Phase II: The Optics

We are going to modify a pair of welding goggles to make the Visor.


Slide the outer bracket of the goggles, and remove the tinted and clear plastic plates from the welding goggles. Leave the metal bracket.




Locate the translucent white plastic pieces that came with your kit. There should be three of them. One has a small notch cut into the side. This notch is for the RGB-LED wires, and this pieces will go on inside later. Another has a picture of some LEDs etched into the surface. This is the inner panel, and you will attach the LEDs to its surface. The third has a decorative pattern etched into its surface. This panel goes on the outside.

(The etching is not shown in these instructions, because the photos were taken before this was added to the design.)


Stack the decorative panel on top of the inner panel, so that the LED markings are on the bottom surface, and the decorative markings are on the top. Place these pieces into the goggles where the tinted plastic used to be, and slide the bracket closed again. You should see a decorative pattern on the front of the goggles, and markings for positioning the LEDs on the inside of the goggles.



This completes phase II.



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Phase III: Holes

Get out your x-acto or hobby knife, and do be careful. We are going to make some cuts into the goggles to pass wires through, and also a place to hold the power switch.


Observe the markings in this picture. You can attach the electronics in many creative ways, but this is the way I assembled it. Wherever you decide to place the board, cut a small slit for the power wires near the power connector on the board ( the one remaining un-soldered place on the board ). Also, at some distance away from the 8 pin right angle connector for the LEDs, cut a 3/4" 1.5cm long slit for the LED cables.




The power switch is best placed at the top, as pictured below. Draw a rectangular outline slightly smaller than the top of the power switch, and remove it with a x-acto knife. Try to insert the power switch into the hole for a test, and adjust the size of the hold if necessary.





This completes phase III.



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