Baroutologos
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It's been a while since my last post. This time i come with a new, and maybe you find it interesting, lamp tech /design.
The ELECTROPHORUS TM series, Utility & Design Patent Pending.
"Where the Future meets the past"
Those are thermoelectrically operated lanterns/ lamps, without any electrical input or batteries, yet utilizing LED technology. Special attention has been given to Looks, with a huge influence by the Steampunk art genre."Where the Future meets the past"
Traditionally, genuine chassis of tubular lanterns are being employed and everything else, has been designed and created from scratch. Many times until getting the performance i needed and the shape you see.
The following photos, for your eyes only.
I have made three so far E001, E002 & E003.
E001- E002- E003
Chassis: Rhewum St2 (1950-1960s) - Panzer (1940s) -
SPECS
Weight: 2150 - 2400 grms (metric)
Height: around 45 cm
Tank capacity: around 300 gr kerosene
NEW! Optimum working condition (corrected): E002 - around 4 watts TEG, E003 - 5 watts TEG output
NEW! Useful output: E002 - 2.8 watts , E003 - 3.7 watts
NEW! Light output: Around 400 lumens for E002, 500 Lumens for E003, no glaring, evenly distributed, warm white pleasing light
Electrical output: female USB port, give or take 400mA at 5V
Kerosene consuption: around 16-18 gr / hour (optimum flame setting for given power output)
Regulated burner airflow for optimum flame performance
One tank lasts around 18-20 hours (actually lasts more but output diminishes due to less wicking as fuel level goes low)
No excessively hot areas. Not a spot anywhere in the lantern exceeds 250 degrees celsius
Noise: less than 28 db
Start-up time: Around 2 minutes, full power around 5min
VIDEO
E002 presentation , E002 operation 1
The PLAN
I have a goal of making one hundred unique ELECTROPHORUSTM lamps, all of them built on genuine antique hotblast chassis. This is because the level of complexity and parts making, prohibits few models to be produced at an reasonable cost. So a batch of at least 100 can justify the endeavor. For this reason, soon a crowd funding project will be launched for finding out the potential of a market / support.
Greetings,
Barou
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