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workshops:public:led_pinwheels:start [2019/05/31 15:29]
pmusk [Instructions]
workshops:public:led_pinwheels:start [2019/11/14 11:03]
pmusk [Summary]
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 This set of instructions details how to construct a pinwheel that uses a rubber band to drive a low-voltage generator. This set of instructions details how to construct a pinwheel that uses a rubber band to drive a low-voltage generator.
 When the current produced is passed through a Joule Thief circuit, the energy from a freely moving pinwheel spinner  When the current produced is passed through a Joule Thief circuit, the energy from a freely moving pinwheel spinner 
-is sufficient to make an LED glow.+is sufficient to make an LED glow (red, yellow and green LEDs require a lower voltage, and are more successful).
  
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