A dark detecting circuit for your jack-o'-lantern

pokerfan

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Fri Oct-10-08 06:11 PM
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A dark detecting circuit for your jack-o'-lantern

From http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/darkpumpkin">Evil Mad Scientist Labs:

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BrklynLiberal

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Fri Oct-10-08 06:16 PM
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1. cool....

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notadmblnd

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Fri Oct-10-08 06:18 PM
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2. My pumpkins don't need no light, they need asprin

Edited on Fri Oct-10-08 06:18 PM by notadmblnd

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pokerfan

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Fri Oct-10-08 06:24 PM
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4. LOL

One can always go the Calvin and Hobbes route:

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sakabatou

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Wed Oct-15-08 04:22 PM
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9. I should take your idea, but clean-up's gonna be a bitch

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RoccoR5955

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Fri Oct-10-08 06:18 PM
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3. Thanks for that

I can modify it, and use it for my porch light which is in a shaded area, and not conducive to using the sort of sensors that are out there... Now I can make my own.

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pokerfan

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Fri Oct-10-08 06:31 PM
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5. A few months ago (when it was still warm)

they had a quick & easy (temporary) http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php?story=lantern&query=mason%2Bjar">LED garden light project for a back yard party.

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RoccoR5955

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Fri Oct-10-08 07:40 PM
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6. I'm glad I bookmarked the site! thanks again! n/t

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pokerfan

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Fri Oct-10-08 07:56 PM
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7. It also supports RSS if you have a news feeder n/t

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TechBear_Seattle

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Sun Oct-12-08 11:04 AM
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8. The really scarey thing is, I can read the schematic

It's been a few years since I've built any circuits of my own, but I remember how. Maybe a trip down to Radio Shack is doable this weekend....

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hunter

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Thu Oct-16-08 02:25 PM
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10. When the batteries are nearly dead in that, put them in this:

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/joulethief

A switching power supply doesn't get much easier than that...

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Nihil

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Fri Oct-17-08 03:30 AM
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11. Thanks for that!

I've got quite a few batteries from cameras in the house that
still have some life in them (hence I don't want to get rid of
them yet) so this will be really handy!

:toast:

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