[Gilles Messier] at the Our Own Devices YouTube channel recently took a look at an interesting device — an electric lantern powered by a candle. At first glance, this sounds completely absurd. Why use a candle to power LEDs when you can use the light from the candle itself? This gadget has a trick up its sleeve, though. It lets candle light out and uses the heat from the candle flame to generate power for the LEDs.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://hackaday.com/2024/07/06/candle-powered-lantern-isnt-as-silly-as-you-think/