Worthy Poundland thing (Patreon)

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2023-09-12 02:24:03

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2023-09

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I got this mainly for the low voltage (3V) filament lamp, but it turns out that it's quite a nice thing as it is, and VERY hackable to either steal the bits or adapt the base to run on solar power or a USB power supply. That makes it ideal as an off-grid or apocalypse light, since USB power banks are a handy rechargeable power source during darker times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYf5og2cb74

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Poundland 3V LED filament lamp with heavy base.

At £5, this is worth getting for the parts. It has lots of potential for being hacked for powering with USB (with series resistance) or a solar garden light module. The lamp itself has four filaments with 15 LED chips in each, so a total of 60 LEDs in parallel that start lighting at around 2.4V, and pass 100mA at around 2.7V. That's a decent brightness, so the use of a USB cable with two 10 ohm resistors would make this a very useful off-grid ornamental light. Running the lamp at that low current will also give it a very long lifespan. At a full 3V the current increases to 450mA (about 1.5W) so on fresh alkaline cells or freshly charged NiMh cells this will put out quite a lot of light. The ceramic base with glued-in threaded insert means it could also be retrofitted with other low power and low voltage bulbs for variety. If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:- https://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's algorithm quirks, allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty. #ElectronicsCreators