Joule Ringer!

[NickZ]

  Powercat:
  Ok, I got that. It's overcast and raining here today, so no solar panels work until the weather clears, but I'll give that a try.
  I do believe this system is more than just a simple DC to AC inverter.  Yes, the neon lights both sides, extremely bright.  I think that in the collapse of the coil there is additional energy being drawn in.  I can't prove it, but I feel this is true. Especially when I see the brightness of the neon, and the intensity of the shocks.  If it were just a simple inverter there would be much less current, as it gets converted and reduced  to create the much higher voltages. But, there is still a lot of current present also, enough to light a 60 watt or higher wattage bulb.  Therefore my assumption...  I could be wrong, but, I could be right, as well. This needs to be proven, once and for all.

         NickZ

[b_rads]

@TinselKoala:
I gave your inductor/transformer a quick try this weekend.  I was able to light 2 X 1.2w LED 120VAC fan bulbs.  The transformer is a ferrite E-Core liberated from a power supply that had eight pins.  Once I found the correct pin pair for the positive connection and connection to the collector, the three other sets of pins all worked at various output levels.  This did not work with the 7.5w Utilitech LED Bulb.  This setup used the very simple Lasersaber 3.0 Joule Ringer circuit using the 2n3055.  I did not run current or light output tests on this setup, but I think when I do that the results will be very positive.
I did run efficiency tests using the RS center tap ac-dc 12v transformer as well as the ac-dc 9v transformer mentioned earlier.  Both of these are the steel laminated type transformers.  The 9v transformer gave me an 80% efficiency in my rudimentary tests.  The RS transformer did not fair as well.  I conclude that the quality of transformer makes a big difference and would like to see numbers run on the hand-wound ferrites. 
Edit: Remember, there is a double set of losses built into this setup.  First is the conversion of battery DC into AC, then at the bulb we are converting the AC back into DC.
Sorry, I do not have the link available here at work as Youtube is blocked, however if you would like to see the video posted it is named:
LSJR3.0 Mod Easy LED 120vac Bulb Inverter â€" Oubrads

I agree with the comment by @powercat:
“This is currently one of the best threads on the forum, no extravagant claims, all the information available, and good honest people sharing their work openly for everyone to see.”

@NickZ:
The beauty of this setup is that you can run your bulb a considerable distance from the circuit.  Keep the batteries, Ringer, chargers in an area where the ringing is not a problem and run a cord to the light.  This should alleviate the ringing problem you have.

Brad S

[NickZ]

  Guys:
   Lasersaber has done it again...
   Here is his newest version of the Joule Ringer incorporated into an all in one device:  SOLN1
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy9wT7Vvkdw

   He has mentioned that he doesn't have the time to deal with all the questions, on all the different forums, so he has now made his own forum to focus on this,
   Solar Joule Ringer Device, the SOLN1
   http://laserhacker.com/forum/index.php

    NickZ

[NickZ]

  Here's a couple of pictures of my Ringer Lamp running both a 50 watt incandescent, as well as a 65 watt Cfl bulb. Last pic is an led running wireless on an inductor placed next to the coil. You can see the 2 snake eggs magnets, now keeping the coils frequency high enough that I can't hear the ringing, at all.
  NickZ

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@ NickZ


Very impressive. What voltage and current are required to light the 50 watt incandescent bulb?