Pixel snowflake Mk2

Snowflake Mk1 didn't really look like a snowflake once it was mounted on my house as the wings don't have led's in and do not light up. The new snowflake is a bit larger and has the addition of an led in each of the 12 wings.

The snowflake is basically the same as the icicles and starburst in construction. I have used white pvc electrical trunking cut into strips the same width as the square silicone tubing. Three pieces were used to form the main six spokes and super glued in the middle. 12 smaller pieces of pvc were glued to the back of these spokes to form the snowflake wings.

The second image shows the connections to the extra led's in the wings. A small slit was made in the main strip of silicone tubing to solder on the extra wires for the wings.

As can be seen in the images the led strip were cut into individual single leds and spaced further apart. All of the connections are made using enameled copper wire from an old transformer. All of the data wires are connected on the front of the snowflake (image 3). The power wires are all brought around to the back and connected there (image 4). Low modulus neutral curing silicone sealant is used to seal the ends, wing junctions and also the centre of the tubing.