My immodest mod

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Newly Enlightened
Joined
Feb 14, 2005
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Not really a mod, more a creation.
From the front, she's 2 10mm white LEDs drawing 23 milliamps apiece.
DuaLED22a.JPG


But from the back, it's a simple circuit running off the single AA battery inside.
DuaLED27a.JPG


The copper "necklace" is actually the coil to turn 1.5 volts into the 6+ volts needed to run the LEDs. Add 3 more parts: a transistor salvaged from a disposible flash camera, a 470 ohm resistor and a 0.01uF capacitor, and you get a useable flashlite that's guranteed a lot of comments!

DuaLED15.JPG

From 20 inches away - bright enought to take this photo with!
 

gadget_lover

Flashaholic
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Near Silicon Valley (too near)
That is quite clever. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Using the batttery as the coil form is an idea that could be used to make the shortest single cell light around. Hmmmmm.

Daniel
 
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