This particular project got a mention on the Show and Tell page in the Volume 66 issue of Make Magazine. So of course, I'm thrilled that these little experiments that I build in my shop are actually considered worthy by people that I consider much more talented in the art of making stuff.
The main spark for this project was a chance discovery at a local ham-fest. One of the vendors there had a very large assortment of LED's for sale. Looking a bit closer, I immediately noticed that he had some LED's on display that mimic the flickering of a candle.
Seeing the possibility, I bought a pack of 10 of the LED's and went back home to the shop,
After some tinkering, I came up with a very neat solar garden light that I build from some scrap wood and a very simple solar charging circuit in order to keep the LED glowing.
All the details on how you can build one can be found here.
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