I laser cut out the letters out of plywood, and the mounting holes in the back plate as well. I screwed in the letters with a few centimeter spacers between.
I made a nice control interface for setting light levels and modes of the sign. I encapsulated it in a great looking aluminium case with rubber seals for weather protection.
The control interface was also engraved by a fiber laser.
WS2812 LED strip was attached to the underside of the letters, aimed to reflect the light towards a light background that would diffuse the light around the letters.
And lastly the letters painted with corresponding colors to make the sign visible in daytime as well at night.
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The solar panels worked really great, we had no trouble at all and the LiPo was charged nicely.
We did use an old Sennheiser wireless transmitter to send the audio from the DJ-booth at Festmaskinen to the PA-speakers at CyckelLjudet.
We had some problems with wireless interference, but it hold up well most of the parade. Go 80’s technology!
The 10th of august are me and my friend Schwensk going to play at The Pirate Bay festival!
You should come to!
Tickets: http://crowdculture.se/se/projects/the-pirate-bay-10-years-party/
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/233756036753716/
General info: http://www.tpb10.com/