[Noisebridge-discuss] Learn Surface Mount Soldering by Building a "Lumbrella" Kit - Oct 25 Workshop

Mario Landau Holdsworth mariolh at gmail.com
Mon Oct 25 01:13:18 UTC 2010


Awesome! I'll totally be there!
-Mario

On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Rolf <rolfvw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> I plan on doing a workshop this coming Monday evening at Noisebridge with
> help
> from Miloh and Mitch.  It features a cute little circuit called the
> Lumbrella,
> which drives a string of colored LEDs. The LEDs are placed inside of ping
> pong
> balls to make the harsh LED light more diffuse and pleasant.
> The LED string can be attached to an umbrella or can be used for other
> applications.
> Think Halloween!
>
> More details about the workshop and the Lumbrella kit below.
>
> Feel free to contact me directly (rolfvw _at_ gmail _dot_ com) for
> more information!
>
> -rolf van widenfelt
>
>
> WHAT
> The Lumbrella is a small driver board and a string of up to 7 colored
> LEDs placed inside ping pong balls.
> It is powered by 2 AA batteries so it is completely portable.
> The Lumbrella kit is a great introduction to surface mount soldering!
>
> DETAILS
> The driver board comes as a kit that includes a PCB and a handful
> of surface mount components.
> In addition, there are some LEDs and ping pong balls that are used to make
> an LED "string".
>
> The Lumbrella kit includes:
>  1 Lumbrella PCB with all required components
>  10 LEDs (choose from red, blue, or white, or mix and match)
>  8 white ping pong balls
>
> The kit costs $25.
>
> WHEN
> We will be hosting a workshop in conjunction with Circuit Hacking Monday
> (CHM)
> on Oct 25, 7-9:30pm, to be held at Noisebridge.
> Noisebridge is in San Francisco at 2169 Mission St.
> There is no additional charge for the workshop.
>
> PIC
> http://www.tokyostation.com/photos/lumbrella/lumbrella-pic-560.jpg
>
> (sorry for the duplicate post to NB-announce)
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