Strobe Lights
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 4:57 am
V14.23 so no blueprints.
So, I accidentally figured out how to make strobe lights while working on another project, and I thought I'd share it since a quick forum search netted no results on functioning non-mechanical strobe lights. I figured out how to make two different models of strobe, and Version 2 strobes way faster than Version 1. It might just be my rig, but at times Ver. 2 has the "helicopter" (doppler?) effect where it's strobing so fast that it doesn't seem like it's working right.
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First of all, set the lights to Anything > 0, and Use Colors, because colors.
Ver 1:
Decider: Input Color = 0, output same color = 1. Connect output to input of Arithmetic.
Arithmetic: Input Each + 0, output = Each.
Connect output of Arithmetic to input of Decider.
Lights can be connected anywhere on the circuit. There's a chance the strobe might alternate if connected to opposite ends of the circuit, but I really can't tell.
Ver 2: Input Color = 0, output Color = 1, and then enjoy your seizure.
Funnily enough, this is pretty similar to how they change Direct Current (DC) into Alternating Current (AC) in real life circuits.