Solar Powered Alarm Clock – Part 1
June 9th, 2011 by admin
Another post from Solar Christmas Lights.
Solar Christmas Lights can save you a great deal of cash on your powerelectric bill at a time of year when cash can be in short supply.
In this (perhaps non practical) project I convert a 120 volt mains alarm clock to solar power.
Duration : 0:5:29
Solar Christmas Lights can save you a great deal of cash on your powerelectric bill at a time of year when cash can be in short supply.
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DAY 44: Grandparents leaving today, making rum balls and installing some fairy lights.
http://solarumbrellalights.org/ Solar umbrella lights are one of todays coolest inventions for our outdoor lighting. They give shade during the day, and provide a warm light at night time.
http://solarumbrellalights.org/ Saving money and resources are crucial component of several shopping decisions. Solar patio lights and solar umbrella lights have turn out to be an extremely popular alternatives to traditional outdoor lighting.
one of my panels in a sunny window is lighting an incandescent bulb rated 120 volts 60watts . this is straight from the solar panel to the bulb and the inverter and battery are unhooked . Powerful panels . I will make a clearer video later showing the wires to the bulb . panels are rated at 62 volts dc with electrocution sticker on each one . two will produce 122 volts dc at some serious wattage
I wanted a cheap way to light my room but also a backup system incase of a emergency or power outage. It was fun and cheap to do and i look forward to one day have my whole room off the grid. At night I have free light and during the day it recharges, even on cloudy days. 
Robert talks about the many ways that you can save power by changing the types of lighting you use.
http://solarumbrellalights.org/ Outdoor household equipments are helpful additions to our patios, and solar umbrella lights are one of those that never fail to give life to our garden scenery.
This is an overview video of an embedded systems prototype I made to control 8 physical AC channels (or 16 channels when used with polarity sensitive LED strings). Uses a PIC 16C745 (older UV Erasable PIC) optocouplers, TIRAC, and an AC-to-DC power supply.
DRAFT – First Cut – Mark goes Christmas Tree hunting in the woods of Colorado and illuminates a tree with his Portable Pedal Power Generator. Video documents history of device and the illumination event. Produced for the Innovate Or Die contest sponsored by Google and Specialized.