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I just finished doing my DIY solar lantern project. I’ve always wanted to make one but I didn’t have the time to make one.
After the Earth Day, I decided to make time for this mini project of mine.
I’ve made a detailed documentation of this project including theory of operation, how it works, how to compute for the resistor value, and all these technical stuff.
Here’s a link to the detailed guide on how I did it.
Here are some of the pics.
[Image Source: Noel Bautista ]
Dear Noel,
My name is Shirley and I write for Funchkins: The Funky Art of Design
blog. We loved your tutorial on Sun Jars that we featured them on our blog a couple of days ago, you can visit the post here:
http://funchkins.com/2011/10/27/sun-jars-you-can-make-at-home/#.TrE43_SIm0s
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Kind regards
Shirley
I was just wondering why the pictures don’t work anymore?
Hey everyone, in-case people are still trying to find the electrical parts, there are plenty of useful parts at Radio Shack (aka The Shack) stores, they ever have solar power kits. Just though this might be useful to some of you. =] Have a great day!
hi
can anyone tell me where to buy the small solar panels. searching everywhere but can only find large ones.
thanks
kris
1023 days ago
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1042 days ago
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Hi Noel, I’m an editor at Popular Science, and was wondering if you’d be interested in adapting this project for the magazine. Please let me know when you have a chance.
Hi Noel,
Thanks;more than a picture i want the specifications for the white LEDs,ressistor,PCB,pv panel and circuit.
RKRAO
Hi RKRAO,
The base of a typical kerosene lantern which is where you put kerosone, usually houses the battery and the circuit needed. Then a wire goes out and connected to an external solar cell.
The kerosene wick is replaced by a tube usually pvc pipe with holes where the LED is placed.
I’ll try to find a picture so it will be more clear.
I’m a retired man living in the Philippines and would like to help many needy people here that have no electricity for lighting. They burn candles or kerosene lanterns at night and are breathing bad air. I’m totally at a loss to understand how to build a solar lantern,,,but would love to get detailed instructions that I could understand. Please help me so I can help others.
1436 days ago
[...] Noel from unplugged living gives us a full detailed tutorial on making the solar lantern. Covering each step thoroughly, and providing loads of helpful pictures, diagrams and part lists, this is one project that will be easily recreated on your own. [...]
your’s is the only website giving details of do-how for a solar led light;one more photo showing the amount of light from this lamp will help lay DIY enthusiasts;i am surfing for days to find guidance for converting a kerosene lantern/hurricane lantern to a solar LED lantern for rural poor in india;any suggestions or guidlines or specifications for LEDs,circuit,batteries are welcome.
Wow! This is really really cool!!
Sounds like a fun project to get my boys working on over the summer.
I’m looking for and saving up tips on projects that will keep them off the computer, games and phone and in a “learning” mode.
Worth trying especially when I live in the tropics.