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DIY Time Control Machine

by Mad Gyver

This project is about how to make a time machine! This machine looks like a glove, and can "stop" any moving
subject. At first, watch a video with some demonstration and experiments, guess how it works, and then read
about how to make it =)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj9L1_-AzMc

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Step 1: All We Need

Generally this project is about Arduino, high-power LED and some tricky magic with soldering iron. Here is some
list with links to Aliexpress

Glove http://ali.pub/1ypcm5
LED 100W, white http://ali.pub/1ypcoa
Optics http://ali.pub/1ypda2 http://ali.pub/1ypdc0
DCDC boost http://ali.pub/1ypda2 http://ali.pub/1ypdfb
Arduino NANO http://ali.pub/1ypda2
Accelerometer http://ali.pub/1ypda2
Potentiometers http://ali.pub/1ypda2
Lithium battery http://ali.pub/1ypda2
10 k and 100 Ohm resistors
MOSFET. Use one of this: IRF3704ZPBF IRLB8743PBF IRL2203NPBF IRLB8748PBF
IRL8113PBF IRL3803PBF IRLB3813PBF IRL3502PBF IRL2505PBF IRF3711PBF IRL3713PBF
IRF3709ZPBF AUIRL3705N IRLB3034PBF IRF3711ZPBF

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1. Lithium battery 1. Fitness glove

2. 150 W DCDC step up converter
3. 100W LED
4. MOSFET
5. MPU6050
6. Potentiomet
7. Arduino NANO

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1. Somу copper plate for cooling

Step 2: Wiring

Step 3: Assembling Power Part

At first connect battery, DCDC and MOSFET. Also you need to tune DCDC to 34 V output voltage.

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Step 4: Assembling Logic Part

Connect potentiometer and IMU to arduino

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Step 5: Fixing on Glove

Fix all parts on glove, using cable ties and velcro strip.

Step 6: LED and Cooling Plate

Fix LED on copper plate, and don't forget to smear thermal paste between them.

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Step 7: Fixing LED

Finely, place LED on it's place on glove in order:

Metal mount
Glove fiber
Lense
LED
Cooling plate

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Step 8: Flashing Arduino

You can download sketch and schemes on project's project page on GitHub, also arduino code you can find in
attached files.

Download (https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FWO/L8JG/J98RR8V0/FWOL8JGJ98RR8V0.ino)
http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FWO/L8JG/J98RR8V0/FWOL8JGJ98RR8V0.ino
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(https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FWO/L8JG/J98RR8V0/FWOL8JGJ98RR8V0.ino)
Download (https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/F52/2NL4/J98RR8V1/F522NL4J98RR8V1.h)
http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/F52/2NL4/J98RR8V1/F522NL4J98RR8V1.h
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(https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/F52/2NL4/J98RR8V1/F522NL4J98RR8V1.h)

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Step 9: How to Control Time?

This "Time Machine" is just a stroboscope with adjust "time" for it, tilting your hand, so object will
frequency adjustment. Shake your hand in Z direction slowly move at normal direction, or reverse. You can
of accelerometer (fast move your hand forward), LED watch video about how it works and "freeze" some
will be turned on. Shake again to turn it off. fast moving objects.

Use potentiometer for coarse tuning, and glove tilt for You can use this for pranks and demonstration of
accurate tuning. When frequency of object coincide stroboscopic effect. Enjoy!
with frequency of LED, it will "stop". And you can

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