Mouth Light

[Tmas]

Hey guys!

My name is Thomas, this is actually my first post.

I have a question about something, it has become somewhat of a quest.

I love the band Rammstein, in the music video Ich Tu Dir Weh, the singer has a light IN his mouth.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.shoutcastblog.com/media/2010/02/ich-tu-dir-weh.jpg

Now, on this picture you can clearly see there´s a wire going through his cheek in order to get this light buring so bright.

But here´s the interesting part, a Rammstein cover/band does the same trick, but without the wire! So he has the entire light-system in his mouth.

http://www.kreiszeitung.de/bilder/2010/12/06/1035196/282723992-341_008_1854048_gvz_6594_1-1A09.jpg

And it's still amazingly bright.

So now I'm looking to make a similar thingy, a little DIY project if you will.
It doesn't have to burn long, 5 minutes or something is fine, I'll just change the battery a lot of times!

The problem is, I have no idea how to do this, I've got some basic electro-skills, and know how to hold a soldering iron, but that's about it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Laplace]

Recommend you experiment with super-bright white 1-watt LEDs. For a power source, maybe a small lithium battery such as a CR123A. Or consider using a flesh-core transformer with the primary as a necklace and the secondary coil in the mouth under the tongue. Choose a frequency equal to that used for induction heating stoves. Presumably magnetic fields at that frequency have been checked to not electrically scramble one's brain. Not too much, anyway.

 

[KJ6EAD]

You may be able to buy one, this company doesn't show white as a color option but they do custom work.

http://www.flashingblinkylights.com/light-up-flashing-mouthpieces-sku-no-10224.html

 

[Tmas]

beautiful website name: flashingblinkylights

I might be able to buy one of their product, take it apart and make my own version, because, looking at these pictures, I think you actually have to keep your yaws clenched together to hold it in place.

and about that 1 W super-bright white LEDs, I'm curious about their brightness when hooked up to a small battery, the CR123A looks rather big, especially when you have to walk around with that thing in your mouth, the battery I was thinking about using was the cr2032, of which you could (if you had to) put a lot in your mouth.

but again, I'm curious about the possible brightness.

My plan:
Buy a Mouthguard, make it fit rather tight around the molars, and cut away the front part.
Buy a Coin-cell holder: http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/3v.html
Buy the cr2032 battery
Buy a LED (possibly 2) that burns amazingly bright with that battery.

Then get a glue-gun, and seal it al in properly, hopefully being able to replace the battery when needed.

But I don't know if it's possible (and if it is, how?) to make a LED burn bright on such a small battery.

Is this possible, and if so, how? and which would be the brightest LED for the job?


Btw: you mention a flesh-core transformer, I have no idea what that is, could you explain it using layman-terms?

Thank you guys for your quick response!

 

[Laplace]

Recommend that before you put much work into a mouth mount, get a battery & LED combination that will provide sufficient lumens and operating time to be acceptable. My guess would be that a CR2032 battery would power a 20 mA LED but not a 1-watt LED that needs 300 mA. Also, a white LED needs about 3.6 volts so trying to operate it with a 2-cell battery (3 volt) needs a switching mode power module to increase the voltage. Or use 3 cells, but this may not be an option if space is tight.

I remember the hardware store has (or used to have) 1-watt LED replacement bulbs for ordinary 2-cell flashlights, and the power management module was built into the bulb itself. I'd try to find one of those for this project.

Flesh-core: For AC power transformers the coils are wound on an iron core. High frequency transformers use a ferrite core. Specialty instrument transformers might have a non-magnetic core (air-core). So a transformer coil wound around one's neck could be called flesh-core.

 

[Tmas]

a replacement bulb, that sounds big

I don't think 3 cells would be a problem.

but to make a long story short:

I need a 1 Watt LED in order to get the some proper brightnes I reckon.
so I guess I need a battery (plus system) as small as possible.

How about this kind of battery? (might be a little big, but you get the idea)

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=17808


What am I looking for?

1 Watt super-bright LED?
Cell that has 3.6 V and 300 mA?
By combining multiple cells I only increase the Voltage, right?
If I use multiple cells, do I need other electronics?


The Flesh-Core transformer technique is still beyond me maybe I need a schematic.

Maybe a schematic would be a good idea for the complete mouth-piece?