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        <description>This little torch is designed to plug into your phone's charging port and be powered from the phone. The main advantage of this is that it provides a more directional beam than your phone's camera flash, and will also operate with the phone off. I wasn't expecting much circuitry in this.  Just a little control chip, transistor and resistor to limit current through the LED.  But I was wrong.  It has a complex two transistor toggle switch and a current regulated LED driver. The complex circuit and tiny PCB made this a very difficult device to reverse engineer. Here's a link to the item on AliExpress (not a sponsor). This is an affiliate link, but that will not affect the price you pay. https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3rVIFRb It should typically cost less than £2. If you enjoy my videos and wish to support the channel to keep it independent, you can do so by supporting me on Patreon.  I release videos without adverts for critique and feedback on Patreon as soon as they have been made.  I also release Patreon-only backstage videos when I'm working on shows. https://www.patreon.com/bigclive Alternatively, for a single contribution you can use PayPal:- https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigclive #ElectronicsCreators</description>
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