Build Your Own Solar Powered Led Lights

I first got the idea for this post when i saw the plans for this super easy simple and inexpensive mason jar led lantern over at.

Build your own solar powered led lights.

Developed in collaboration with a science teacher from pennsylvania our build your own solar led jar light is a fun and creative way to teach and learn about solar electricity. Visit the seasonal home to see the tutorial. This video shows how easy and inexpensive it is to make your own solar led nightlights by hacking solar led pathway lights. In a strip of general pcb size as you desire insert the white leds so that they are all in a straight line.

Other materials you need include self adhesive record numbers an opaque and shelf liner. Make use of the old solar light kit and a lantern and your normal home address into something that instantly spruces up your home. Do it the following way with the help of the circuit schematic provided on the first page. If you use ac powered ones the wiring is not in parallel.

To make sure you re the coolest greenest most rock star cat at your own green fall cookout check out the following 3 not just 1 simple diy lanterns. The solar array will be the most expensive component required and these are now available in many different sizes and wattage ratings. There are four components required to build any solar powered light. Figure 2 shows the rear view of a solar pole light.

Connect to the charging regulator. You don t have to make your own string. Decided to design and build my own solar powered led garden light. 3 led tea light lantern.

Use your own mason jar or recycled jar and build a colorful led light that automatically comes on at night and goes off at dawn. Lamp charge controller and a battery. Choose from 5 different color led s. Two of them are solar powered.

The solar array high efficiency d c. The 22 watt led we used. Make diy solar light chandelier. Overview of full circuit.

And the led controller to. Decided to design and build my own solar powered led garden light. Then insert the contact into. This is a useful and fun project.

You can buy battery powered led string on ebay for about 2 4 depending on the number of leds. Then use the crimping tool. Make your wiring connections from. Pressing them firmly over the pcb join by bending and soldering all the negatives leads.