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Dbase123
06-12-2018, 09:39 AM
Hey guys, I just completed my first neopixel blade and everything works! :) The only thing that has been bothering me is that even at a full battery when I ignite the blade there is a dark streak runnning up both sides of the blade where the pixels arent facing. I was hoping to get some advice from you guys on how I can reduce this dark spot. Currently my blade consists of the pixels and a foam tube in a transwhite blade and thats all. Any help or reccomendations would be much appreciated... Thanks!

jbkuma
06-12-2018, 11:52 AM
Put a couple meters of clear gift wrap in to diffuse it like you would a fancy flashlight style blade. I also recommend using clear blades instead of transwhite.

Seth Skywalker
06-12-2018, 12:02 PM
Dang it! Jb beat me too it. Just do what he said and everything should look much better.

Dbase123
06-13-2018, 12:41 PM
Put a couple meters of clear gift wrap in to diffuse it like you would a fancy flashlight style blade. I also recommend using clear blades instead of transwhite.

Thanks! Helped a bunch and much appreciated! Its looking a lot better now!

RavenXp
06-13-2018, 08:59 PM
Hm, it's too bad I don't have any clear gift wrap to do that myself.

k6gad
06-20-2018, 07:57 AM
Hm, it's too bad I don't have any clear gift wrap to do that myself.

Go to Michaels..... it's a craft store. They have rolls of 48" wide clear gift wrap.

Seth Skywalker
06-20-2018, 10:07 AM
Go to Michaels..... it's a craft store. They have rolls of 48" wide clear gift wrap.
Or Amazon, that's where I got mine from.

jbkuma
06-22-2018, 11:51 AM
Any craft store will have it, and even some drug stores that sell gift wrap, etc.