Solar garden lamp by CDS photocell control

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008


Reverse engineered circuit diagram of yet another commercially produced solar garden lamp. This one depends upon a CDS photocell to turn the light on at night, and although more complex than the circuits, it allows the battery to charge more efficiently.
Read more original source:
http://members.shaw.ca/novotill/SolarGardenLight/index.htm

solar cell LED lamp with LDR photo cell and extra capacitor

Monday, June 30th, 2008


Reverse engineered circuit diagram of one more commercially produced solar lamp. This one is very similar to the one above, but it is brighter and contains an extra capacitor.
Read more original source:
http://members.shaw.ca/novotill/SolarGardenLight/index.htm

Solar garden LED light and single NiCd AA charger

Sunday, June 29th, 2008


Another Reverse engineered circuit diagram of a mass produced solar LED light. This light also automatically turns on when there is no light falling upon the solar cell but this circuit waits untill it gets bit darker outside than the one above. Although battery charging is through a schottky diode, some charging efficiency is lost [...]