I see your context spell checker was turned off! “using a cheap electric candle. Of course” and not “using a cheap electric candle. Of coarse”

Keep up the great work hack a day! Because I point our your errors it means I love you! Want your posts to look great ^^

Posted at 1:13 pm on Oct 21st, 2008 by avaviel

What? and you call this geek? What is this??? Flameless? I need to double check the hand book, but I am fairly certain geek == “Giant Fireball from Jack-o’-lantern controlled by attiny13″?!?!?!?!?!?

(cool concept and all… but I swear there needs to be fire/explosions somewhere! this is just all wrong. Am I in a parallel universe or something?)

Posted at 1:22 pm on Oct 21st, 2008 by Andrew

Hey, not every project fits everyone’s bill. This basic project is great for a beginner, I applaud.

Posted at 2:29 pm on Oct 21st, 2008 by kurf

Alright, somebody has to do a follow up to this with the reverse configuration.

Fire. Lots of fire. And explosions.

Posted at 10:03 pm on Oct 21st, 2008 by freyyr890

there’s only one problem with **not** using a candle in a jack-o-lantern: the pumpkin will rot very fast because the candle aids in drying the pumpkin out and the soot/wax seem to offer some form of protection as well.

Posted at 6:23 am on Oct 22nd, 2008 by ehrichweiss

Ok – so you add a small electrode with a .010″ airgap, capacitor, and a timer. Float this device in a pool of charcoal lighter fluid. Once activated, device works as originally designed until timer expires, then the capacitor charges and creates enough voltage to jump the airgap creating a wonderful ignition source for the lighter fluid. The pumpkin will thank you for a quick incineration over a slow rotting death, but the fire department may want a word with you!

Posted at 7:18 am on Oct 22nd, 2008 by poof

@poof

Yes.

Just yes.

Posted at 10:55 am on Oct 22nd, 2008 by Jynx

neat, but I’m thinking an all analog approach could be cheaper and (in my totally bias opinion) cooler (thinking 555, or even less, but some means of “pink” noise or something for the flickering, which the micro does randomly, instead of just doing it at a fixed frequency).

nice, cheap solution though!

Posted at 1:32 pm on Oct 22nd, 2008 by carlton

@poof

beautiful

Posted at 1:48 pm on Oct 22nd, 2008 by kurf