Thread: Robot Lighting
View Single Post
  #8   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 04-30-2012, 08:07 PM
gracie.'s Avatar
gracie. gracie. is offline
forgot the heat shrink...
FRC #2399 (The Fighting Unicorns)
Team Role: Alumni
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2011
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 92
gracie. is an unknown quantity at this point
Re: Robot Lighting

I have a little too much fun with lighting. We typically use cold cathodes, they're easy to attach and are great for underglow. They're REALLY bright. I didn't get to during competition, but I put some in our conveyor system and they look great!!! (I'll see if I can find a picture) This year, as a new thing we used el wire. That also worked really well. It's not quite as obviously bright as cathodes, though I'm sure it would be more noticeable if you bunched it up. We used it to trace designs on the shielding for the electrical board. It was also very easy to attach and wire.
__________________
2399: The Fighting Unicorns! - Alumna, team sister | Dean's List Finalist 2013
Anyone need a mentor in west LA?