Update on the joule thief unity recharger, part 2.

[stevensrd1]

Here is an updated video on the joule thief unity recharger. Its been running a week now so I did some battery test on the main batteries, and the recharging batteries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRUTDc33GSA

[MarkE]

At low currents an Energizer alkaline cell yields 2800mAh without difficulty.  That's enough to go four weeks @ 5mA. 

If you want to determine whether your arrangement is providing benefits then you need measurements of average power in and average power out.