3d printable electrostatic motor & Tesla Torch flashlight

[bvandiepenbos]

cool 3d printable motors and other electric related DIY projects.
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3D printed Tesla Torch (flashlight) laserhacker.com/?p=436

[BeeAmaker]

Just to note, a Super Capacitor is essentially a battery. His flashlight looks almost identical to the one I use to buy at G.L. Perry when I was a kid. You crank the handle and it stays lit for about an hour.

[bvandiepenbos]

ya, I have a crank flashlight also, but it takes many cranks to only last a few minutes. So I thought maybe this was a better design?

[BeeAmaker]

Aug 11, 2014 14:27:29 GMT -5 bvandiepenbos said:

ya, I have a crank flashlight also, but it takes many cranks to only last a few minutes. So I thought maybe this was a better design?

It's basically the same design, the primary difference is the older ones used incandescent lamps and regular storage caps and now they use LEDs with supper caps so the life cycle is much longer.

[bvandiepenbos]

hmmm, if I ever need *another* project I should hack/soup up my old crank light.