Fantastic ambiant art concept with serious longevity. The resistor value mystery is relatable - I've had so many projects where I forgot to document the final component choices and regretted it later. For brightness vs duration tradeoff, maybe trying a potentiometer setup on one of those extra PCBs could let you dial in the sweet spot without commiting to a fixed value. The supercapacitor approach is clever for that millennial lifespan goal.
Well thank you! Yeah, I should have probably experimented more and/or used a tuning pot as you suggested. The project took a long time since I had to actually use the syrup, so perhaps I was anxious to get it done!
Fantastic ambiant art concept with serious longevity. The resistor value mystery is relatable - I've had so many projects where I forgot to document the final component choices and regretted it later. For brightness vs duration tradeoff, maybe trying a potentiometer setup on one of those extra PCBs could let you dial in the sweet spot without commiting to a fixed value. The supercapacitor approach is clever for that millennial lifespan goal.
Well thank you! Yeah, I should have probably experimented more and/or used a tuning pot as you suggested. The project took a long time since I had to actually use the syrup, so perhaps I was anxious to get it done!