The most interesting thing in this ornament is the motor. It's the same type used in some solar powered display turntables, and has the incredible ability to run on just 0.75V and 250uA.
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13 thoughts on “Really interesting motor inside a solar ornament.”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Bunny Killer says:

    hmmm I remember when this one was posted… has it really been 6 yrs Ive been subscribed?

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars plonk420 says:

    you said it doesn't work/work well on its side. does it work up side down? (could be The World's Cheapest Disco Ball! 😆)

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars ghostkhadaji says:

    "But that's okay, lighthouses don't need every single screw to hold them together."

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars silmarian says:

    Gay lighthouse of sin is total life goals!

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jo Soffat says:

    I've never heard waffle pronounced quite like that before 😁

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Pierre Dorfling says:

    Light house of sin… Wahahahaha

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars R. says:

    Please dont lie to your viewers, there is no such thing as too much stroopwafels.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Melody says:

    Clock motor!!!

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Tim Mak says:

    Could that Multivibrator circuit Run the stepper motor?

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars just me says:

    Is that a single pole motor

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Barry Ford says:

    Alas, in my entire career, I was never allowed to buy big expensive toys!

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shawn Frizzell says:

    i had one of them about 9 years ago it worked for a week and that was it !

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Puppies are Power says:

    That lighthouse is actually powered by a spinning pulsar. Through the power of Quantum Tunneling, the light traverses thousands of light years to reach that so called pink L.E.D. it's like a 4th dimensional fiber optic cable.
    The battery powers the motor.

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