Insane Spinning LED Hologram Fan: Unboxing, Demo & Tear Down!

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As always we're sponsors by www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic. I saw a demo of this mad contraption, and I just had to buy one - it's a spinning LED fan. It's completely mad.
We'll try it out and then take it apart to see what makes it tick. It's actually really cool.
It's amazing what you can do with persistence of vision. The camera really doesn't do this justice.
I got mine off AliExpress from here (affiliate link): s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AMf4jp but there are plenty of others available. Just search for "LED fan" on AliExpress.
0:00 Unboxing
0:10 Camera fail
0:17 Trying it out
1:15 Be careful!
1:40 Tear down part 1 - the base
3:15 Tear down part 2 - the top
4:24 PWM modulation?
4:41 Final thoughts
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@seandepoppe6716 Год назад

Going from not knowing such a thing exsist, to a complete breakdown. 🤘😎🤘

@tolkienfan1972 Год назад

Without sync it would drift, and phase would almost never be correct. Easy test: slow the blades slightly. You can add something to the tips. Even if freq is correct, it still needs a phase reference. Accelerometer near the pivot might work to detect gravity. Another easy test: whilst on, rotate the base. If the reference is gravity the image should remain upright. If referenced to the base, the image will follow the orientation of the base. 😁

@Heisenberg2097 2 года назад

Back in the days I built my own POV. From some old Ikea lamp LEDs. A cheap drill. An 8Bit micro controller and scrap wood. Was fun.

@atomic14 2 года назад

Nice!

@alitavasoli-rd6fq Год назад

@@atomic14 Mr. Engineer, thank you very much for your explanation, my only question is whether these 3D hologram fans need programming or not?

@FridayNiiight Год назад

Thanks for the intro... I'm buying one!

@kquiros 2 года назад

Really AMAZING. 🙌🏻

@radioactiveag2531 2 года назад

Buying one now. Thanks for the heads up. This thing is awesome.

@atomic14 2 года назад

Have fun! Just keep away from the blades!

@AndyCPugh 2 года назад

That is blooming awesome!!!!

@atomic14 2 года назад

It's a pretty amazing combination of technologies, the wireless power transfer is a stroke of genius.

@arturo182 2 года назад

Excellent and thorough teardown 👍

@atomic14 2 года назад

Thanks - I was originally thinking I’d buy this and then try and make my own - after taking this apart I’m not sure I can do anything quite as sophisticated.

@yuimilungleng 2 года назад

@@atomic14 U can try n that will be a great video

@yuimilungleng 2 года назад

Thank U so much, I've always wanted to see the product in detail since last year🎉

@atomic14 2 года назад

There's a few variations, but I think they probably all work in a similar way. Using the wireless power transfer is quite ingenious.

@yuimilungleng 2 года назад

@@atomic14 indeed it is, wanted to gety hands on one but no delivery option too bad

@leom9132 10 месяцев назад

@@atomic14 Wouldn't it have been easier to use slip rings though? Just wondering if there are any advantages of the wireless transmission in this case...

@horace577 2 года назад

Amazing!

@shujaathussain7852 2 года назад

Thank you Sir. Thank you for details. Good wishes.

@atomic14 2 года назад

My pleasure!

@andymouse 2 года назад

Best POV I've seen to date...cheers.

@atomic14 2 года назад

Yeah, it’s really quite impressive. As always the camera really struggles to capture it.

@MrDapperGent 21 час назад

Fascinating

@shaafmushtaq1696 Год назад

Hello, What video camera are you using to record the holograms because my iPhone camera is not showing the holo correctly

@bobleclair5665 Год назад

do they have them that could attach to a video camera to stream videos of winter on my house fan in August

@DuelCitizen Год назад

can this do screen mirroring from your phone?

@omegafire6253 Год назад

Have you had issues where the outer leds just light up white creating a circular boarder.

@clwnwrld Год назад

The video playback on this device looked a little choppy. Do you know how many frames per second it is able to display?

@markjohnson4589 6 месяцев назад

Anyone know how where i can access a resource of the image files or how to create moving images? the software i got only seems tomake still images

@jacky4566 Год назад

Any idea what RPM these things spin at?

@rulyvideo 7 месяцев назад

any possiblity using hdmi driver chipset as input?

@ProximoNovio 4 месяца назад

I really was hoping you would say what the input power was

@robwalker2749 5 месяцев назад

Where can I buy (in USA) the best 3D LED Hologram that has a memory card to upload of store products?

@AzaB2C 2 года назад

Curious, what's the cutting edge (sic) holographic tech available today, within reach of most makers? Monitor with Cam and face/eye position recognition to dynamically change projected viewing angle?

@atomic14 2 года назад

I’ve seen some interesting things done with multiple transparent OLED displays.

@waynemasters8673 Год назад

@@atomic14 Says me, the inventor of the 4D Political Analysis Monitor. Had no idea it had a side effect!

@waynemasters8673 Год назад

My 4D Political Analysis Monitor has many side effects!

