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ChadTower:

Pretty damn high.

NiN^_^NiN:
Hmm i can't find it either im sure i have it bookmarked at home so i'll check tonight for you

But what you did was basically get a thin piece of metal cut it to the size of the downlight lens side then use a hole punch for the leds to sit in then just solder them all wiggle the pins out the back and push the lens out pop the led boat back in and run the wires out then glue the lens back in and wire the wires to the 2 pins.

It be easier when i find the link for your to explain better.

But this way is so you can use 3v for the leds and not need to get bigger and strong solar panels to charge up a 6 or 12v battery only to use a resistor to bring it back down to 3v

You could just get alot of them 6 or 12 led flashlights and just use them as they run on 1.5v

SirPeale:
The ones I've seen run on 4.5V.  3AAA x 1.5v = 4.5V.  But yeah, that would be a way to do it.

Not nearly as fun, though.

I'm envisioning a pull-up circuit.  Much like the Joule Thief.  I don't know if that would work or not.  The constant on/off action may not allow the batteries to charge. 

I have a friend that's an EE, I'll have to ask him.

SirPeale:
I'll have to check more of this out.

http://www.discovercircuits.com/B/batt-chrg.htm

SirPeale:
My first attempt at building a simple Joule Thief didn't work.  I suspect the wire that I used.  I used CAT5 instead of enameled wire.  I thought I'd seen someone do it that way, but it didn't work for me.  I'll have to find an old motor and steal the windings.

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