B.E.A.M.
BEAM is an acronym standing
for :
Biology,
Electronics, Aesthetics and Mechanics
Andy's solar
light-flashing Beacon
DIY :
Solar-beacon
Parts
list : updated Mar 27, 2007
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1 blinking LED (green or
red fled) |
1 Panasonic 2433 solar
panel, 3.45V |
1 gold capacitor 0.047F,
5.5V |
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Optional Powerstor 1.5F supercaps |
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It's only
3 items, shake them well enough and you may have a flashing beacon on your hand
:-)
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Lee: " I whipped this together in less than 5
minutes with a 24x33 solar cell, 5.5V .047F Gold Cap and a flashing LED
(FLED). Mr. Pock takes a few minutes to begin blinking under my 40W desk
lamp, but it continues to blink for about 10 minutes after the lamp is turned
off. A nice beacon to add to your BEAM park!" |
My version on How to
freeform it (without PCB) : Lee's
Solar Pockmark
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1. all the parts
are shown here. |
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2. bend the fled
as shown The flat-side of the fled is cathode
-ve. |
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3. solder the fled
and capacitor as shown Marking on the capacitor is -ve, so goes
with the -ve of fled. Solder the other side together as well |
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4. Finally the
solar-panel lower the panel do shift the CG closer
to the middle point of the panel : |
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Sep 11, 2001 Panasonic 2422 solar-panel can do the
same job !! I always use crazy-glue to fix the wires
onto the panel. |
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Hook up the 1.5F supercaps and the fled
will blink for hours :-) |
Tutorial on how to make solar-bug
(Ben Hitchcock's Fred : light-seeking robot)
Tutorial on how to make bicore
Head (Lee Golden's Light Tracking Bicore Head)