@timallen3496 Год назад

What brand is this unit, look reasonable quality

@H3wastooshort 2 года назад

Couldnt it be using the offset IR led in the base to always know where the rotor is and how fast it is spinning? Just measure how long the gap between pulses takes, then measure how many % of that time elapsed since the last pulse. There would have to be insane precision otherwise because even the tiniest mismatch would result in a slowly turning image

@atomic14 2 года назад

It just be doing something like that. Maybe just restarting the image every time and slowly adjusting the timings to match.

@djwindagopatterson5164 9 месяцев назад

M3d float view app does not connect or am i doing something wrong.

@Rumade 2 года назад

Be glad you don't have to worry about hair getting tangled in it! 😱

@atomic14 2 года назад

Those days are long gone :)

@AmrAbouBadr 6 месяцев назад

my hologram led fan does not work correctly , it display "can't read card" can you help me for that?

@rklauco 2 года назад

Killer toy :)

@fredflintstone1 2 года назад

a fun bit of kit but the price stopped my fun but a great video, your link takes me though not to the product but a chinese page, so searched on Aliexpress and found it👍

@piconano 2 года назад

They must have some way to calibrate the resonant frequency after assembly in software. They set it and forget it. What happens -if- when one of the blades breaks and takes off? I think one will need more than safety glasses. More like bomb disposal suit! A cool video and idea nevertheless.

@BlondieSL 8 месяцев назад

Dangerous, but cool! That's actually very well build and some pretty smart people had to be involved in that massive design. As for the sync, while I haven't seen the motor, the motor itself may have an "output" pin where there's a pulse for every rotation of the motor. Some 3D printer steppers have this.

@atomic14 8 месяцев назад

Agreed - it's amazing the engineering that has gone into something that seems a bit gimmicky. I think it's very easy to get into a bad habit of dismissing things on AliExpress as cheap crap. But there are some incredible bits of work on there.

@BlondieSL 8 месяцев назад

@@atomic14 The reason I dismiss Ali and the others, is due to friends who have dealt with them and getting royally screwed. They claim refund, but that's challenging. Pretty much, if I need something, I'll search the 2 main Amz and EB.

@Urko2005 6 месяцев назад

@@BlondieSL Same.

@Mxlu19 10 месяцев назад

I recently bought a holographic led fan, it works fine and projects the image but some leds don't light as they should, do you think it could be a wiring problem? How does it work? I want to know if I can fix it on my own 😢

@atomic14 10 месяцев назад

It's most likely some of the LEDs are faulty. Is it one or two and are they always off?

@nikthefix8918 2 года назад

I wonder why they don't use APA102 leds and dispense with the driver ic's. Perhaps it's cheaper this way.

@atomic14 2 года назад

I must admit, initially, I thought the same, but I think it's down to the refresh rate. I don't think with addressable LEDs you'd be able to clock out the pixels quickly enough and have the LEDs latch the results fast enough to get a high enough resolution. Might be fine for a small display - maybe the one I have would work, but think for larger displays it might not.

@codetech5598 Год назад

The Nipkow disk was patented in 1884.

@Urko2005 6 месяцев назад

I just bought one today and if anyone wonders if the effect is exactly like in the video, YES it is , i am astounded.

@stackgator 2 месяца назад

Is the blade visible or was this a result of the cameras refresh rate?

@electronic051 Месяц назад

Excelente, yo también diseñé uno para reproducción de video en tiempo real 😅👍😇

@fernandoi8958 2 года назад

Why werent this made with ws2812b leds? speed requirement?

@atomic14 2 года назад

I think so yes, I believe the bit rate for ws LEDs is 800Kbps. I think you wouldn't be able to get enough angular resolution with that update rate.

@aodhanoceallaigh8533 2 года назад

there are 2 single blade versions what one did you buy?

@atomic14 2 года назад

I think I got type 1, but I’m not entirely sure what the difference is between them.

@aodhanoceallaigh8533 2 года назад

@@atomic14 haha ya i was trying to sort that out but cant seem to figure it out.

@ExplodingWaffle101 2 года назад

3:13- looks like the motor driver has an output that'll tell you how fast it's spinning. i guess it is being communicated over the remote control led? how cursed :D

@gorak9000 2 года назад

I would assume that that LED is just on (or on with a particular frequency) and every time the top goes around, it's syncronized by the receiver of that LED from the bottom. That's way too good sync to be open loop

@alwinchris4110 4 месяца назад

What type of LED used in the halogram fan

@electronic051 Месяц назад

Led rgb 2020

@electronic051 Месяц назад

Led rgb 2020 smd

@lawrencemotton7315 Год назад

I have a question

@xdgamer2765 Год назад

@TheEmbeddedHobbyist 2 года назад

Wow quite an expensive way of removing finger tips, I could recommend a pair of garden shears as a cheaper alternative :-) . At least it can give a bit more colour to the spurt of blood as it leaves the fingers via the fan, i might also add an improvement at the point where the shite hits the fan could be had.

@atomic14 2 года назад

I really want to reverse engineer it some more - would be great to be able to stream content directly to it.

@TheEmbeddedHobbyist 2 года назад

@@atomic14 That should make a great video. Also it would be nice to see how it gets it index pulse to keep the display stable.