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Charge Your Phone With a Candle! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Step 1:
To make this, here's what you will need:
2 empty cat food cans( these can be the bottoms of any can)
Heat resistant epoxy or glue: http://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-8297-HighHeat-Degr...
Solder: http://www.amazon.com/Alpha-AT-31604-60-40-Solder...
USB 2.0 plug (scavenged from old charger): http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Micro-USB12v Peltier thermoelectric cooler: http://www.amazon.com/Tec1-12705-Thermoelectric-Co...
A strip board: http://www.amazon.com/Prototype-Universal-Stripbo...
A small tea candle (can buy almost anywhere)
-Components
5v regulator: http://www.amazon.com/L7805CV-Positive-voltage-reg...
2x 10 nanofarad ceramic disk capacitor: http://www.amazon.com/Radial-Monolithic-Multilaye...
100 ultrafarad electrolytic capacitor: http://www.amazon.com/100uF-Radial-Aluminum-Elect...
A diode: http://www.amazon.com/Install-Bay-Diodes-Pack--D3...
-tools
Multimeter: http://www.amazon.com/DIGITAL-MULTIMETER-MULTITES...
Soldering iron: http://www.amazon.com/Meter-Watts-High-performan...
Pliers : http://www.amazon.com/CablesToGo-38002-4-5in-Long...
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Step 2:
To start you Will take the cans and cut the lips off the top, so they can fit on top of each other. Then I cut three slits equally spaced apart. I also you Will need to poke
some holes in the sides to allow air flow.
Step 3:
I tested mine out and found that I needed more holes so hooked some in the top. Before you continue be sure light the candle to see if it goes out. If it does then you will
need to poke more holes. This step is all about trial and error.
Step 4:
In this step we will build the circuit. Just follow the scamatic and you should be fine. Other wise, I added the pictures of me building the circuit. Use them for reference
when building it.
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Step 5:
next I took my heat resistant epoxy and glued the cooler to the top can. I recommend placing something on top to prevent it from falling off as it sets over night.
Step 6:
this step is pretty simple, I trimmed down the circuit board.
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Step 7:
To finish is simple, light the candle, cross your fingers, and hope for the best. If it didn't start charging right away then give it a moment becuase it takes time to heat up.
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Comments
28 comments Add Comment
br0x says:
uF does not mean "ultrafarad". The first letter is actually greek letter "mu", which stands for micro-
J2SARET says:
Hey you could go solar with this rig and a lens
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rkrishnan7 says:
Johenix says:
JohnC20 says:
GeorgeS4 says:
mostrokol says:
Liam.great98 says:
How would one go about adding more peltier plates with more candles? Ccould you simply attach them in parallel?
Olek410 says:
anv says:
Olek410 says:
Just saying if you will want to present this idea or use this idea you will need to give me credit for the idea.
lgotje says:
rodski says:
Good idea,but is this right?
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selimsms says:
I made a circuit like this, it will work, this can use every regulator circuit, you can use different sensonrs.
eugen.wilhelm.102 says:
polabb says:
Babybg says:
That's awesome
lowpro says:
Skwurlito says:
That's amazing
p mishra says:
wow brilliant !
oldbarnes says:
i figured out the piece, its the diode. Where is that connected at? I dont see it in your schematic.
oldbarnes says:
wannabemadsci says:
Nice and compact peltier electrical power generator. I like your approach.
Does the heat resistant epoxy hold up well? I was wondering with the epoxy rated 450F and a candle flame about 2,600F it seems like you would need some
type of mechanical fastener/mount to keep the peltier in place.
I second the comment by gravityisweak about adding a heat sink on the cool side to improve performance. I think it would help tremendously.
gravityisweak says:
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darkken says:
Can you yell me what THE values are without all THE components. So directly on the peltier element?
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