Spirit Life Size Proton Pack - Hasbro 1984 Wand integration mod!

[@nerdloftgaming]

No way, this is what I wanted with the 80% scale back in the day. Nothing fancy, just an on/off switch for the pack. I’ve got an unopened Spirit full-size pack waiting to be modded - this would be perfect 😭

[@made1981]

That is just amazing. Good work sir.

[@jch00lig4n]

Oh man! That is amazing!

[@duncancosplay7839]

If someone already had the parts, would you be willing to share how you did it?

[@aaronmorris9352]

@@duncancosplay7839 Yes, I plan on putting information in my git repo as I get farther along into the process. The current code and things will also work just fine on another arduino platform like a arduino Nano. Ultimately though, I’ll be moving my code into the Pi Pico C/C++ SDK

[@Guyverx117]

🤤 me wants lol, wondering what the cost of that is going to be.

[@aaronmorris9352]

@@Guyverx117 I’m working on the PCB design now. I’m trying to keep the cost around $40 for the kit depending on options.

[@FleetwoodCrack]

​@@aaronmorris9352any updates on this kit? It seems like the perfect easy solution.

[@KungFuCartoons]

Can you share that battery stl file?

[@aaronmorris9352]

@@KungFuCartoons Yes, I used these “batteries” with some M3 bolts and nuts. www.thingiverse.com/thing:3160060

[@Sleikis]

Any rough ideas when these might be available to purchase? A month? 6 months? I've been desperate for an affordable way to power my Spengler wand and life sized spirit pack with the same power source. I'll be jumping all over this as soon as you have them up for sale!

[@aaronmorris9352]

@@Sleikis I’m hoping about a month. I’m finalizing the hardware design and should be ordering test boards in the next week or so. I’m also still working on the software as I need to add additional options.

[@Sleikis]

@@aaronmorris9352Awesome, can't wait! You mentioned in the video about adding integration with custom packs, would you happen to know off hand if there will be integration with the newly released Spirit life sized electronic kit from Frankengeek Laboratories, or at the very least if the wand might be able to draw power from the board with this?

[@aaronmorris9352]

@@Sleikis My setup would be intended as an alternative choice to his solution, and not designed to integrate with that. One of the limitations of using current sensing to work with the Hasbro wand unmodified is that you can’t really know which buttons exactly are being pushed, so all the extras like video game mode, music mode, etc, just wouldn’t be possible. But my board will have the ability to add your own LEDs and possibly even some basic pack sound. I may also add support for the stock spirit wand, although the main goal is to pretty much let the Hasbro wand handle the sound and just the board handle basic lighting.

[@Sleikis]

@@aaronmorris9352 good to know, thank you!

[@Sleikis]

Any update on these?