https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/Do you have a half-finished project or a project which did not end up working? This is your excuse to finish it! Take an old project and complete it to be in with a chance of winning.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56870/spring-clean---eligibility/235108Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:03:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ec496e8a-7d5a-48e6-a9a1-a8de004e86feFred27E14 is a nicely run community. If you've gone with the spirit of things then I'm sure it'll be fine. Enter anyway. If it missed the mark then you might not win, but you'll have had fun and have a finished project too.https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56870/spring-clean---eligibility/235107Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:27:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5add6dfb-9513-44b8-b9cb-1aed0c57db3aPorcupineZZZThank you so much for the clarification! Much appreciated!https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56870/spring-clean---eligibility/235106Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:25:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:54aaf87a-7ea6-455f-9d5d-ed67a38560b9JoRatcliffeHey PorcupineZZZ , I am glad you found this competition. If the modding/kits involve electronics / electronic components and you are finishing a project you started previously then those sound eligible to mehttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56870/spring-clean---eligibilityWed, 22 Apr 2026 06:41:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:314042e5-3ab5-46e1-baeb-76e223d60a6cPorcupineZZZHello! I’m new to this website, I came across the Spring Clean project/event while scrolling on my phone and I have some projects that I haven’t finished or even started but I don’t know if it counts as origina since it’s either modding something or building a kit. Would those be eligible?https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235098Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:14:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:824f6134-cc51-4e98-8843-0f00be2a5abeDABGreat save.https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235093Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:39:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:551cef6c-005d-4d0c-8c27-29176ad508adgenebrenYes, the lights are based on Corning glass blocks (shower blocks?) that have been mosaiced with custom images by my wife (seen above walking up to the deck stairs). The lights elements are custom made and detailed here ( https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/gene-breniman-s-blog/posts/outdoor-lighting---light-up-my-path) . This is a long running project (like a lot of mine) that has finally completed. I plan to do a blog to document more of the project.https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235092Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:23:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fbb2d2fc-58f4-4f6a-96fb-50031c0cc924JoRatcliffeWow, they look great!https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235091Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:21:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:31493108-4e3b-4aa7-ad19-887dceda9efescottiebabeThat is gorgeous! Your lights appear to be custom stained glass. One of your excellent blogs show what the light puck above would have looked like new Except mine had a latching push button with rubber cover on the top (that eventually failed)https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235090Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:50:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0aeb2366-332d-4a28-a92f-eaaa6566f0fcgenebrenGreat work! I have played around with updating/modifying some tired Solar LED fixtures in the past ( https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/offtheshelf/b/blog/posts/off-the-shelf---outdoor-lighting-system-revamp) . Instead of solar, these fixtures were converted to wired, low voltage (5VDC) lights. These lights have been working for almost 5 years, with only one of the lights needing a bit of repair (water incursion created rust, which caused a poor connection, yielding a lower than normal light output on one of the hanging lights). I have since added some path lights on to the circuit:https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235089Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:17:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f8a49642-bd0c-49a8-a57f-f983b0a1d785ralphjyGood news is that it's motion activated, so it doesn't run continuously. Bad news is that it turns on a lot. Somewhat disconcerting that we have so many critters coming through at night. Thankfully no coyotes yet, but lots of mice, bunnies, and occasionally possum and raccoon. I'm sure it keeps the neighbors entertained as one of them has commented on it - I have 3 lights in back for coverage...https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235088Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:40:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:05919d41-15d6-4ca5-8449-64777551e89cscottiebabeThat is an impressive amount of LEDS! I bought I solar spot light that runs on a lithium cell, it throws a decent amount of light but doesn't last all night. I put some clear silicon around the solar panel.https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235087Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:35:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:22de1b06-2242-4a20-82c4-0633bf74072fscottiebabeI would agree that is generally true, I just happen to enjoy the lights when they are working and they are very easy to understand.https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56864/garden-light/235086Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:33:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:3b99cb7e-3ef7-4bba-9575-a3e8ec9523f6scottiebabeMy bonus prize was letting the magic smoke out of the ic after patching the missing leads. There isn't a single capacitor on the pcb, it is identical to this I made a temporary battery connection with croc clips and an intermittent connection let the inductor kickback and toast the chip. Magic smoke prize.https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/f/forum/56863/major-rs2020l/235077Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:32:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:60b7edee-9c85-4b9d-8a0b-ee399397ca10strbThank you for having a look!