This page includes the history of my 'smoke system' fitted into my R5 unit.
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| Star Wars Screencaps.com 1977 |
2015: I remember seeing images/video of an R5 at an event that had a small [disco] fog machine installed in it's dome. But apart from the majority of machines being large at the time, the cost of one was ridiculous! Not to be put off, I started searching for alternatives...
I came across a post on the Ghostbusters section of the RPF forum, where e-cig's had been modified to produce the effect of the Proton pack 'venting'. Now having an idea of what to look for, searching up online became easier.
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| original connection of wires was tricky to solder in and not block the air flow |
After lots of testing, these led to the version originally installed in my R5. Along with the pop up 'Bad Motivator', being operated by remote control on a timer relay. Things to consider also was the voltage, pump size and best liquid to get thick smoke (without it being toxic or setting of smoke alarms :D lol)
Due to issues with the door solenoid actuator, I decided that it and the smoke system needed an update. As part of this I wanted the e-cig unit to be more accessible, so I looked into the connections to see if there could be a way of combining standard vape components so that refilling the e-cig would be easier.
YouTube links to smoke tests:
Another:
Bench setup test for later version:
2019: This was when I bought a cheep battery powered e-cig unit and this led me to the idea of using the threaded connectors which obviously powers the e-cig, seen in video above ☝🏽
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