Ear assembly for building fursuit ears with an insane number of LEDs
I wanted to have more reliable light-up ears in my costume so I created this custom flexible PCB. My previous version worked quite well. This is an improvement on it so it should be even more reliable. The WS2813minis will continue even if an LED fails. These are fully compatible with the NeoPixel libraries for Arduino.
Note that these can be very bright and can draw a lot of current. At full output, each board can consume up to around 30 watts or 6A at 5V. In order to better handle this, it is possible to add some wires to help distribute power.
It is also recommended that these be mounted to an aluminum sheet that has been pounded and cut into the needed shape to aid heat dissipation. Heat has never been an issue for me.
And finally, when done coat everything with conformal. I like the MG Chemical silicone conformal. It protects everything from moisture.
Ear assembly for building fursuit ears with an insane number of LEDs
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