Thread: My 3 axis skull...in progress

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Just imagine when this hits 1500. It will probably be closer to Halloween.

right, ok, look on the power supply plug, thar should be a lil molded diagram on it which shows th center an th sleeve wiring. Usually looks like a crescent(half circle) with a minus sign, and a dot with a line from it with a plus sign. Means tha fer the jack, th' center lug (pin) be th' positive(red)wire, th' outside lug be th negative(black) wire.

Again unless ye are using multiple power cubes, wire the power into just the VL block, leave the jumpers on the pins between the VS1 and VS2 and the VL blocks.

OK Dionica...
on your wall wart you should see something that looks similar to

- ──(· ─ +
Representing ouside neg and center Pos.
Or if the +/- signs are reversed then center is neg. See anything like that?

Ok I searched out a pic of what to look for on your wall wart.



The (+) goes to the (+) on your controller board. (Whether it is the VS1 VS2 or VL3).

Dionicia,
Be careful using metal washers for standoffs. It would not be good to short across a couple pins on the bottom of the board. Looks like your washers are small enough not to be a problem though. I thought it worth mentioning.

Wicc_ed I have my eye slide made to bad I dont have camera.
I got the idea when I saw you slide to use Ball joint and caps. so if you can picture this in your head here goes:
Half eyes fulled with epoxy putty and counter sunk and brass ball connector with the cap sticking out of the putty.I then cut the ball part off the plastic cap and add a small piece of rod with other cap on the opposite end. did this for both eyes Next


I took a piece of rod long enough to make the slide part .and put another ball cap plastic connector on each end. cutting off the plastic tiny ball again and screwing in the tiny trailer hitch part at both ends. But FIRST before you put the second Trailer hitch section on I took one Plastic Ball cap and drill a tiny hole through the ball. and then where the staff is I added a piece of wire for the servo to go to. and slid that to the middle of the wire slide. Then put the second end on. I Hope you got the picture because I have no Camera now Thanks to JTR

I Opened the eye socket up as far as I could nice and round and used the pivot point in middle rod through eyeball method.This is only a 1 axis but thats all I needed for this Prop.

WoW I'm over a 1000 too when I was Blinky the house elf I had someting close to 1500 then I changed My Name

Blinky,
I think Im getting the jist of what your saying. (goodness you guys like to use the exspensive parts lol). I havent used the ball and cap parts, but it sounds like it should work.

Originally Posted by wicc_ed

Blinky,
I think Im getting the jist of what your saying. (goodness you guys like to use the exspensive parts lol). I havent used the ball and cap parts, but it sounds like it should work.

This skellie is for a customer That is why I have to use the GOOD STUFF .. so I don't have to repair it every year, and my customer wouldn't like it breaking on the BIG day. I make things that last..lol It will out live me. Hmm I wonder where JTR put my old crappy camera at , will have to look for it..

Question do you Guys and Gals spray paint the inside of your skulls black?

Originally Posted by RBC

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Question do you Guys and Gals spray paint the inside of your skulls black?

Since I have put eyes on my skulls, I havent found the need to paint the inside of the skull.

I appreciate the information and the heads-up on the washers Regor. The plug I have looks like the first pic Wicc_ed. I taped up the wires with black electrical tape so hopefully that will hold for the time being. If I have to solder them...I have to tear apart the garage to find the solder.

I am still learning that electrical work is more than just electrocuting myself putting up Christmas lights.

I almost have two more skulls ready to hook up. I think I will just wait until they are wired up and then test it out using one of the VSA programs the good Capt'n has put together.

Thanks again.