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Lighting an 11W 220 V CFL using a 1.5 V AAA battery and a CVS disposable camera flash circuit

admin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:47:31 +0000

This video shows our first successful trial lighting an 11W 220 V CFL using a 1.5 V AAA battery and a CVS disposable camera flash circuit. In a future video I will show how we hacked the CVS camera circuit. I learned the idea from great folks using Fuji camera circuits; the CVS camera is similar to the Fuji but for patent reasons the battery has the opposite polarity (important to know – but the positive terminal to the long side of the holder!) and the contact points are much different (I hunted around for a while before finding the right place to connect the CFL, as shown in this video). Note that you have to bridge the left contact point and the bottom of the copper switch with a bit of solder (this will be shown in the next video); it isn’t just a matter of touching the two contact points. And be careful you don’t shock yourself — even with only a 1.5 V battery and no capacitor the circuit is live and hot! We demonstrated this lighting technique at a Catholic Youth Group symposium in Slovakia this weekend and all agreed these lights will be very valuable in areas that have no electricity or in disasters as ways of getting good lighting without using any dangerous fuels; great for developing countries (we are all working in Africa, for example, where we intend to teach others how to do this). We encourage everybody who can to send us their disposable cameras (take out your film yourself and send to a normal developer if you still use film) so we can make more of these for poor regions. Also note that now poor areas can use very small inexpensive solar panels to charge AA and AAA batteries which can be then used at night to run the lights.

Duration : 0:3:51

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Solar Street Lighting Solution at CES 2012

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:25:38 +0000

NXP Semiconductors has developed an innovative, sustainable and highly efficient solar-powered street lighting solution, together with Philips Lighting. The groundbreaking Solar Gen2 solution, demonstrated by NXP at CES 2012, could have a major impact on energy consumption in urban areas at night. By charging street lamps during daylight hours, the new solar-powered solution from Philips Lighting and NXP can supplement the capacity of the conventional electricity grid, saving money and reducing CO2 emissions.
http://www.nxp.com/news/press-releases/2012/01/nxp-demonstrates-groundbreaking-solar-street-lighting-solution-at-ces-2012.html

The key to the breakthrough lies in the combination of new High Brightness LEDs and unique patented optics from Philips Lighting, together with NXP’s MPT61x range of configurable ICs for Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), which can deliver 98% power conversion efficiency in solar photovoltaic (PV) cells.

NXP MPT612 Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) IC:
http://www.nxp.com/pip/MPT612

Duration : 0:1:28

Technorati Tags: 2012, CES, chip, Gen2, ic, LIGHTING, maximum power point tracking, MPPT, nxp, Philips, semiconductor, Semiconductors, SOLAR, street lighting

3 LED 80mAH Solar Powered Flashlight Torch Lamp SKU: LF613W From Focalprice.com

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:18:53 +0000

Product Link:
http://www.focalprice.com/LF613W/820_40MW_50M_3_LED_Crank_Dynamo_Flashlight_with_MP3_White.html?utm_source=SM&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=SM_Youtube_LF613W

820 40MW 50M 3 LED Crank Dynamo Flashlight with MP3 (White)
SKU: LF613W Price:US$ 37.61
Super bright 3 LED lights.
Crank charging handle for easy operation.
Support MP3 function.
Support 16GB T-Flash card (maximum).
Volume control buttons.
Built-in 3.5mm headphone socket and USB socket.
Used for illumination and let you enjoy music anywhere and anytime.
Come with a lanyard for easy carrying.
Illuminating distance: 50m.
Output power: 40MW.
Usage life: 10000h.
Package Details
Weight301.74 g
Size16.5*13.5*5 cm
Package Includes
1 × 820 40MW 50M 3 LED Crank Dynamo Flashlight with MP3
1 × USB Cable
1 × Earphone
3 × Adapter
1 × User Manual

Duration : 0:0:15

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Solar powered Indoor lighting.

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:10:47 +0000

High powered indoor led lightihg. Very low consumption, high out put.

Duration : 0:2:22

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Solar powered low voltage LED path lights

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:43:37 +0000

Testing out a Home Depot “Malibu” Pro-LED and a Lowe’s “Allen+Roth” LED path light in my side yard.

Normally, these fixtures would powered by a 12 volt transformer-timer like any other low voltage or “Malibu” landscape lights but I’m operating them with a solar-charged 12 volt gel battery through a Morningstar SunLight controller. They draw very little current (the Pro-LED fixture uses 1.3 watts and the Allen+Roth uses about 2 watts) but put out as much light as a 7 watt wedge base bulb. A lot brighter than the typical solar garden light which usually give out a very faint, blue glow.

Duration : 0:3:11

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12 volt emergency solar lighting

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:36:06 +0000

Quick vid showing my previous and current solar lighting setup

Duration : 0:6:57

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Indoor solar general purpose emergency lighting pt 2..mp4

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:00:27 +0000

I made this small 12 volt 4 LED (approx. 1w) solar emergency /general purpose light for the bedroom. I used a CD case as the housing for the light. It is powered by a 1.8w solar panel and a 7.5 amp hour battery. The solar charge controller has a timer function to control the LED and is programmable. I can make adjustments to the light output by adding more LEDs or a bigger solar panel if necessary. Google LED calculator for wiring and resistors needed.

Duration : 0:5:52

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Solar Power / Battery Bank Security Lights 9:00PM

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:00:20 +0000

3rd example of a well lit area at 9:00 pm, using Solar Power Battery Bank System. (4) 150w Floodplain Lights running up to10 hrs, Dusk to Dawn. Call South GA Solar Power to order your Security Lights System.

Duration : 0:0:59

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LED Lights by Eclipse Solar Energy – Solar Powered LED lighting

admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:21:42 +0000

Eclipse Solar Energy provides LED lighting manufacturing. We give cities the opportunity to power there entire city with alternate energy technologies with the highest quality LED systems available. We use photovoltaic cells and long lasting LEDs that gives our customers the confidence and trust in our led lighting systems.

Website:
http://ledlightsbyeclipsesolar.com

Phone:
626-330-4891

Duration : 0:0:29

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LED HIGH POWERED 21 watt indoor lighting Light Emitting Diode vs Compact Fluorescent

admin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:43:19 +0000

These are 21watt, 11 watt LED light bulbs. There is also a 68 watt gigantic compact fluorescent bulb. With an ultra bright white roof and walls, you can illuminate grid free for a very low cost.

Duration : 0:6:22

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