Plan out the project and prepare materials for soldering!
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Cut the ends of the pixels and remove them from their silicone case |
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Measure out some strips of paper down to the size of some various strips of pixels |
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Pin them to the jacket to see what would work best. I decided on 8 strips for each side, ranging from 4-11 pixels in length. |
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Since the copper pads on 144 pixels/meter strips are on the tiny side, it's easiest to cut out and lose a pixel between each strip. The Larson Scanner Shades guide illustrates this in the wiring step as well. |
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Cut pixel strips to desired lengths. Keep an eye on the half way mark on a meter of pixels. Since the distance between pixels isn't equal, the strips can be desoldered or cut around. |
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Cut silicone pixel covers slightly larger by measuring up a pixel length. For example, I cut a silicone cover to match the 10 pixel strip and used it for a strip of 9 pixels. |
