HOMEMADE SOLAR POWER FIBER OPTIC NIGHT LIGHT UPDATE 2

OK, I UPGRADED MY SOLAR NIGHT LIGHT. AT FIRST IT SEEM LIKE IT WAS WORKING GOOD BUT THE LIGHT WOULD DIE OUT A FEW HOURS AFTER THE SUN HAD GONE DOWN. I THINK ITS BECAUSE THE SOLAR SIDEWALK LIGHTS GET DIRECT SUN LIGHT MOST OF THE DAY. THIS WAS HANGING IN MY WINDOW GETTING LIGHT BE NOT ENOUGH TO GIVE THE BATTERY A GOOD CHARGE. SO I WAS AT THE DOLLAR TREE AGAIN THE OTHER DAY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO HANG IN THE WINDOW SO I COULD HIDE THE SOLAR CELL BEHIND AND BIG ENOUGH TO ADD ONE MORE CELL. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE VIDEO I FOUND THIS PRINCESS
WINDOW HANGER THE YOU HAVE TO PAINT.
AFTER PAINTING IT I GLUED THE ORIGINAL SOLAR SELL BEHIND IT AND ADDED ONE MORE CELL TO IT. IN THE NIGHT LIGHT BASE I TOOK IT BACK APART AND ADDED TWO JUMPER WIRES TO ANOTHER BATTERY TERMINAL AND ADDED 1 MORE BATTERY.
FOR THE PAST TWO NIGHTS IT HAS BEEN RUNNING LIKE THIS. THE LIGHT STAYS ON TILL I GO TO BED. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT SAYS ON FOR BUT LAST NIGHT I WENT TO BED AT 12am AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND BRIGHT.

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[islaguy100]

@dpdevil1

the diode is built in the solar sidewalk light circuit board. in my first video i explained how i took the circuit board out of a solar light and replaced the electronics in the night light with the solar light electronics. I had to do a bit of soldering but it turned out good. this video is updating the first video.

the light does work much better now and it looks better hanging in my daughters window.

thamks, isla.

[dpdevil1]

Do you have a blocking diode.to prevent discharge when not in use