# lights and sounds for proton pack and proton gun

**URL:** <https://forum.gbfans.com/t/lights-and-sounds-for-proton-pack-and-proton-gun/8951>\
**Category:** Proton Packs\
**Created:** [January 4, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/lights-and-sounds-for-proton-pack-and-proton-gun/8951 "2018-01-04T13:32:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![thewill](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@thewill](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/thewill)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/lights-and-sounds-for-proton-pack-and-proton-gun/8951/1 "2018-01-04T13:32:06Z")

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Hello friends,

I would like to build a [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) for my son (5 years old) and I would like to attach to the mother board a kit that makes sounds and light correctly.

I do not know anything about electronics so I would need something ready that does not cost too much.

Can you suggest a site or link me something where I can buy the kit ?

Thank you so much.

William

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**Author:** ![mercifull](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/mercifull/32/4051_2.png) [@mercifull](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/mercifull)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/lights-and-sounds-for-proton-pack-and-proton-gun/8951/2 "2018-01-04T14:17:18Z")

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![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/1/d/1d5ecaf1f09d6133762cb1e442e2ccf984060ba1.gif)

Replace the word ‘Fast’ with ‘Easy’ and you have your conundrum.

There are some fantastic kids available for pack lights and sounds, some offered by GBfans store, others from Heavy Props or Rabid Prototypes. Unfortunately, they are far from cheap, some might say excessively expensive ($300) for a pack to be used by a 5-year old.

You could program an Arduino with LEDs and neopixels (~$30-60 materials) to do it but you’d need a basic understanding of computer programming and certainly some good soldering skills. There are some people on this forum who have provided their Arduino code for free… but you’d have to do the actual wiring yourself.

So there’s the dilemma… You have three options when it comes to [Proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) sounds and lighting:

1. Good
2. Cheap
3. Easy to build  
But you can only choose two.

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**Author:** ![thewill](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@thewill](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/thewill)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/lights-and-sounds-for-proton-pack-and-proton-gun/8951/3 "2018-01-04T20:36:27Z")

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ok thank you.

I didn’t think it was so expensive !

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**Author:** ![grogking](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/grogking/32/4048_2.png) [@grogking](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/grogking)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/lights-and-sounds-for-proton-pack-and-proton-gun/8951/4 "2018-01-04T21:10:33Z")

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This thread [http://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43273](http://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43273) has probably the cheapest way to do lights and sounds, but you will have to have some electronic skills such as soldering

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**Author:** ![mercifull](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/mercifull/32/4051_2.png) [@mercifull](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/mercifull)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/lights-and-sounds-for-proton-pack-and-proton-gun/8951/5 "2018-01-05T14:30:17Z")

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> [@grogking](#):
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> This thread [3D printed Neutrino Wand and Proton Pack with Arduino lights and sounds - Proton Packs - GBFans.com](http://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43273) has probably the cheapest way to do lights and sounds, but you will have to have some electronic skills such as soldering

That’s the plan I have as well. At the moment my Arduino is only powering a very simple light sequence for the [cyclotron](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/cyclotron) and powercell but long-term ill be adding lights and controls to the [neutrino wand](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-neutrino-wand) with sounds.