Programmable POV Fidget Spinner

Name: Programmable POV Fidget Spinner
SKU: 10124
Price: 25.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4.84 (14 reviews)

(14 Reviews)

What could be cooler than an LED Fidget Spinner that you build (and can program) yourself?

Designed by MakersBox in United States of America

2017-11-29T03:47:01.493Z-F61UFVQJ6MG8U3X.jpg

2017-08-25T12:55:59.437Z-0572_IMG_0572.JPG

2017-08-25T12:57:35.645Z-FNEPSQ2J5MQO0HJ.MEDIUM.jpg

$25.00

Out of Stock

Sold out since May 25, 2020

Orders ship on Saturday. I love to support workshops. Ask me about custom PCBs or bulk orders. See where my kits have gone at http://www.makersbox.us/2017/11/500-tindie-orders.html.

What could be cooler than an LED Fidget Spinner that you build (and can program) yourself?

What You Get: 1 ea, PCB, purple or green. 1 ea, Pre-programmed Attiny 84. 1 ea, Tactile switch. 1 ea, Slide Switch SPDT Through Hole. 1 ea, Battery holder. 8 ea, 3mm LED 160 Mcd. 8 ea, 100 ohm 1/8W …

What You Get:

1 ea, PCB, purple or green.
1 ea, Pre-programmed Attiny 84.
1 ea, Tactile switch.
1 ea, Slide Switch SPDT Through Hole.
1 ea, Battery holder.
8 ea, 3mm LED 160 Mcd.
8 ea, 100 ohm 1/8W resistor.
1 ea, 0.1 uF cap.
1 ea, Magnetic Switch TSOT23-3.
1 ea, 608 Skateboard Bearing.
1 ea, small rare earth magnet.
2 ea, 3D printed caps.

What you need:

CR2032 battery.
Soldering iron.
Solder.
Wire nippers.

Not sure about making a kit? I've tried to make this as easy a possible to assemble to ensure your success. Check out the detailed instructions at Instructables.com or the assembly video.

If you are learning how to solder, I would recommend starting with my Easy Joule Thief Soldering Kit.

No country selected, please select your country to see shipping options.

Change Destination Country:

Quantity	Price
1	$25.00
2-3	$22.50
4+	$20.00

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.93)

Documentation: (4.79)

Shipping: (4.71)

Communication: (4.93)

George | Oct. 13, 2019

Fun Kit

This was a fun kit to build and show off. I ordered the option with some pre-programmed text as one of the modes. Everything works great. One thing that took a bit to figure out is that the spin direction matters for the text. You can spin either way for the symmetrical patterns, but if you want to read the speed, counter or custom text, the letters come out reversed when spun in the wrong direction. Thinking about the circuit's use of a hall sensor, this makes sense and was a good lesson in understanding the design.

Robert | Oct. 20, 2018

I never liked fidget spinners before.

Awesome. Easy assembly, super cool customization options, fun built-ins as well. Color me impressed. My friends are too.

Kirk | June 5, 2018

Great

Figit spinner was a quick project to put together and was fun to play with. TL;DR just junk to fill out the 100 characters required

Philip | May 30, 2018

Fun to put together

I really enjoyed assembling the Fidget Spinner. I purchased it pre-programmed with a message which worked out great. It was magic at first spin to see the message show up.

I highly recommend getting the flush wire cutters (Hakko CHP-170 recommended); they really improved the feel of the underside of the spinner. Has anyone tried a 3d printed case for the spinner?

I'd also recommend some PTFE lubricant for the center bearing. It makes the spinner much smoother.

Steen | May 1, 2018

Great design and accurate customization with rapid shipment

Got two as gifts and had fun assembling with good youtube instructions. Will probably order again in a few months. Thanks!

Letícia | Feb. 7, 2018

Excellent!

Great product! Assembly was easy and straightforward. Works perfectly in the first time. Good balance of spinner and good POV display as well.

Nick | Jan. 24, 2018

Excellent kit

This is a well thought out and designed kit at a very reasonable price. Easy to assemble with an incredible amount of documentation and resources!

George | Dec. 30, 2017

Great little project

Easy to assemble, build instructions via Instructables very clear and easy to follow. Works nicely when done. I made a small change, put in a 14-pin socket for easy chip swapping, still heavy on the battery side, but that doesn’t affect its performance in any way I can tell.

Jason | Dec. 18, 2017

Fantastic Programmable POV Fidget Spinner Kit!

Great instructions, assembled in less than an hour, everything worked first try. I'll be ordering more in the future. Thank you!

George | Dec. 15, 2017

Excellent first project for young person

Great project! I bought this to build with my 14 year old grandson. It took a couple of hours. He did all of the work, following the excellent video instructions. (The text version on Instructables is also well written.) This makes a unique spinner that intrigues adults and young people alike. It's a great tool to explain the concept behind persistence of vision. Try spinning it backwards and watch what happens to any of the options that use text.

Chad | Nov. 20, 2017

An awesome fun kit to build!

I found out about this while I was in Orlando for a Maker Faire. I'm not into fidget spinners but I'm hooked on this one. The instructions provided in this kit were simple and easy to follow. I had no trouble soldering the boards together.

They are so awesome, we're thinking about teaching a class with these.

Bryan | Oct. 7, 2017

Fun project, well packaged.

Very nice design. Easy to assemble with clear directions. Fun to challenge each other when playing with assembled product. Nice job

Stoney | Sept. 23, 2017

No problems

Assembly was flawless. My 65yr old eyes needed some help, but a lighted visor came in handy. Both units functioned perfectly, including the pre-programming that I would have been unable to accomplish. My only hitch came from my own over-aggresive grinding off the sharp nubs left from snipping the pins. Normally I would leave them, but these were for my young grandchildren, so I decided to smooth them down, and somehow cut thru a very small foil trace that needed bridged, my bad. These could be commercially available, but the price would be a factor. I am a retired electronics tech. but a novice should be able finish these also.
P.S. The grandkids went ga-ga over them! while the grown-ups competed for highest RPM.

Response from MakersBox | Sept. 23, 2017

As a grandpa myself, it warms my heart that this project is helping you make a connection with your grandkids.

I too, have been working on the solder joints to make them smooth. Here is a technique I think is applicable to this project especially:
https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-Beautiful-Solder-Joints/

My other weapon is these very inexpensive but extremely usefully Hakko flush-cut plyiers: http://a.co/hQYlo4n (you can get them from Digikey as well).

Finally, my trick for removing flux is to use Goo Gone. Acetone is a but much for me to be splashing around the sink.

I've cut a number of traces and wiped out a number of pads in all my gadgeting. Glad you were able to make repairs.

Ken

Mark | Sept. 23, 2017

Works perfectly

All the parts were in the package and the instructions were overall good. There were just enough pictures included in the instructions to figure out the proper direction of a few parts. I liked that the chip came with default code as I didn't have the parts to reprogram it. Overall a good exercise to solder lots of parts which allows the kid to feel that they made it themselves.

+ Show 9 more

$25.00