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Light Up Drum Kitby tomatoskins on July 19, 2013

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Light Up Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro:   Light Up Drum Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1:   Parts Needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 2:   Project Enclosure & Circuit Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 3:   Create The Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 4:   Project Enclosure Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 5:   Install Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 6:   Drum Trigger (Piezo Element) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Step 7:   Attach The Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Step 8:   Mount Your Circuit and Wire it Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Intro:  Light Up Drum KitAs a drummer, I love drums. I love how they look; I love how they sound. As a electronics dork, I love building and designing circuits. It was only a mater of time beforethese two loves would come together. With this kit you will be able to install RGB lighting inside each of your drums that reacts to the vibrations when you hit your drum.Not only will you be able to adjust the sensitivity, but the duration that the lights are on as well.

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Step 1: Parts NeededParts needed:

Drum Set12VDC Transformer (Plug Size M)Size M Panel-mount Coaxial DC Power Jack (Radio Shack SKU: 274-1563)Printed Circuit Board (Radio Shack SKU: 276-149)Project Enclosure (Radio Shack SKU: 270-1801)PC Board Terminals (Radio Shack SKU: 276-1388)LED Light Strip (I got mine here)1uF Electrolytic Capacitor (x2)555 Timer2N2222 NPN TransistorTIP31 NPN Transistor1N4007 Diode100K Ohm Trimmer (x2)Piezo Element as the drum trigger (I got mine here because it had a self adhesive foam to attach to the drum head). If you would like it to look more professionalyou can actually use a real drum trigger as found here.150 Ohm Resistor470 Ohm Resistor1K Ohm Resistor10K Ohm ResistorBraketWireHeat Shrink TubingSolderGorilla Glue

Tools Needed:

DrillDrill BitsDremel ToolHeat GunScrewdrivers

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Step 2: Project Enclosure & Circuit BoardWe need to cut down the circuit board with our Dremel tool so that it will fit inside our project enclosure. Cut the corners off and size to the enclosure.

Step 3: Create The CircuitI started out designing my circuit on a breadboard. If you feel confidant, you can go straight to soldering your parts together. You can find a video of the circuit on thebreadboard here .

Image Notes1. Drum Trigger2. 12VDC

Image Notes1. Sensitivity2. Duration

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3. DIP Switches For Color Choice

Step 4: Project Enclosure ModificationsCut holes in the enclosure in order to access the things that are needed - like your sensitivity and duration pots. You will also need to cut three additional holes: a hole forthe power coax connection, a hole so that you can change the color for your LED lighting and a hole so that you can connect your wires into the circuit.

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Image Notes1. Pilot Hole

Image Notes1. Full Size Hole For Power

Image Notes1. I Shaved This Away To Make Room For The Nut Of My Coax Connector

Image Notes1. Solder Power Wires2. Cut This Hole For The Wires From The Piezo Trigger3. Cut This Out As Well For The Wires To LED Lighting

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Image Notes1. This Will Need To Be Cut Away So That It Can Close

Image Notes1. Gone

Step 5: Install LightingTake the drum head off. Cut the LED strip to the needed length. Run the wires through the air vent. Attach to the inside of the drum using the self adhesive backing onthe LED Strip. Replace drum head and tune.

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Image Notes1. Run Wires Through Air Vent2. I Needed My Wires To Be Longer

Step 6: Drum Trigger (Piezo Element)Now install the piezo element or, if you sprung for the drum trigger, install it in place here. I needed to lengthen my wires to reach my circuit. The piezo element that Iused had a self adhesive pad on it to ease installation.

Image Notes1. Heat Shrink Tubing To Protect My Solder Joint

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Image Notes1. Adhesive Pad Holding It To The Drum

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Step 7: Attach The MountUsing Gorilla Glue (and tape till it dries), attach a mount. This is just a fencing mount that I found at my local hardware store. Make sure that the hole is larger than thediameter of your tension rod.

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Image Notes1. Make Sure That This Hole Is Larger Than Your Tension Rod2. Make Sure That This Edge Is Not Too Long Or It Could Damage Your Rim

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Step 8: Mount Your Circuit and Wire it UpNow put it all together and have fun! Remember that you can change the sensitivity and duration using the pots and a small screwdriver. Whenever you are sick of thecurrent color, you can easily change the color using the DIP switches in the circuit. Lastly, here is a video of the drum in action . I will post a video of my full kit when allmy drums are finished.

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 cptbingo2000 says:  Jul 21, 2013. 8:52 AM  REPLYAwesome Instructable!! The video of the circuit is showing up as "private", any way to get that opened up to view? Thanks!!

 tomatoskins says:  Jul 21, 2013. 9:22 AM  REPLYThis should be resolved now. Let me know if you have any issues.