A look inside a flickery clone of the Luxa starburst pyramid

Published on 2024-01-03 | Archived on 2024-01-22

I got this a while ago, but after making a video about the real thing I thought it would be good to follow it up with one about the clone.

Right up until I made the video the clone flickered horribly as it rotated. I was expecting a very low grade slip ring assembly, but it's actually not too bad. The flickering may have been caused by the lubricant causing the contacts to ride up on a layer of oil.

I still prefer the neat PCB based slip ring assembly in the Luxa version.

The original also has a spot welded stainless steel frame to protect the prismatic film, but the cheap one has no protection, so it's easy to crease or crack the film.


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