Fibre optics and RGB LEDs
My next step is to test out the fibre optic and see if I am happy with the side glow effect. I test it with a few light sources and I realize that I am going to need something very bright to get the effect that I want to have – and I have just the thing.
I think the RGB LED strip that I used for the Suncube is going to be perfect for this application. So, I gather up all the supplies I need… The RGB LED strip (a long ribbon of lights, that can light up any color of the rainbow), an Arduino (the “brain” that is going to control everything), and some transistors and resistors to help power everything. I make a test circuit and pretty quickly, I can light up the RGB strip. After some experimentation, when I hold up the fibre optic to one of the LEDs on the strip, I get a really nice side glow effect!
