UPSB v3
Presentation / LED Pens
or glow in the dark, or flashlights, or anything like that
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 03:33:47
Do you think these look good when spun with the lights off?
I think its kinda cool to throw into a member vid, but I wouldn't suggest ever using it for a battle or collab or anything, its impossible to tell what you're doing so you cant really appreciate it...
Also, my favorite in this "group" of pens would probably be fire mods... my inner pyro loves those things... -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 03:37:14
Well I think that LED stuff looks okay... Glow in the dark at each end looks AWESOME though kinda like raving
Fire spinning looks cool too but not quite as cool as glow in the dark. 
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 03:55:36QUOTE (AzNwAr3oR @ Sep 14 2007, 08:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well I think that LED stuff looks okay... Glow in the dark at each end looks AWESOME though kinda like raving Fire spinning looks cool too but not quite as cool as glow in the dark.
No, fire pwns LED or glow in the dark. Its also waaaay more fun
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 04:59:24
Fire > LED > glow in the dark
All look cool when spun in the dark but are purely for entertaining, flashy kind of spinning. In terms of practicality, fire is the most impractical, whereas LED is just annoying to make and glow in the dark is the easiest to work with. -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 06:07:12
I would love to see Bonkura or Eriror do a combo with led or glow in the dark. With their smoothness and speed, I'm sure it would really look very nice.
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 06:13:20
Even though I've never spun one, I'd like to think LEDs would look better with just the ends lit up (as AzNwAr3oR said) and not the pen's body/barrel itself.
Can't say anything on fire. Haven't seen a video of it. -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 06:19:18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlQqjAmVnbE
...now you know why Pholord mentioned fire -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 06:24:34
o_o
Fire in the dark owns.
Now imagine dropping that accidentally. Ever happened, pholord?
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 07:51:16
I prefere LED because is most simply to spin than with a fire mod ^^. Glow in the dark is very cool but many camera don't see it (i love my rsvp mx luminous but my camera no XD)
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Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 08:11:56
Fire is soo dangerous :'(
Seriously, around newyear last year I got burned badly on my arm <.< I'll try spinning fire pens this winter again though, and hope it goes better :D -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 08:30:59
when you're doing the fire in the dark spinning..
ur fucked if you drop it.. -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 11:51:36
Most LED-mods imo are a little sloppy(or maybe it's just the camera quality). You don't really see the pen spins, either because the light is so weak or that the light is flashing all the time.
I think LED is nice when you got a good power in the light and a good camera to record it with.
Like this video with Zaazu's LED mod. -
Date: Sat, Sep 15 2007 17:23:19
LED mods are sexy and stuff, just like any other glow in the dark pen, but the downside is that you cant see shit on what they're doing. If you cant really see the skill of the spinner by the pen he's using like a LED mod, it's pretty worthless.
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Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 00:15:54
I used a Glow in the dark comssa in Webo's newbie collab. They look shitty on camera but when you're actually spinning it in the dark, it looks really tight. I'll spin the glow in the dark again in another collab.
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Date: Sun, Sep 16 2007 00:22:19QUOTE (Webo Splash @ Sep 15 2007, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>LED mods are sexy and stuff, just like any other glow in the dark pen, but the downside is that you cant see shit on what they're doing. If you cant really see the skill of the spinner by the pen he's using like a LED mod, it's pretty worthless.
THANK YOU WEBO! I totally agree. I remember Kasra's video. I was just too hard to tell what he was doing! -
Date: Mon, Sep 17 2007 18:54:18
I agree with UnEmploymentDude and Webo Splash, cause when you're spinning in the dark all you see is a pen making circles in the air, You can't see the hand of the spinner. And if yo can't see the hand of the guy you can't really tell what tricks he's doing, losing the level of difficulty needed to impress others.
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Date: Wed, Sep 19 2007 02:04:14
Same with webo, I think you cant see what shit theyre doing. however this can be remedied better if...
FULL BODY GLOW. the whole pen, therefore the dark parts are where the fingers are and your mind will better fill in the gaps
2. twist on, twist off, not button, which makes it unsmooth (the main reason why I havent made a LED mod, I don't know how to do twisting)
3. use a dimmer, so its not pitch black but still dark. a vague outline of the hand but the pen is still bright -
Date: Wed, Sep 19 2007 03:33:15
Uh, i think some of you guys are missing the point. LED mods are supposed to be spun in the dark simply because they look cool. It exaggerates the spinning effect you get from spinning a pen in daylight and thats about it. They're not meant to be spun in battles and they're not meant to be spun in ideal conditions where the viewers can analyze the skill of your spinning. They are just meant to look cool which is maximized by spinning it in the dark. When you see someone spinning an LED pen in the dark the first thing you say should not be "wow, that spinner has extremely high skill"...you're supposed to be saying "Damn, that looks sweet"....and then maybe you can appreciate the skill of the spinner after. If the spinner wanted you to appreciate his/her spinning they would have released a video using a normal pen in daylight....but that's just my opinion.
