Solarbotics PumLantern Manual Download

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PumLantern

Ltd.

The

Skill Level:

Beginner

(Soldering Reqd.)

Document Revision: May 21, 2009

2 hrs

Charge all day & pulse all night with

a solar-powered night-light!

The PumLantern’s SCC3733 solar cell stores
power all day to release it in pleasant
“pumms” of multicoloured light all night long!

Summary of Contents for PumLantern

Page 1: ...Beginner Soldering Reqd Document Revision May 21 2009 2 hrs Charge all day pulse all night with a solar powered night light The PumLantern s SCC3733 solar cell stores power all day to release it in p...

Page 2: ...t however you want www solarbotics com 1 866 276 2687 Page 2 Boring Legal Type Stuff SOLARBOTICS is a trademark of Solarbotics Ltd Reg CIPO USPTO Disclaimer of Liability Solarbotics Ltd is not respons...

Page 3: ...2M ohm resistor Red Red Green 1 R4 7M 4 7M ohm resistor Yellow Purple Green 1 R6 8M 6 8M ohm resistor Blue Grey Green 1 SCC3733 37 x 33mm Polycrystalline Solar Cell 1 SBLED Super Bright LED 4 SWire 5...

Page 4: ...plumber s solder The main trick to getting a successful solder connection is to heat the junction up before applying the solder to the heated area Do NOT try to melt some solder onto the tip of the i...

Page 5: ...s Some people like frequent blips others more sleepy longer intervals Or mix em up for a more random light show Choose what Pum interval you d like 0 3 seconds use 1 5M Brown Green Green 0 6 seconds u...

Page 6: ...7M Resistor Yel Purp Grn or your choice Four capacitors work with the R1 and R2 resistors to make the timing circuit that drives the PumLantern The fifth capacitor works with the 100k R3 resistor s da...

Page 7: ...s up and it s longer than the cathode just 2 If you look carefully at the LED itself you will see it has a flat shoulder which marks the cathode 3 Look carefully into the LED The cup side is always th...

Page 8: ...STEP 5 LEDS CONTINUED With all this knowledge now you won t have any problem installing the LEDs so the cathode side matches the flat spot marked on the PCB in spots LED1 4 right Install solder snip S...

Page 9: ...find it easier to put it in the carrier after bending in the legs a bit by laying the legs on a surface and gently bending it over Step 8 Install 74HCT240 into the carrier Note the notch position on t...

Page 10: ...If all is well you should see your 4 LEDs jumping to life in a pleasant pummer ish manner Step 9a Put fresh batteries in the holder and insert it from the bottom These holes are labeled Batt on the to...

Page 11: ...f insulation from the end of the wire by firmly pinching and pulling it off between your thumbnail and index finger Or use a proper wire stripping tool if you wish but it s not as much fun Solder the...

Page 12: ...ave to do is flex the board and slip the wire through the slot into the hole STEP 13 THREAD THE SOLAR CELL THROUGH THE TOP We re not going to hold your hand and tell you about Slot A s and Tab B s You...

Page 13: ...there Push the PCB into one slot then flex the other side until you can pop the other tab into place STEP 18 POP THE PUMMER CIRCUIT INTO PLACE Before you mount your cell you might want to think about...

Page 14: ...stored 1 7V is added to the normal 3V now flowing back like a second 1 7V battery When the output swap polarity the stored 1 7V is added to the 3V and the LED goes super bright from 4 7V 0V 3V Power F...

Page 15: ...might have noticed that there are little pads on the tabs that stick out of your PumLantern Once side has a single square pad which is the ground pad that connects to common grounds in the circuit Th...

Page 16: ...u have to run to keep up to them K HM Herbie the Mousebot 39 95 USD CAD Liked the PumLantern Want more There are several more kits Solarbotics offers for any skill level 201 35th Ave NE Calgary AB T2E...