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Old 16-03-2009, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by troypiggo View Post
Thanks mate. So any links/tips on how to actually build it? What/how to mount it etc? Soldering, switches etc?
Troy, Bill, Peter,

great suggestions so far....

If you're a little unsure of building from the ground up, how about this
idea for something that could easily do the job.
Maybe a temporary measure to get you up and running:

For the equivalent of about $20 of parts, you could buy a 4 pack
of the cheapest solar garden lights in a pack of 4....put them all
in the garden during the day and use one in your light box at night

I cannibalised the bits from a whole set of these.

They have all the parts you need:

2 x (sometimes just 1) rechargeable NiCad
1 x ultra high brightness LED (put some red cellophane over it)
1 x switch to turn it off
1 x solar cell to recharge it for free during the day

Steve
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