• Guide: Weapon Counter Display Overlay

    Took a lot of trial and error, but I think I came up with a method to make a display overlay that I can be proud of.  Thanks for the help James Hodson(jlhR2). Click More Info for the full guide. The overlay is meant to go on top of my ammo counters, but also looks good when used alone with a light behind it.  The overlay is made of several transparency sheets layered atop one another plus a sheet of tracing paper toact as a diffuser.  Could probably substitute tissue paper.The image files to print out are below. You will need to re-size the images to fit your weapon before…

  • Installing a Light Kit

    This is a guide for installing the light kit sold in my store. Click more info for the full guide Connecting the battery Wire the board to the existing battery in your project. The red wire from the battery holder is the positive wire, connect it to the + battery terminal on the AR_Light board. The black wire from the battery holder is the negative wire, connect it to the – terminal on the AR_Light board. Wiring the LEDs Note: There are two ways to connect each LED, but only one is correct. You cannot break anything by connecting an LED backwards. If it doesn’t light up, simply flip it…

  • LED Rail Blade Assembly

    This guide will walk you through assembling LED strips to place inside an electronic sword prop. TOOLS AND MATERIALS Spool of unshielded bare wire Few feet of shielded wire Solder Iron Solder (0.5 oz is plenty) Wire Snips Needle Nose Pliers (optional) Hot Glue or Clear Packing Tape Safety Glasses You can use any bare wire you like, but I found that steel craft wire works best (pictured). It is strong, thin, and does not need to be stripped. Take a close look at one of the LEDs.  You will notice that at the base of the plastic there is a flat edge.  This identifies the red wire. The hardest…

  • Installing an Ammo Counter

    This is a small walk through of installing one of my ammo counters available in the store. I am need of pictures, please send me pictures of your install, thanks! :) Tools Required Solder Iron (I bought mine for $5 at menards) Solder (I use 60/40, 0.032″ diameter) Wire Cutter / Stripper Tape Pregame: For quick start and demonstration of the counter. Connect the battery to the circuit. Use the red and black wires labeled BATT or BATTERY. Connect black to black, red to red. No need to solder at this point, just twist the wires together and maybe use some tape so the red bare wire doesn’t touch the…

  • Use a PC Headset With Any 2.5mm Headset Jack

    Create an adapter that will connect two stereo 3.5mm phone connectors (one speakers, one microphone) to a single 2.5mm connector. I plan to use a durable and comfortable PC headset to replace the terrible selection of xbox live headsets. Forum Link Usage: cell phones, handsets, xbox live The finished adapter will look like a Y adapter, but it is not. The adapter will connect the two 3.5mm plugs that are standard on PC headsets into the standard 2.5mm jack found on most handsets for connecting headsets. Note: Be careful with compatibility. Several cell phones now support stereo speaker headsets (4 connector plug). This guide will create a mono speaker headset…

  • Cleaning Water Damaged Circuits

    This guide will attempt to walk you through how to fix water damaged circuit boards using a dish washer and some caution. I wrote this guide while doing research to clean my own water damaged main board. Most people should be able to follow this guide, but if you don’t have experience with electronics be warned; you can permanently damage the many individual components by exposing them to water like described by this guide. Don’t follow this guide if you still have options for service. Check your warranty with the store you bought it from, the manufacturer’s warranty, and even your credit card company may have water damage insurance built…

  • Xbconnect “n00b” guide

    Xbconnect is a tunneling program that connects Xboxs over the internet for multiplayer games. I wrote this guide because I found the official “Getting started” guide was insufficient and lacked pictures that would help first time users. Getting XBConnect installed and logged in Download XBConnect Remember the folder you downloaded it to on your hard drive.Note: The version may be different than the one pictured. Open the folder that you downloaded to, then open the file you just downloaded to install XBConnect onto your pc. You shouldn’t need to change any of the option while installing, just keep clicking next. There should now be an icon for XBConnect on your…

  • Xbox Controller Port Modification

    Adding Xbox controller ports to your computer, so you don’t have to use an adapter to plug them in. Click More Info for the full guide I take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information, or any damage caused by the instructions of this guide. (I’ve always wanted to say that) Materials Needed: A pc with an internal USB header (or front USB ports) A free 5 1/4 inch drive bay A blank drive bay face plate Spare xbox controller port pair 4 or 8 wire cable (shielded recommended) Small piece of wood (5″ x 1″ x 1″) Wood screws Tools Needed Philips screw driver Solder gun (optional) Glue…

  • Cybiko Backlight

    This tutorial will help you modify your cybiko so it is backlit. Never be in the dark again!I got the idea to do this after seeing another person showing off in the forum. Note: I can’t recommend enough that you take your time and read this entire DIY before beginning. Doing this will forever change your cybiko with the potential to destroy it forever or worse permanently disable communications. Things needed: EL kit can be found from http://store.yahoo.com/e-clec-tech/ (I purchased the small panel experimenter (static) kit and it was more than large enough for this project) Screw driver small enough to open the cybiko and remove all circuit boards inside.…