to make the thing actually wearable by his daughter. ![]() He got lucky with the whole power cell thing, because an 8 x 5050 RGB LED stick fits there perfectly and looks great behind a PETG diffusing lens. added plenty of blinkenlights, all running off of an Arduino Nano clone and a pair of 18650s. And of course, add all the necessary stickers. For one thing, it’s blue, and outside of the short-lived animated series The Real Ghostbusters, who ever heard of a blue proton pack? So one major change was to paint it matte black and age it with the old silver rub ‘n buff technique. Starting with an inert off-the-shelf toy from 2021, set out to make the thing more awesome in every way possible. ![]() It’s really quite unfortunate that Hackaday/Supplyframe employees and their families are not allowed to place in the 2023 Halloween Hackfest, because our own has thrown down a costume gauntlet with his kids’ proton pack conversion.
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