OFF TOPIC: Cool Hack

From: John Lawson <jpl15_at_netcom.com>
Date: Tue May 9 11:17:28 2000

  I might as well slither onto the OT Bandwagon... I submitted a
design some years back (which was shelved... snif snif) for an
array of LEDs to be affixed to the blades of a typical ceiling fan.
These would get thier power and signals from induction coils on the
frame of said fan, and would provide kewl displays as the fan turned
(in the dark especially). I made a single-array prototype... it
worked fine. The company just didn't market it... o well.

   ON TOPIC: I also went to VCFE (I guess Sellam forgot that
part... ) and took several dozen pictures. I am uploading them to
Hans Franke, and he will put them on the Website for public
viewing.

  Kudos and Hats Off to Hans, Sellam, Phillip Belben, John
Zabolitski, and all the others who worked thier _____es off to make
it a success.


  Cheers

John
Received on Tue May 09 2000 - 11:17:28 BST