Re: Faraday Flashlight...

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:58:49 +0000, Si Ballenger wrote:

> I've got one of the origional Russian "forever flashlight" like below.
> Switching to LEDs would probably make it a little more functional. Would
> be interesting to test the new pumper light (bottom) against the shaker
> lights.
>
> http://members.aol.com/townslight/pumper.htm
> http://theepicenter.com/hand_powered_items.html

Do they go, "Whirrrrr" when you pump them?

Illuminate your cave and exercise your grip simultaneously! ;-P

I'm kinda thinking, an aluminum or SCH40 PVC tube, with one of
these inside:
http://www.magnetsource.com/Solutions_Pages/cowmags.html
and as many turns of #36 ~ 40 wire as you can fit; a couple
of spongy rubbery pads at the ends, and maybe a supercap -
I haven't thought it through that far yet. ["No ***, Sherlock!"
-- One of my other pesky homunculi]

Thanks!
RIch

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