A friend has one of these solar powered dancing flowers similar to the one in the bottom right of http://www.ecvv.com/product/1127383.html. The solar panel is only 10mm by 21mm and yet the motion is quite energetic even inside in normal daylight on a cloudy autumn day (UK). The motion is interesting and seems chaotic in that the two leaves are linked together but the main stalk seems to have an independant motion.
Suggestions for some pruning to reveal the inner workings have been rejected - so does anyone know how these things work ? Is it a tiny motor or some sort of solenoid ?
As the solar panel is so small I assume the needed current (1 or 2 mA ?) could easily be directly supplied by a Picaxe.
Suggestions for some pruning to reveal the inner workings have been rejected - so does anyone know how these things work ? Is it a tiny motor or some sort of solenoid ?
As the solar panel is so small I assume the needed current (1 or 2 mA ?) could easily be directly supplied by a Picaxe.
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