Navigation/Flasher Board

ALCLSC89 · Post by **ALCLSC89** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 5:40 pm

I'm trying to save a few $$$ and want to build my own Navigation/Flaser board. How do I do this and what do I need to buy to make it? Thanks in advance. I should add that I'm doing this on a 1/350 PL Refit.

ALCLSC89 · Post by **ALCLSC89** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:25 pm

I've noticed several people have viewed this but haven't replied. Hopefully someone out there can help me out. Thanks.

Tchail · Post by **Tchail** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:02 pm

Are you asking how to create an LED flasher board from scratch?

Honestly, I think your best bet is to get the Federation Flasher board from DLM parts.

http://www.dlmparts.com/electronics.html

Honetsly, if you've spent the money on the 1/350 Refit and you're trying to do it right, it's probably your best bet.

The simplest (and cheapest) LED flasher board that I know of can be found here:

http://www.allelectronics.com/make-a-st ... T/-/1.html

I do know that the All Electronics board will work with 1.8 mm white LEDs, but I have not tried to connect additional LEDs in parallel, so I don't know what the result would be.

Best of luck,

-Tchail

ALCLSC89 · Post by **ALCLSC89** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:53 pm

Yeah, I'm wanting to do this myself. I know that there are ones out there that are already done but I want to expand my electronics knowledge and thought that this might be a good project to learn with. Thanks for the reply.

Mr. Engineer · Post by **Mr. Engineer** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:50 am

ALCLSC89,

I actually have what you need. However, it is not a kit but a complete 'Plug & Play' system. It comes with a set of Red/Green/White LEDs and by moving the jumpers about, you will have different blinking rates for the Red/Green Navigation and White strobes for the following ships:

1. Enterprise 1701-A: The Motion Picture,
2. Enterprise 1701-A: The Undiscovered Country,
3. Enterprise NX-01, and
4. Enterprise 1701: 2009 Enterprise (aka JJPrise)

Unfortunately, I am not releasing it yet although I was contemplating doing so earlier in the year. The main reason is that I have not completed designing the rest of the modules such as deflector dish, impulse & warp engines, photon torpedoes and so on. Lastly, I might change the JJPrise strobes to that of the original TOS 1701 since Polar Lights are coming out with the 1/350 model.

Yeah, I know, its like a shameful plug....

(edited: Sorry I forgot to put in the linky to the piccy)
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/ ... 6110_n.jpg