I just wanted to share a video of something I did last night. I’ve seen lots of links about people running smaller boards off super capacitors for short amounts of time but I wanted to get my Fez Domino running off one so here it goes! Without the display hooked up it can run for around 3 hours. If anybody else is interested in super capacitors let me know! I’m trying to make a bunch of Fez powered solar garden lights.
LOL…I have a few rules about micro development…your power source should never be bigger…OR…4 times as costly as the board is in the first place… Good grief…what are those things generally used for…powering small trucks?
I was thinking they might be used for stuff like regenerative breaking for cars? Or making portable spot welders? Maybe just maybe high-end garden lights that never need their batteries replaced?
I have an evil idea! I loved doing these with capacitors…do not hurt yourself though… I always loved to charge capacitors then short them with a wire Loved to scare whoever next to me pretending that something exploded. I never tried it on a capacitor that large though so that maybe dangerous!
Good grief…what are those things generally used for…powering small trucks? 
Loved to scare whoever next to me pretending that something exploded. I never tried it on a capacitor that large though so that maybe dangerous!
