Comments on: DIY: Rusty nail LED night light http://www.gearfuse.com/diy-rusty-nail-led-night-light/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:31:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: tahrey http://www.gearfuse.com/diy-rusty-nail-led-night-light/comment-page-1/#comment-161461 tahrey Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:31:52 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/diy-rusty-nail-led-night-light/#comment-161461 i don't understand why half of this is necessary... at school in tech class we managed to make LEDs work just fine with a DC source (say, a 9v block battery) and a zener diode / resistor (take your pick depending on the voltage). what's the inductor and coil for? to ramp it up over 1.5v is the only use I can think of... is it not a low-V LED then? i don’t understand why half of this is necessary…

at school in tech class we managed to make LEDs work just fine with a DC source (say, a 9v block battery) and a zener diode / resistor (take your pick depending on the voltage). what’s the inductor and coil for? to ramp it up over 1.5v is the only use I can think of… is it not a low-V LED then?

]]> By: Steven Ainsworth http://www.gearfuse.com/diy-rusty-nail-led-night-light/comment-page-1/#comment-9362 Steven Ainsworth Sun, 01 Apr 2007 06:42:07 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/diy-rusty-nail-led-night-light/#comment-9362 a true artist is one who can improvise. Who would have ever though that a inductor could made so simply. a true artist is one who can improvise. Who would have ever though that a inductor could made so simply.

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