By Lincoln Rajali Sihotang, Kopernik Project Officer
I liked this light looking at photos, but you have to use it yourself to see how cleverly this product is designed. I like pointing it at the corner or ceiling and not seeing the LED light itself, as you would with a regular lamp. It looks good hanging too, pointing up or down. This design should win awards for function and attractiveness. This light is even good for walking around outside with, because it has a diffuser and doesn't have the bright center spot that you'd find in a flashlight, therefore it's less disorienting.
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By Lincoln Rajali Sihotang, Kopernik Project Officer
Reading a book, no problem at all. Working on the kitchen counter (cooking or something) enough light in the area you are working but it is a bit dim just a few feet away. Overall I’m happy with the amount of light this unit puts out. The battery pack is a shrink wrapped Ni-Mh pack and not a standard AA or AAA battery. I think that repairs would be much easier if this light used standard batteries.
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On 9th and 10th of July, Kopernik visited two locations in Bali together with Benesse Corporation, a Japanese company which focuses on correspondence education and publishing. For two days, we visited schools in order to get better understanding about education practice in Indonesia.
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The village of Biqueli on Ataúro Island - Timor Leste consists of 4 sub villages: Pala, Uaruana, Ilidua and Iliknama. Only some areas in Pala have electricity. The rest of the sub villages must spend their money to buy inefficient lanterns with batteries, which last no longer than a year on average. In addition, the families also use unhealthy kerosene lights. Because of this situation, the inhabitants of Biqueli found it very interesting when the d.light S250 solar light was introduced by Move Forward.
It took 17 minutes and 37 seconds to get 8 cups of room temperature water to boil in this cast iron pot. I used 1 piece of newspaper, a handful of tinder and 6 1/2 pieces of fuel wood to get it to reach that point. I think that is pretty good. I was impressed with the speed that it took to get the water to boil as well as the lack of smoke that came out of the cook stove. Like I said, I only once could see smoke and even the smell of the fire was very minimal while the water was heating.
I had this on my wish list, and I'm so happy with it! Four light settings, extra connecting plugs for charging other items, was charged on arrival so I could play with it... I'm delighted.
Update: There were no instructions and I'm a little dense. The cell phone connectors plug into the light not the solar panel.
I actually used this product the other week with stream water and it was SO refreshing to have instant fresh water. The brook was cool so the water tasted great. The one-star dock comes only because there was a fair amount of black powder released through the straw for the first 5-10 draws but it didn't affect the taste and if you are aware of it, you can keep from getting it. These are good because they are more user friendly and have a longer shelflife than tablets and additives. Still could never hurt to boil first.
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By: Chris Shepherd |
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By: Karyn Boenker |
Atauro Island has a population of around 10,000 people. The main income for the population comes from fishing. Biqueli , the area where I am based in, is divided into four main villages: Pala, Uaruana, Ilidua, and Iliknamu. In Pala, the government has recently installed the electricity! Finally. But still, people here can only enjoy power for six hours a day from 6PM to midnight.
This d.light S1 is just as impressive as its big brother the lantern, and that's quite impressive. The little red LED lights up to let you know it's charging in ANY light - sun, indoor lighting, overcast, streetlamp...I'll test it next full moon and let you know. Incredibly inexpensive, hassle free, multi-position, quality build. Rotating the light on its sturdy steel base, it just FEELS like the kind of quality that will last almost as long as its energy source (our star Sol that is. I bet it will outlast a light bulb by decades).
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