Joule Thief

[innovation_station]

Well , i do not care much about language i keep a eye out in every direction , and for the language i usually am pretty good at figuring it out.

i know you are ... 

i just remember some old posts in odd languages lol 

than the massive dl and the need of a translator ..  sheesh  ... FLASH BACK... lol

ist 

lmfao

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@ kooler

I think this is what you have. Corrections welcome. I was not sure what the U-shaped tube was in your video or how it was connected.


EDIT: changed HV output location

[kooler]

@xee2
the neons are blinking cause i got them firing from the spark of the coil.. they were to bright
hook up to it ... affaid i was going to blow them and the xenon horseshoe was sparking from the neg side

[Pirate88179]

kooler:

I was impressed with your video. (5 stars) but at first, I thought those were leds and then, I noticed they were all neons!!!  Way to go man!  I doubt my large coil would light anywhere near that many of them.  I think you are taking us to another level here.

Bill

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@ kooler

Wow, you are up late. Thanks for the schematic. Attached are some test results using your neon bulb trigger idea.

EDIT: I notice that we have our coils on opposite sides of the SCR. I do not think it makes any difference since they look like a short on either side when the SCR is off and once the SCR turns on the same amount of current flows through them on either side of SCR.