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Date: Thu, Oct 4 2007 03:37:18
I like all of the afformentioned effects, but i would much rather them in low light so we can still see the hand motions and what is being done
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Date: Tue, Dec 11 2007 09:26:13
that's cool
i think it is better than LUMINOUS pen
but what is the power of the LED? Battery? Will it be too heavy? -
Date: Tue, Dec 18 2007 02:56:23
Okay.... I am new here and have not found it (Links to build LED / Glow in the Dark-Mods). But I LUV everything enlightning the dark.
You know where to find instructions for building glowing RSVPs or LED RSVPs like in the linked Vidz?
Man, I could try it with phosphourus colours inside the pens, but it might change the behaviour and weight because of the moving liquid. or a thick phosphorous paste, but this wolud kill the chance of a glowing effect like from an LED....
Can anyone give me a tip / link/ where or how to mod by myself / buy?
Quench my thirst for glowing stuff! Plz!
I know it`s of the topic, please excuse me
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Date: Tue, Dec 18 2007 03:47:08
sorry LED tutorials simply don't exist. Many people have asked, the answer has been the same every time.
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Date: Tue, Dec 18 2007 04:35:07
I would tell you how, but I almost got electrocuted making mine, and I have no idea what the light came from
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Date: Tue, Dec 18 2007 11:49:56
I had an led pen that I cudve tutorialed fer everyone but unvortunatley the pen exploded...
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Date: Thu, Jan 3 2008 02:56:14
i've been trying everything to get one of these
trades
making them
internet
but i haven't been able to get any and i really want one
i love them so much
but i agree, keep them to private videos because you can't really tell what's going on -
Date: Fri, Jan 4 2008 00:17:18
Does anyone knowhow the Luminous mod on the PDS store is made? I know its something added tot he inside that glows.... lol
I was thinking of getting some of those glow-in-the-dark stars that kids put on ceilings in their rooms and blend it int a dust and fill the barrel with that.......
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Date: Fri, Jan 4 2008 00:20:37
maybe the ones in the pds store are just those glowsticks that you crack and then it glows for awhile and then dies out...
but led pens would definitely be fun to spin with...although it's gonna be kinda hard for me cause i can't spin if i can't see my hand
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but people, just get a long glow in the dark sticker and use that as an outsert >.<
looking at strong lights in the dark (led pens) isn't good for your eyes anyway -
Date: Fri, Jan 4 2008 01:21:55
The luminous CS on pds and penwish seems to be permanent glow. I have one. Just put it next to a bright light for about 20 seconds and it'll glow brightly for quite a while (not sure how long as I usually stop spinning it after 30 minutes or so).
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Date: Fri, Jan 4 2008 01:30:06
isn't that just like a glow in the dark thing--since glow in the dark stickers need to be put by a light source after they stop glowing in order to glow again..?
or is it clearly not a sticker? is the glow stuff inside? if so, what kind of barrel is it? plastic like a rsvp? and what does the CS stand for o.0..?
Edit: oh, it is plastic, just checked ont he pds site and it's not a sticker -
Date: Thu, Jan 17 2008 23:17:19
My only question is where would you find batteries that would fit in a LED mod. I have button batteries, but they're all too big for the caps and body I have. That's not to mention somesort of wiring involved, though I see how it might work if I tried.
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Date: Fri, Jan 18 2008 11:21:03
It's mini button batterie ^^
For the luminous cs, it's a glow cream (because paint don't stick in the barrel), but the LSC picture for this mod is a fake (you can't make the mod shinning like that without special light) -
Date: Fri, Jan 18 2008 16:16:04
I have an LedBallsignmod i can trade when someone still want it ^^
I want normal ballsignmods ._.
here is a vid of my led pen ^^
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=LmMNFNRZZ5g -
Date: Sat, Jan 19 2008 04:41:21QUOTE (WOnka @ Jan 18 2008, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have an LedBallsignmod i can trade when someone still want it ^^
I want normal ballsignmods ._.
here is a vid of my led pen ^^
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=LmMNFNRZZ5g
that light...it's kinda bright'' ...like when it faces the camera directly
it's still a very nice mod though, but i prefer the LED mods that have the whole pen light up or aren't as flashy...
and why's it just stop flashign after 10 sec 0.0... -
Date: Thu, Mar 20 2008 10:27:30
hey everyone...new to forum.
