Intriguing solar light with interesting chip
Added 2023-03-27 04:51:04 +0000 UTCI think this is the first time I've come across this particular chip (YX8183).
It is designed for solar lights that use a lithium cell, either standard or LiFePO4, and has built in LED current control.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_SDR1f99Yw
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I have some outdoor motion sensing solar lights that are like smaller versions of these (you might have even done a video about them, or very similar ones) and I've often wondered if they were going to die due to being charged at below-freezing temperatures, which are the winter norm here in New England (although this past winter was bizarrely warm). They've been out there for a few years so far and still seem to work fine, but they also probably don't discharge themselves very much since they only stay on for maybe 30 seconds at a time when triggered. Hopefully they won't burn down my house/garage!
Circuitmike
2023-03-29 14:57:22 +0000 UTCIt seems that the circuit board is so simple because the YX8183 does so much work that used to be in separate components. It’s pretty amazing it only uses one capacitor.
Miek Buchanan
2023-03-28 06:34:15 +0000 UTC
