A solar bottle light bulb, an innovation introduced in the Philippines by Illac Diaz of MyShelter Foundation, as a cheap alternative to other light sources. It was an ingenious invention by an engineer in Brazil. It is called “bottle bulb” because it is made of an empty 1.5 liter soda bottle and in it is a liquid bleach and purified water that can be used as an alternative electric powered light bulb. However, it is only useful during daytime but its luminance was tested and shown to produce as much light as a 50W incandescent bulb.
How to make your own Solar Bottle Light Bulb?
The materials are the following: 1.5 liter soda bottle, 1’x1’ roof sheet material, purified water, camera film dispenser, chlorine and a rubber sealant.
Procedure:
Step 1. Fill the 1.5 liter clear soda bottle with purified water then add 3 tablespoons of liquid bleach and tightly seal the cap. Do not use tap water because this will allow the growth of moss.
Step 2. Make a hole in the 1’x1’ roof sheet material, just the same size of the bottle’s circumference and insert the bottom part of the bottle leaving it exposed under the sunlight.
Step 3. Next, make another hole on the roof of the house (same as the bottle’s circumference) where you want to put the solar bulb and firmly fix the device.
Step 4. Seal the roof with a sealant to prevent raindrops from getting inside the house. It will produce a light when the water inside the bottle bulb refracts and scatters the light inside the house.
The solar bulb is expected to last up to two years before it needs changing.
Watch the video of Solar Bottle Bulb from GMAnews.tv
In “Serbisyo on the Go,” Kara David visits a community in Laguna where residents are having a hard time paying their electricity bills. To keep power costs down, social entrepreneur Illac Diaz and the Rotary club taught residents how to make “solar light bulbs” using plastic soda bottles, water, and bleach.
Website: isanglitrongliwanag.org
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i am interested in organic farming .Any ideas?
bkt d gumagana ang solar
ano klase bleach ginagamit ng solar
That 1.5 softdrink bottle is made of plastic. It will go brittle and break up after awhile. Can we use the 1 liter glass bottle instead? Or is there something wrong with a glass bottle?
can I use other materials other than g.i. sheets?
By the way, why not use transparent roofs instead? I use transparent roof in my house and its make my house so bright during day time..
However it helps a lot in reducing electric bills..Great, like it..
It works only during sunny days, and useless during night time. right?
great I'm trying 1 by 2morro.
tanx for the idea.
i will try this at home..It’s really amazing.
WOW GALING !!!!!
what about the camera film dispenser purposes?
hi…. v tried making this solar light bt i dont know.. there is some mistake… v used the liquid bleach that v use 2 remove stain from cloths.. plzzzz tell me where is the mistake.. can u tell me the chemical name of the liquid bleach so that v can be specific which bleach 2 use…?
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does it glows at night?
is this also effect at night?
Wow great idea i need to try this.
why in the first place, windows not built to allow light in?
dpnds if your house is small like theres and you live in squatters like em filipinos
FILPINOS DONT NEED YOUR COMMENT PIG.. WE ARE WAY AHEAD INTELLECTUAL THAN YOU… EVEN YOUR ENGLISH IS TWISTING… im emmanuel c. rillon and im proud to be a filipino..
Salamat na lang di si gloria ang presidente ngayon..sigurado ginto na nmn yan sa kanya yan..busog na nmn bulsa nia..ahahahaha
ang galing2..saludo po ko
nice! very innovative
Wow great idea i need to try this. textmate