Much better solar beacon with interesting IC

From bigclivedotcom.

Unlike the post top beacon I looked at recently, this unit has the potential for a much longer run time due to the use of an interesting boost chip that allows you to set timing and the on/off ratio of the LEDs.

The construction of the solar panel as strips of silicon on a sticker is very odd and fragile. I don’t recommend attempting to remove it.

The NiMH cell has direct soldered connections, which is naughty, but this is a very cost optimised device due to the intended application.

It came from AliExpress (not a sponsor) from this link:-
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007579166241.html

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