Hidden FCG LED Battery Pack
First of all, thank you to Doug Ferguson at Phantasmechanics for the idea of the FCG. Now on to hiding the battery pack...
These are not instructions for the battery pack. They are instructions on how to HIDE the battery pack.
This was not my idea. All credit for the battery pack goes to Stan Williamson (a nice guy we work with). He came up with the idea and made the battery pack for me. This step should be done after the glued cheesecloth on the face is dry and before you put the "hood" on the FCG. When you're finished and the hood is on, you can't tell the wig form's been cut at all!
Here he made an incision from "ear" to "ear" across the top of the head and around the back of the head. The incisions meet in the center of the head so you can take the "chunk" out.
Stan carved out enough space for the battery pack to fit inside the chunk. He also inserted short dowels in the bottom of the chunk which keep the chunk in place each time you take in off and put it back on.
This is a view from above with the battery pack sitting in place. The red button is how I turn it on/off.
Here is a picture with the battery pack removed. You can see all the dowel and LED straw holes.
Here is a side view of the battery pack. The black sticks are actually black spray painted straws from McDonalds or somewhere. Stan heated them slightly so they would "shrink wrap" around the wires. He would've done the straw part a little better but he was pressed for time. The straws are just a little too long and therefore protrude from the front of the eye a little too much (currently giving a nice "headlight" look). We'll fix that for 2004.
Here is the partially finished product. For 2004 I will hopefully have her on a frame and her motor going. The picture to the right is all I could finish in 2 days.
If you need more info, contact me. I don't know all the electrical details, but can find out for you. I do know he bought everything at Radio Shack (except for the McDonald's straws and black spray paint).