I have been wondering how to get LEDs into pens for spinning because it is just cool. Good points have been made, like being able to see the hand or just what the person is doing is more important to some. But even then, the real point of a lighted pen is for it to look cool spinning around in dark or low light. It's more about flash than technique.
That said I think the best lit pen would be one with a lit body, as mentioned earlier and definitely I would prefer non-strobing LEDs for video and photo purposes. it would be great if it were possible to have the trail effect like the Mercury Signature Sales Event television ad for the Mariner. (MARINER #3) -
Date: Thu, Mar 20 2008 13:11:37
That trail effect is from editing. The only way to get that, is spin as fast or faster then Dongza, or speed up your clip, which isnt very popular in the Pen Spinning world.
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Date: Thu, Mar 20 2008 17:25:29
i think led pens would look nice
if the leds were in the caps and people were to spin in the dark it would look godly:D -
Date: Thu, Mar 20 2008 17:28:57
it would look better if the barrel glows different colour then the caps
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Date: Thu, Mar 20 2008 18:27:13QUOTE (Se7en @ Mar 20 2008, 10:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it would look better if the barrel glows different colour then the caps
you mean like glowing different colours or just 1 steady colour different fromt he caps?
i think with just the caps leded would be cool
with the body it kinda kills the effect -
Date: Thu, Mar 20 2008 18:34:14QUOTE (cluu1 @ Mar 20 2008, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>you mean like glowing different colours or just 1 steady colour different fromt he caps?
i think with just the caps leded would be cool
with the body it kinda kills the effect
that would be awesome glowing red caps ftw
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Date: Thu, Mar 20 2008 18:57:38QUOTE (cluu1 @ Mar 20 2008, 01:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i think led pens would look nice
if the leds were in the caps and people were to spin in the dark it would look godly:D
lulz, K4SQUOTE (Se7en @ Mar 20 2008, 01:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it would look better if the barrel glows different colour then the caps
lulz, K4S.
He made one of each. -
Date: Fri, Mar 21 2008 05:07:13QUOTE (nolan @ Mar 20 2008, 11:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>lulz, K4S
lulz, K4S.
He made one of each.
oh he did are there picturess? -
Date: Fri, Mar 21 2008 05:15:32
I made the ends light up on my LED mods...i suppose i could make the body light up too in a different color (i havent done it yet though) but having the body light up completely ruins the spinning effect imo.
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Date: Fri, Mar 21 2008 05:43:47QUOTE (K4S @ Mar 20 2008, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I made the ends light up on my LED mods...i suppose i could make the body light up too in a different color (i havent done it yet though) but having the body light up completely ruins the spinning effect imo.
yay someone agrees with me!!!
well if light up body is in the light then it won't kill effect if in darkness yeah i will kill effect -
Date: Tue, Mar 25 2008 00:19:25
i like fire better..but...ur screwed if u drop that thing...KA *house lights on fire and runs into some oil* BOOOM
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Date: Wed, Jul 23 2008 08:36:56
i luv LED pen mods i have one myself that have lights at the tips, spins real nice in the dark and the light can be off or on jus by turning and colours can be change by changing the caps so i can mix n match
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Date: Fri, Jul 25 2008 14:43:11
has anyone taken apart a penmawashi to get the LED schematic? I need to get one.
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Date: Fri, Sep 19 2008 08:34:46
Here is one I made:
The weight isnt bad either, less than a KT for sure. and I got the excess parts on a budget of about 2 dollars. -
Date: Fri, Sep 19 2008 12:17:51
hmmm........ I bought a penwmwashi, maybe ill disect it after it runs outta batterries or something...
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Date: Fri, Sep 19 2008 20:09:45
I some1 want, I can post tutorial for my X-Flash mod...
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Date: Fri, Sep 19 2008 21:36:28QUOTE (Vodka @ Sep 19 2008, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I some1 want, I can post tutorial for my X-Flash mod...
