{"id":1166,"date":"2025-06-11T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2025-09-24T12:43:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:43:49","slug":"modding-the-power-supplies-for-the-inflatable-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/?p=1166","title":{"rendered":"Modding the power supplies for the inflatable piece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhxmRljMDcNwxSrvagiIvxywEeDxreuY5Oya__XDQLKAzztmD1906GKYMLlHaGJHrYRnwj_fmxZvgIG86Eiw4oI-pvQ3s4dPrcVt4Dtd_ziTin0hNfRXLen_eyi-NaAQLbIiNXxQ8dfQMkHEKgnXZB6xm1-g-cklm1sQKLNfDVHsFZ0Mw1xS7kZDjrfjqiN\"><br \/>\n    <\/a><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhxmRljMDcNwxSrvagiIvxywEeDxreuY5Oya__XDQLKAzztmD1906GKYMLlHaGJHrYRnwj_fmxZvgIG86Eiw4oI-pvQ3s4dPrcVt4Dtd_ziTin0hNfRXLen_eyi-NaAQLbIiNXxQ8dfQMkHEKgnXZB6xm1-g-cklm1sQKLNfDVHsFZ0Mw1xS7kZDjrfjqiN\" width=\"400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhxmRljMDcNwxSrvagiIvxywEeDxreuY5Oya__XDQLKAzztmD1906GKYMLlHaGJHrYRnwj_fmxZvgIG86Eiw4oI-pvQ3s4dPrcVt4Dtd_ziTin0hNfRXLen_eyi-NaAQLbIiNXxQ8dfQMkHEKgnXZB6xm1-g-cklm1sQKLNfDVHsFZ0Mw1xS7kZDjrfjqiN\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It became clear during the tests that it would be much better for each column fan power supply to be wireless and contained within the bucket. It avoids the wiring\/ trip hazard issues. And it offers much more flexibility with where the sculpture can be situated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It also offers long term flexibility for the piece with regards to installation, as it removes the issue of mains power access.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhBOkNt6_rg8Rx3B-RJswge1ixNHkKKUFkWgSNmAJT2-7h-xo7snZNyEhik3Zd4pOUntoPDNGf8_5movJ6LOgQRQlGgRqA7LSwFZLFJjD0r44SXNW7j2IHaZOytEJnAtSNr1FY94P1P9MyN5dtE_UhLErI95Jh_O9HDYhpazh_IZnqRB-aIFta50v_bJX5S\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I sourced 5 12amp motorbike batteries and wired them up to each fan.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjLXsaxqyr6fNUIFtfSeLdZ1e59aH9LOsGMVnWsxdrp27uduVknL_hww0rib4wBQFN_G6vl19ngQEyAhtAuD8hqQfzjIWpAZI--PH3crjk2kWZUBr0RTZIiHYQDPfHiqwTi1hRHQbXq2nVFDJu3t11BRFSKwYM64S-GObTHkNkWbLO_aBC-sbMDHTOdhK1m\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjLXsaxqyr6fNUIFtfSeLdZ1e59aH9LOsGMVnWsxdrp27uduVknL_hww0rib4wBQFN_G6vl19ngQEyAhtAuD8hqQfzjIWpAZI--PH3crjk2kWZUBr0RTZIiHYQDPfHiqwTi1hRHQbXq2nVFDJu3t11BRFSKwYM64S-GObTHkNkWbLO_aBC-sbMDHTOdhK1m\" width=\"400\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhXHFl__t2vzsFkQ13spLdN64Xv__CCq_G23x9GMMtm_Ffpt4bSAvtKroQt3GSGZfXRE6GV9f4RayrvYUmX3tK_ecu5Wld5NrtJuiez9x2GeKV8NIKkZ3efvdbh2s9V9kHlJP78LTULEvdwPcJcQE-9RNH39WQt7NLqXC7rP0MQ2hIAdAMCwiLqMfuzbpxz\"><br \/>\n    <\/a><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhXHFl__t2vzsFkQ13spLdN64Xv__CCq_G23x9GMMtm_Ffpt4bSAvtKroQt3GSGZfXRE6GV9f4RayrvYUmX3tK_ecu5Wld5NrtJuiez9x2GeKV8NIKkZ3efvdbh2s9V9kHlJP78LTULEvdwPcJcQE-9RNH39WQt7NLqXC7rP0MQ2hIAdAMCwiLqMfuzbpxz\" width=\"400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhXHFl__t2vzsFkQ13spLdN64Xv__CCq_G23x9GMMtm_Ffpt4bSAvtKroQt3GSGZfXRE6GV9f4RayrvYUmX3tK_ecu5Wld5NrtJuiez9x2GeKV8NIKkZ3efvdbh2s9V9kHlJP78LTULEvdwPcJcQE-9RNH39WQt7NLqXC7rP0MQ2hIAdAMCwiLqMfuzbpxz\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I then masked all the exposed metal components with electrical tape to remove the risk of arcing\/ fire hazard.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjrPRi56fSNpTPTYGhxLfhdNsMxL7jwsaEMmWs4eDFA66cneCWwD3uH6o-UpN35_tLNh6BHKZmp8E5Atix_dyd2_6U2HBWOsO7h08rWMB41dZYBF7e8xSR6I4iSW15zg_xe3FgvZpDUpa_gjc58xz-lRFpuJCeeR1k_MB8tUx5tQ3vRbs0GiNSVuczFYbKi\"><br \/>\n    <\/a><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjrPRi56fSNpTPTYGhxLfhdNsMxL7jwsaEMmWs4eDFA66cneCWwD3uH6o-UpN35_tLNh6BHKZmp8E5Atix_dyd2_6U2HBWOsO7h08rWMB41dZYBF7e8xSR6I4iSW15zg_xe3FgvZpDUpa_gjc58xz-lRFpuJCeeR1k_MB8tUx5tQ3vRbs0GiNSVuczFYbKi\" width=\"400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjrPRi56fSNpTPTYGhxLfhdNsMxL7jwsaEMmWs4eDFA66cneCWwD3uH6o-UpN35_tLNh6BHKZmp8E5Atix_dyd2_6U2HBWOsO7h08rWMB41dZYBF7e8xSR6I4iSW15zg_xe3FgvZpDUpa_gjc58xz-lRFpuJCeeR1k_MB8tUx5tQ3vRbs0GiNSVuczFYbKi\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The batteries are all fully charged and have a run life of 20 hours, so should be fine for the exhibition.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It became clear during the tests that it would be much better for each column fan power supply to be wireless and contained within the bucket. It avoids the wiring\/ trip hazard issues. And it offers much more flexibility with where the sculpture can be situated. It also offers long term flexibility for the piece [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1166"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1167,"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions\/1167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethanhemus.art\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}