Does anyone know anything about fibre optics?

The reason I ask is I am currently building a model Titanic and I would like to illuminate the windows and Portholes, normal bulbs will generate too much heat and will damage the model, anyone got any ideas??

Scotty

LED's don''t generate any heat, but you could use those as a light source for fibre optics.

How easy is it to get fibre optics to 'light up' mate?

Couldn't you adapt one of those fibre optic lamps?

 

Darrell

you still need a bulb to put light down the optic cable, the fibre just carrys the light is all

 

use leds mate with a very low voltage to get them dull enough

Hmm sounds like a lot of hassle lol, this could be interesting

Does anyone know anything about fibre optics?

The reason I ask is I am currently building a model Titanic and I would like to illuminate the windows and Portholes, normal bulbs will generate too much heat and will damage the model, anyone got any ideas??

Scotty

when you build it just snap the fooker in half and put it at the bottom of a water tank. that way you wouldn't have to worry about the illumination as the generators wouldn't be working on the ocean floor.

seriously tho the idea for the fibre optic ufo gaget is a goodun. the optics are already clumped together and all you have to do is fix the ends to the windows ect. the end has the be fixed not anywhere along its length as the light travels up the centre in a sense. the illumination can be sourced by 2-3 leds at its base colour dependent on mood etc.

 

hope that help bud.