Single AA battery to light WHITE LED for long-long time

[sanmankl]

@amigo

Okay I will double check my circuit.  Thank you for going back and reconstructing it and posting the photos.


@sanmankl

I think normally adding more LEDs should increase current consumption. Adding more LEDs without increasing current consumption might happen, if the aggregate brightness reduces by an exactly proportional amount.   This is just a thought though.  The results you were getting are interesting, I look forward to hearing more about your results.

@Groundloop/Feynman

Correct. The input current from the battery to the circuit remains constant i.e. 35 30mA with 1,2,3.... or 9 LEDs. LEDs all at same level brightness. I would have thought that the more LEDs you have, the higher current it consumes? Strange.


To add. The starting voltage is 1.229V and after 30+ hours, it's at 1.132V.

Cheers, cp

[turbo]

You can imediatly tell when the spark gap is working because only then the light will be brilliant and it will have this "warm" special glow.
If it is not working the light only glows soft in closed and in open loop.

M.

[amigo]

Hi Marco,

How should I wire this micro spark-gap, could you provide a sample schematic that we can base our future work on?

Thanks.

[superwave]

Any of you thinking to put a magnet in the circuit to increase the bright of the LED?

[turbo]

I don't think magnets add anything to the circuit.
I do know Tesla using magnets to blow out the spark as fast as possible.

The spark gap was always across the NE2 bulb and as soon as it starts sparking, the light production doubles or tripels depending on the length of the spark.
I was always wondering if this was the radiant energy component i was looking at.

M.