Comments on: Do it Yourself: Tiny Battery Lamp

By: fy

fy — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:05:29 +0000

rotflmao @ Dodgy

By: MAS_MEDIA

MAS_MEDIA — Tue, 29 May 2007 01:53:29 +0000

Who want a flash light? You Can go to a Dollar Store & Buy one for a few Bucks!

By: Nemo

Nemo — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:25:30 +0000

@SyntaxError

That may be the case but at least the $10 will be made of proper plastic/metal, have a normal bulb, mains lead, plug, switch + flexibility/goose neck so it would be worth $10 and if it stopped working – i only lost $10. The $26 looks like it would fall over and break if you just coughed!

By: Dodgy

Dodgy — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:13:40 +0000

Talking of 9V Batteries……………

What does a 9 Volt Battery and a womans arsehole have in common???

…..You know it’s wrong, but sooner or later you will touch it with your tongue and it will give you a nasty shock

By: SyntaxError

SyntaxError — Mon, 28 May 2007 17:36:36 +0000

@Nemo

That $10 lamp at Walmart IS made in China lol

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Mon, 28 May 2007 17:23:33 +0000

So lets see:
9v battery conector 50 cents…
Circuit board 2 dollar…
white powerled 1 dollar..

3.50 total

22.50 euro’s of development cost?

By: Xed

Xed — Mon, 28 May 2007 17:00:26 +0000

I made a lamp that fits in my wallet. It cost only $0.60.

I took a standard 3v battery (CR2032), attached a wire to one side and covered that side with tape. I then took another wire and attached it to a metallic paperclip that conducts only on one side (one side of the paperclip is also taped). The free ends of the wires are connected to a white LED. So basically what I have is when I clip the battery the right way, the light turns on.

I used a paperclip instead of a switch because I can then use this same clip to attach the lamp to book. Its light, unobtrusive and pretty handy

By: Mr. X

Mr. X — Mon, 28 May 2007 15:16:04 +0000

cool little project !

By: Nemo

Nemo — Mon, 28 May 2007 14:36:52 +0000

“The price is set to 26 bucks per piece, so it won’t ruin your wallet” – well unlike you Martin, not all of us are big shot lawyers or stock traders to be buying lamps at $26. At $26 it wont ruin your wallet? Er…. for that money they should build the lamp and send it to my house and place it on my bloody desk! If I need a lamp – I’m sure the $10 one at Wal-Mart will do just fine, not giving $26 for something I have to build myself that looked like it came from China for $1.

By: Manhutan

Manhutan — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:40:56 +0000

Thank you Martin ! A perfect gift for my geek brother, he will like it !

By: bozo the clown

bozo the clown — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:02:47 +0000

i did buy weed and then i couldn’t put my lamp together

By: Ampora

Ampora — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:53:53 +0000

you could buy weed ^^

By: peterr ~

peterr ~ — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:21:38 +0000

Guess because it looks “cute to have on your desk. lol

By: X-caliber

X-caliber — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:09:11 +0000

YEah even i would like to know the same…

By: jackhol

jackhol — Mon, 28 May 2007 09:48:43 +0000

why would u want a lamp like that?