April 18th, 2pm to Late

Example of a Tabletop Joule Thief via Instructables.com

We will be making desklamps out of a particular circuit called a joule thief.  These are designed to use a (or many) LEDS to “steal” the remaining voltage out of batteries that might otherwise be considered dead.  Often they still have some remaining life but not enough to drive a circuit.  With a joule thief, the circuit actually pulls the remaining power out of the battery.  The desktop lamps we make here will save you valued energy and provide a personalized use and aesthetic to your environment.  Some communities have created art projects to power public streets with these lamps that also go by the moniker of energy seeds.  At this particular workshop we will all have the opportunity to add them to our homes.  Workshop goers will be able to bring their own “vase” to build their lamp into, insuring that everyone comes out with a personal art piece. 

Cost of the workshop is $25.00, including all parts necessary, tools and facility.

You can reserve your kit here, or at the store.

Hope to see you there!