Digital Camera Spectroscope

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Digital Camera Spectroscope

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This simple mod allows the slide to be mounted to most cell phones, turning them into digital spectrometers.

How-To

Salvage Springs From an Old Floppy Disk

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You need four floppy disk ( 3"1/2).

Modify Springs

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With a pince, modify springs to get arms parallel. Do it for each spring

Use an Old Photo Slide

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open it.

Soldering Springs

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with a candle ( or something else ) turn springs very hot ( red ), and quickly solder it on the slide.

put glue on each spring ( and in all corners )

Side2

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close the slide with the other part. Press it for 3 seconds.

Rubber Band

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take an old mouse pad and cut four parts ( 1cm x 4.5cm )

Glue Rubber

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put one rubber part under spring. put glue. put the second part on it and press hardly for 5 seconds.

do it again.

Finish !!!

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now you finish it ...

Diffraction Grating Slide

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put a diffraction grating slide in front of it ( glue or other ).

Be Mounted to Most Cell Phones

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you can use it on most cell phones

Make Spectro Picture

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Now you can make this kind of picture

Go to My Site for More Information About Spectrometer

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