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workshops:public:led_pinwheels:start [2019/05/31 15:29] Peter Musk [Instructions] |
workshops:public:led_pinwheels:start [2019/11/14 11:03] (current) Peter Musk [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). |
| ==== Materials ==== | ==== Materials ==== | ||
- workshops/public/led_pinwheels/start.txt
- Last modified: 2019/11/14 11:03
- by Peter Musk