X-flash? Sounds neat. Yes please. Hopefully not too hard to make? -
Date: Fri, Sep 19 2008 23:48:23
I dont know why you guys didnt check this out earlier, but here is the one I made:
http://www.upsb.info/forum/index.php?showtopic=7192&hl=
Once you watch and read, its self explanatory, but i will put in a tutorial for it. -
Date: Sat, Sep 20 2008 08:22:44QUOTE (Look Into the Sun @ Sep 19 2008, 04:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>X-flash? Sounds neat. Yes please. Hopefully not too hard to make?
It requies hard to find outside Poland led pens.
http://forum.penspinning.pl/viewtopic.php?...16acaaa9a5a69b1
Here's orginal non-translated version. -
Date: Sat, Sep 20 2008 11:42:28
Hey vodka, can you make a tutorial in english?
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Date: Sat, Sep 20 2008 15:30:02
I find some pens with led in bulgaria
Like this:
I made LED frat mx
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Date: Sat, Sep 27 2008 01:36:38QUOTE (strat1227 @ Sep 14 2007, 11:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Also, my favorite in this "group" of pens would probably be fire mods... my inner pyro loves those things...
Fire mods? can some one explain this to me cuz i love fire and i would love to have a mod like that -
Date: Sat, Sep 27 2008 08:26:15
I think the best way of making led pen mechanism is:
-SMD Diode or programmable led rgb diode
-3 small baterries
-2 wires
Using SMD diode, you can fit mechanism everywhere, and connect it for example with clicker mechanism, backcap, tip... -
Date: Sun, Oct 5 2008 19:49:29
where can one aquire a led light?
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Date: Wed, Oct 8 2008 06:32:46QUOTE (BeckWreck @ Oct 6 2008, 03:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>where can one aquire a led light?
there are several LED pens. i think they used the LED mechanism from them. -
Date: Sun, Oct 19 2008 00:57:15
This is pretty cool. You should have tutorials on how to make these.
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Date: Sun, Oct 19 2008 02:25:26QUOTE (Apple @ Sep 26 2008, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Fire mods? can some one explain this to me cuz i love fire and i would love to have a mod like that
You take a pen add something flammable to the ends light it on fire and spin. -
Date: Sun, Oct 19 2008 02:55:36
we just need to bug k4s to release his LED v. 4.20
thats all..
really, the only mod i wan't
@k4s,
What exactly is preventing you from releasing LED v.4.20,
cuz im reaaaaaaaaally, looking foward to its release. -
Date: Tue, Oct 21 2008 01:00:10
I remember him saying that there were still small improvements to make on it or something.
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Date: Wed, Oct 22 2008 04:41:34QUOTE (FrozenIce @ Oct 20 2008, 06:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I remember him saying that there were still small improvements to make on it or something.
heard that too, (in fact i heard that in person too *we had a gathering
*)
just that i/we dunno what needs fixing. seems fine to me.gif)
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Date: Wed, Oct 22 2008 11:53:55
i always thought that double ended LED are sexy but the one ended are retarded.
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Date: Sat, Oct 25 2008 20:17:27
How about using Programmable RGB LED's ? I think colour change effect during spinnning is really cool -
Date: Tue, Oct 28 2008 13:33:24
Color changing???That is so cool,
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Date: Wed, Nov 26 2008 14:28:32
what do you guys use for "glow in the dark material?" Is it a special kind of grip, or paint or something?
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Date: Wed, Nov 26 2008 21:48:56
Glow in the dark vinyl tape, and make a Makin mod
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Date: Wed, Dec 10 2008 17:00:39
what do you guys use for glow in the dark material (special grips, paint). It would be neat if there was some sort of home remedy.
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Date: Sat, Dec 13 2008 01:46:30
the pendolsa mod comes to mind when i look at the name
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Date: Fri, Dec 19 2008 02:52:43QUOTE (Ragnorok @ Dec 12 2008, 05:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>the pendolsa mod comes to mind when i look at the name
The Pendolsa one is not an LED pen. It's just a clear comssa filled with glow-in-the-dark wax. -
Date: Fri, Dec 19 2008 22:29:06QUOTE (FrozenIce @ Dec 18 2008, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The Pendolsa one is not an LED pen. It's just a clear comssa filled with glow-in-the-dark wax.
is it wax? i thought it was always an insert or sumthing like that. -
Date: Sat, Dec 20 2008 20:58:30
Wax that glows in the dark isn't so fantastic than lights.
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Date: Wed, Dec 24 2008 13:35:41
I would never make a video with a led pen, because it would kill the quality, simply.
