Uploaded July 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Parts used in the video:

Solar Panel:
ebay.com/itm/301267395720?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Battery Charger:
ebay.com/itm/130963250936?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Battery:
ebay.com/itm/201329682880?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The Shift Registers are 74HC595's
The Clock is made with a CD4049 - check this out:
http://www.changpuak.ch/electronics/RC_HCT_Generator.php

oops, the or gate in the video is supposed to be an EXCLUSIVE OR gate, which is what I have in the circuit and I used a CD4070

NPN transistors are 2N3904
P-Channel MOSFET is a VP2106

More about Linear Feedback Shift Registers here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_feedback_shift_register

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