Year of the Horse Spring Festival Dynamic Lightbox (Fridge Magnet)

Project Description:

This is a dynamic display lightbox that can be used as a hanging ornament or a fridge magnet.

Use a tap light to control the illumination, the rotation of the image in the display, and the left-right swaying of two small pendants.

Dimensions:  138mm x 138mm x 34mm            

Required Materials:

1 tap light, 1 N20 geared motor, 4 M1.6*6 screws, 6 neodymium magnets with 8mm diameter and 2-3mm thickness

1 tap light, 38mm diameter, approximately 13.5mm thickness   

1 N20 geared motor                 

Note:

One LED on the tap light needs to be desoldered with a soldering iron, and then two wires need to be soldered to this pad to connect the N20 motor!

Installation Instructions:

1. Remove 1 LED from the tap light and solder 2 wires to its pad.

2. Install the motor onto the motor base with 2 M1.6 screws, and mount the small bevel gear onto the motor.

3. Connect the large bevel gear and the large gear with two small holes using 2 M1.6 screws

4.  Insert all parts into the panel holes as shown in the figure. Apply some glue when inserting the 4 square feet of the motor base into the 4 square holes,

apply some glue before inserting the fixed cylinder between the two swing arms into the round hole

5. Connect the motor wires and tap light wires for testing

6. Insert and secure the tap light into the back panel's mounting hole. If it needs to be used as a fridge magnet, insert 6 magnets into the magnet holes.

7. Insert the panel into the golden frame. Also, apply a small amount of glue before installing the flower and small pendants.

Tie one end of a small red string to a small pendant, and secure the other end into the reserved slot on the tree branch, then glue it in place.

8. Connect the front panel and back panel

Precautions:

Disassembling the LED light of the tap light requires some manual skill and tools such as a soldering iron and solder wire. If you cannot manage it, please give up printing, or print it to be used only as a lightbox without installing the motor.

The tap light's LED pad output voltage is a bit low. The one I bought has two brightness levels: the first level outputs about 2.5V, and the second level outputs about 2.7V. The motor I bought

can be driven by the second level voltage. This means the light turns on with the first tap, and the motor only starts rotating with the second tap.