I saw the clock on the main controller and was wondering, how difficult would it be to add some LEDs to the rotor that could display the time like a hologram clock?
It'a great question! Well in theory it is possible🤔 It woul require using two processing units with wireles comunication capability in order to send the time, and the rotation speed of the rotor(for LED sychronization) to a rotating unit. A ESP32 modules for example would do. Placing all the components close to the rotor shaft would minimise the disbalance to the rotor. Placing a line of LEDs on one of the rotors edges isn't that hard either. BUT! I see a mjor problem with supplying power to the rotating unit. Say we install a battery inside the rotor, but how are we going to charge it? These solar elements that are driving the rotor are a 0.5V and (close-to-nothing)mA each. So even if we use some boost converter to acheive usable volthage values, it most definitely wuoldnt work🙈 There is an option building some sort of current collector with brushes and all that, but I think that It's not worth the effort. So my answer is, it would be extremely difficult😁😅
Free energy! So basically the solar powered rotor coils push against the washer in the center of the assembly? Control of rotation is via the IR LEDs pulsing as needed?
Yes you are correct! But that's not a washer, but a neodymium magnet there in the center. ..and the energy is only free in a sence, that it's free of cost, and not in a perpetuum mobile kind of way😁
Oh, about the LEDs* Basically the pulsing is needed only to give the rotor the initial swing, to start the motor. For maintaining the rotation the LEDs are simply turned ON and OFF, when the desired rotation speed is reached.
Yes, you are right, I do provide external power afteral. Even the basic model, the one without the microcontroller is using solar power in order to spin. My thought on the autonomy was that it isn't plugged in to the power outlet, but is receiving the energy from a solar pannel. Thanks for your question!
Ooh, always love when youtube recommends me smaller new channels🎉 Nice work!!
Thanks! Appreciate your appreciation!👍
cool project. keep them coming
Thanks! I'll try to keep on keeping on!😁
nice job
Thanks!
I saw the clock on the main controller and was wondering, how difficult would it be to add some LEDs to the rotor that could display the time like a hologram clock?
It'a great question!
Well in theory it is possible🤔
It woul require using two processing units with wireles comunication capability in order to send the time, and the rotation speed of the rotor(for LED sychronization) to a rotating unit. A ESP32 modules for example would do. Placing all the components close to the rotor shaft would minimise the disbalance to the rotor. Placing a line of LEDs on one of the rotors edges isn't that hard either.
BUT! I see a mjor problem with supplying power to the rotating unit. Say we install a battery inside the rotor, but how are we going to charge it? These solar elements that are driving the rotor are a 0.5V and (close-to-nothing)mA each. So even if we use some boost converter to acheive usable volthage values, it most definitely wuoldnt work🙈
There is an option building some sort of current collector with brushes and all that, but I think that It's not worth the effort.
So my answer is, it would be extremely difficult😁😅
Free energy! So basically the solar powered rotor coils push against the washer in the center of the assembly?
Control of rotation is via the IR LEDs pulsing as needed?
Yes you are correct! But that's not a washer, but a neodymium magnet there in the center.
..and the energy is only free in a sence, that it's free of cost, and not in a perpetuum mobile kind of way😁
Oh, about the LEDs*
Basically the pulsing is needed only to give the rotor the initial swing, to start the motor.
For maintaining the rotation the LEDs are simply turned ON and OFF, when the desired rotation speed is reached.
@@SoWlfulCrafts Cool, thx. Was working on an article, so wanted to clarify things a bit.
Glad I could help!👍
Why do you say "no external power source"? You provide external power throughout the video, did I misunderstand something?
Yes, you are right, I do provide external power afteral. Even the basic model, the one without the microcontroller is using solar power in order to spin.
My thought on the autonomy was that it isn't plugged in to the power outlet, but is receiving the energy from a solar pannel.
Thanks for your question!
@@SoWlfulCrafts Thank you, I just wanted to be sure this wasn't a free energy claim ✌