Make A Portable Solar lantern

 by slchorne
This is a simple thing you can do with a set of solar path lights to turn them into portable lanterns.

You will need :
- A set of solar path lights
- Some small Chinese lanterns
- Some small gauge wire (stranded, not solid)
- Your Brain
 
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Step 1: Gut your light

Break open you box of path lights and get out the good parts. These are the bits with the batteries and the solar panel. The model I got was fairly easy to pull apart, a screwdriver behind the plate popped the top off.

With a set of cutters, make 2 small notches in the opening where the solar panel lives.

GitarGr8 says: Aug 21, 2007. 1:59 PM
Solar powered lantern? Sounds like a Polish joke... Cool instructable though, would be neat for an outdoor party. ~Ryan
Vinsu in reply to GitarGr8Mar 27, 2011. 1:34 PM
Does this polish joke go something like Finnish one? In that joke some goofy villagers try to gather sunlight inside thick bags and this way light up a house with no windows:)
mahesh.ganpate says: Mar 5, 2011. 10:52 AM
but same day rainy sesion there wht will be do ?
mahesh.ganpate says: Mar 5, 2011. 10:49 AM
its nice project i will be make this lentern .. how much WP solar sell.
Szajba says: Oct 7, 2010. 1:35 AM
How do I get the brain? links please
beebers says: May 5, 2009. 8:41 PM
Thanks for this instructable! I just came back from SF Chinatown with six smallish red lanterns (2 for 3 bucks) not quite sure how I'd light them. This inspires me! I'll use a mini-solar light from Target. :-)
frithiofandersson says: Jan 13, 2009. 2:25 AM
I like this one. Very good idea. I just might make something like this for the summer music festival where I usually goes camping.
pyrotecnix says: Sep 24, 2007. 11:22 AM
lol polish joke nice one
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