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LEDs as light sensor

A project log for Light Sensitive Kinetic Sculpture Tribute To Dad

A kinetic sculpture that reacts to light and shadow, constructed mostly from components my late father had recycled from other electronics

bornachbornach 01/06/2019 at 17:160 Comments

To increase the light sensitivity, I've used 3 of these old LEDs in parallel. The reversed bias current is still only microamps. To amplify this tiny current, I'm using 3 NPN transistors in a Darlington configuration.

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