Joule Thief

[dasimpson]

ok so to give this the real test everyone says it needs
do i wont to use a sedondory with a diode to stop bleedback from the battery like you do with a solar panel or would i put the out into a cap then diode and into a battery

[dasimpson]

I did that last year, check out my videos.  I ran a Bedini  motor from my EER or earth battery.  I have been using supercaps with my EER for some time now.  It is a good way to capture the high spikes and preserve them for usable power.  it works really well.

Bill

my idea was to use the pulses from the joule thief instead of a read switch but i relise that maybe the joule thief pusles are to fast so i undertsnad that charging a cap befor the bedini motor might be the right way to go but to keep the spark down on the reed switch wouldent a condenser from a cars point system do this best as thats exactly there job on a car

[dasimpson]

question the uf rating on a cap is higher the uf the higher the ampage ?

eg what one of these is higher i 470uf or the 2.7uf the resion i ask thsi also is that the 2.7 is a bigger cap in pysical size but that coul ebe cos of the higher voltage rating ?

[MrMag]

yes, the higher the number the more capacitance.

Exactly. 470uf is higher but the 2.7 will have a higher voltage rating

[dasimpson]

cool glad i have that much figured now for the rest lol