Disney Infinity Fans

I wish there was a way we could plug a skylander base into, say a iPhone brick, and then to a wall outlet and it would light up, that would be great and could have them light up constantly


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I hadn't tried direct USB power to a portal, but just tried it and you're right, it doesn't work.

It had also crossed my mind how long would the light FX function for ( ie the LEDs ) if left on indefinitely for display? I didn't want to shorten their life.

So after a bit of googling it looks like the LED would likely last between 8 and 45 years continuous use if left on 24 hrs ( Wow ). So if you only turned it on at dusk or when you got home from work ( 6ish ), and then turned it off at bedtime ( treating it like a lamp ) - The LEDs could last anything up to about 150 years ( ? )

So the answer is don't worry how long you leave them lit for.

So xbox USB power works, but direct wall USB power does not? Is that the general consensus?

Does any Skylander base work with LightFX?

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So xbox USB power works, but direct wall USB power does not? Is that the general consensus? - THAT'S MY FINDING

Does any Skylander base work with LightFX? - ONLY TRIED SWAP FORCE PERSONALLY, BUT I BELIEVE THE TECH IS THE SAME IN ALL.

Thanks. Just tried a "Portal of Power" I picked up for $4. Works great

^ Yep it's cool isn't it. I have all the light FX figures, and none of their Non-lightFX alternatives. I held off purchasing so I didn't 'double-up'.

Unfortunately only 4 figures fit on a portal, so you need to use 2 to light them all. I'm thinking of taking a portal apart to see if I can use the internal tech to increase it's area, creating a custom base that will hold them all ( 7 I think without checking ). I'd also like to Star Wars theme the base if possible, with a death star or Hoth theme maybe?

I'll keep you posted - Or if anyone has already attempted this please let me know

Not related to the thread but a heads up to anyone wanting the King mickey disc Jason Moffat is doing a giveaway on Twitter when he gets 6 more followers

So reading up on portal-tech and hacking them, I've stumbled across a technique of daisy chaining portals. A cursory test did not work for me (granted my second portal never seemed to work in the first place ) but I will try again when I get a new working portal.

http://forum.darkspyro.net/spyro/viewposts.php?topic=73052

Another thing, the length of the copper wire determines the RF that activates the LEDs, so lengthening it will probably not work.
What I may try is to take the copper wire from the non-functioning portal and tap it to the working one to see if that works. It's functionally the same as lengthening it, so I'm Not holding my breath.

But I did discover that my Raspberry Pi3 will power the portal...

Game have darth vadar back in stock for £3.99 so that's another one off the list