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Mark 3 Ammo Counter
Nerf, Paintball, Prop Weapons. This is the ammo counter you want~! The Ammo Counter MK3 is a remix of my previous ammo counter design and is now completely reprogrammable by you with no additional tools! There are 10 clip slots in memory, you can easily switch magazine sizes with a single button press. In addition, each clip slot can be reprogrammed by you for any starting value up to 99. Each slot will remember your selected fire mode, semi-auto, full-auto, and count up.Video tutorial: Coming Soon!Features:* Smallest Ammo Counter Circuit!* Selectable Clip Sizes* Programmable Clip Sizes (Default: 35, 25, 22, 18, 15, 12, 10, 6, 32, 99)* Programmable Fire Types…
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Ammo Counters – Researching Competition to Push a New Generation
I have been selling ammo counters since 2009. After I made my energy sword, ammo counters were the most requested kit. Over the years, I have probably sold 200-300 kits. Back then, I easily beat out the lame old competition. However, sales dried up last year. I was busy with my EMF and NES projects so I didn’t look into it. Today, I searched around for new competition. Oh man. Things have changed. I think I still got them beat on size and price, but I need to work on my offerings to stay competitive. Old competition Hyperdyne: PR Counter Unit Bare bones / High Price. Can be made to fit…
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Taking Commissions
I am closing the store portion of the website. This last year I trialled a commission system and did some small runs. I like doing these runs and one-off commissions a lot more than having a set inventory of kits. If you are interested in me making you a kit below or something custom, shoot me a message or email and I will let you know my thoughts and availability. I will still be selling the following kits. – Halo Cortana Dogtags – Ammo Counters (for Nerf/Airsoft/Paintball and Prop weapons) – Illuminated Power Pushbutton I will give out information on how to make the following: – Izzy’s ZZLT LTAR Display…
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Ammo Counter Assembly Instructions
DIY assembly guide for the ammo counter. If you ordered an unassembled circuit kit, this is the instruction page for you. Assembly order is from the center outward to minimize solder bridges. Keep some solder removal braid handy to remove any bridges between pads. BACK OF THE PCB Install the IC, making sure to orient with pin1 indication on the PCB Install the three resistors. 2x 10k on the bottom 100 ohm on the top Install the LEDs and bend into position to match your install location. LED on top center position (unmarked) LED on bottom marked position. Note: The LED polarity is not marked on the board. See the…
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Ammo Counter – 5 years of Success
Over the years I have taken pride in my ammo counter kit. As far as I know, it is the cheapest ammo counter kit available. I achieve my low price by my minimalistic design and versatility through programming. Just 6 parts and custom programmed to meet your needs! The ammo counter kit is my longest selling kit and as the 5 year anniversary is coming up, I wanted to go through my records and count just how many. I came up with the number of ~185 ammo counters sold since I first made them available in 2009. Year Sold 2014 25 2013 100 2012 25 2010 25 2009 10 Numbers…
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ZZLT LTAR Display
Announcing general availability of the ZZLT LTAR Display designed by Ryan Bales. This also marks the discontinuation of my previous number display LTAR counter. The ZZLT LTAR Display is an amazing circuit and is the perfect mod for your LTAR tagger. The advantages of the ZZLT LTAR Display over the LTAR Number Display are numerous. Bar graph indicator to match previous generation LTX displays Leverages the LTAR headphone jack to be compatible with all game modes!!! Lower power requirements Designed to match contours of LTAR iron sight Advanced modes to find player number in hosted games Easier installation, just 4 wires. I have put together a video of what to do & not to…
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LTAR Display
I love the lazer tag augmented reality (LTAR) tagger. When playing unhosted grab and go game types, your choices are between the LTAR and the LTX taggers for 25 health gametypes. The LTAR handles much nicer in my opinion, but without an iphone the LTAR lacks any indicator of health / shields remaining during gameplay. To solve this, I wrote some software to put on my existing ammo counter circuit. The software allows my circuit to sync with the LTAR during gameplay, or at least anticipate an accurate count of health and shields remaining. This post will serve as a guide of assembling the ammo counter circuit, modifying the LTAR, and…
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Cortana Dog Tags
In preparation for Halo 5, I am proud to announce the availability of Cortana Dog Tags! If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, check it out here~! The Dog Tags are in the store under Blank Cortana Circuit. Select the option to add dog tags and you will get a custom engraved dogtag, chain, and a eagle sticker! Updated July 6, 2013: Wow, thanks for the enthusiasm everyone. Cortana dogtags are sold out, there is a 3 week wait on the next batch. Click images for high res.
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End of life on Current ammo counters
Stock has been updated in the store, when the current ammo counters are gone there will not be more. Pending redesign. Reasoning: I went to reorder display parts today and found that my display of choice is no longer being manufactured. The alternate display I’ve prepared is more expensive, I won’t be selling many of those. Looking forward: There are other cheaper and plentiful displays available, however they are not pin compatible with my current design of ammo counters. A new design is mandatory to use these new displays. On the bright side: I am now offering LED holders in the store. These faux chrome holders are for the 10mm…
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New Sound Options in the Store
I often get asked about offering sound functionality in my prop kits that I sell. As demonstrated by my energy sword design I had a solution for sound, but it was not a solution that I could extend to my cheaper kits. Sound is hard, not just hard but expensive. Till now. Introducing the 300 second USB recording module from <a href=”http://www.electronics123.com/300-second-usb-recording-module.html”>electronics123.com</a>. I have fully inregrated their sound module into the Backlit Ammo Counter offered in my store via an adapter circuit. The sound module can also be used stand alone, but you do not need me for that, go buy one from Electronics123! They are good folks. The need…