Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.
With this circuit, any type of LED can be driven from a single-cell supply in the range of 1.0 to 1.5 V (see the figure). As a result, it can be used with alkaline, carbon-zinc, NiCd, or NiMH cells ...