How can I build a crazy LED hard drive clock like this?

[aphex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...o&feature=channel_page

Love the look, but thats just crazy cool. I'm surprised how straight the colors come out when he's showing the patterns, almost seems fake.

EDIT: Ahh, i guess its a popular thing to do - http://www.ian.org/HD-Clock/

Sweet! Project time!

 

[destrekor]

thats nuts

 

[waggy]

ok that is fricken awesome!

 

[So]

Not fake. HDD's have a position sensor that let the drive know where it is in the rotation (or maybe it only ticks once per rotation) that he's using. The only issue I have is how non-washed out the colors are.

 

[aphex]

The second link is from the same guy, check out how far its progressed at the bottom. Crazy!

 

[Evadman]

That is an adult content size according to our web filter.

 

[halik]

haha pretty wicked,
he must know the the RPMs of the motor and that will give you the fractional position of the slot at any point in time.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Evadman
That is an adult content size according to our web filter.

Swapped it out for a YouTube link.

 

[frostedflakes]

Same idea as this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no2_M_b059g

Have thought about trying something like this. I don't think it'd be too complicated, hardest part would be programming a microcontroller for the clock. Timing would have to be extremely precise I'd think.

 

[Auggie]

Wow, he encased it and did the internal wiring, so apparently it's a lot quieter now than that youtube video shows:

http://www.ian.org/HD-Clock/HD...k-InternalCover-On.jpg

 

[SagaLore]

Gather these parts:

1. hard drive
2. led lights

Instructions:

1. put led lights on hard drive

Done.

 

[gar3555]

that was an exact project we did in my intro to microcontrollers class. We called it a sky writer I believe. I still have some of the fans we used somewhere.

 

[ballmode]

the noise would get annoying but its cool

 

[Wheezer]

here are instructions and yeah...that looks cool as shit.

 

[BW86]

that's awesome

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Wheezer
here are instructions and yeah...that looks cool as shit.

lol, i was expecting a different site. Its in the OP 🙂

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: ballmode
the noise would get annoying but its cool

It would be a lot quieter with an SSD :^D

 

[Atomic Playboy]

You have an unhealthy obsession with clocks. Are you Swiss, perchance?

That is pretty cool if you could make it work though.

 

[alkemyst]

60th of a second hand....

someone with one of these definitely won't be getting laid anytime soon.

 

[Eomer of Aldburg]

that's so cool and so geeky! 😀

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
You have an unhealthy obsession with clocks. Are you Swiss, perchance?

That is pretty cool if you could make it work though.

Not swiss, but have been to Switzerland a few times and loved it. 🙂

 

[Locut0s]

Seen it before, but yeah some crazy modding skills there.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Gather these parts:

1. hard drive
2. led lights

Instructions:

1. put led lights on hard drive

Done.

I'd love to see a video response where someone does just this. Puts lights in HD, seals it up, turns it on and has the thing tear itself to pieces. Then have his asking at the end of the video "what the fuck man, I did it exactly like yours."

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Gather these parts:

1. hard drive
2. led lights

Instructions:

1. put led lights on hard drive

Done.

I'd love to see a video response where someone does just this. Puts lights in HD, seals it up, turns it on and has the thing tear itself to pieces. Then have his asking at the end of the video "what the fuck man, I did it exactly like yours."

I have a dead 250GB hard drive.

 

[frostedflakes]

I have a dead 60GB if anybody is interested in doing something like this. Been trying to get rid of it forever in the freebies thread, would make my day if somebody took it off my hands and used it for something cool like this. 😛