Introduction: Micro Rechargeable Flashlight
A simple rechargeable flashlight
How to make:
Light:
1. Take an LED and connect a switch to its positive side.
2. Connect the switch's other side to the positive of the super-capacitor
3. Connect the LED's negative to the positive end of the super-capacitor
4. Hot glue the connections of the super-capacitor
5. Add more wire to the super-capacitor and fold it up the sides.
Charger:
1. Make foil contacts (link).
2. Make pads curve and glue them to cardboard so the flashlight fits into them.
3. Apply power from wall wart.
Digital copy: https://www.instructables.com/file/FW82JWCG825HXY4/
Note: Open the digital copy with Fritzing (http://fritzing.org/).
How to make:
Light:
1. Take an LED and connect a switch to its positive side.
2. Connect the switch's other side to the positive of the super-capacitor
3. Connect the LED's negative to the positive end of the super-capacitor
4. Hot glue the connections of the super-capacitor
5. Add more wire to the super-capacitor and fold it up the sides.
Charger:
1. Make foil contacts (link).
2. Make pads curve and glue them to cardboard so the flashlight fits into them.
3. Apply power from wall wart.
Digital copy: https://www.instructables.com/file/FW82JWCG825HXY4/
Note: Open the digital copy with Fritzing (http://fritzing.org/).