Crappy, but hackable rechargeable restaurant light

This is a nice idea. A stylish table light that can be recharged and then provide cable free ambient illumination while dining. The choice of a touch sensor on what is basically an antenna wasn't such a great idea though, and this one was prone to going full disco intermittently.
Things that can be improved. You can add a packer to isolate the touch sensor a bit more, and you can add another 18650 cell to double the run time (or more if you use high capacity cells.
With a bit more effort you could fit a really large pouch cell in the base, and nudge the 4056 current programming resistor to 1.2K for faster charging.
First full discharge/charge on the cell came in at around 1800mAh.
With a little bit of creative redesign, this light could be a handy source of comfort lighting for camping, off-grid, power outage and apocalypse scenarios. The mechanical components alone are a very useful start to a custom lighting project.
Update - the chip may be a 6010s
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(thanks jasonkmec1589 )
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