Joule Thief

[nievesoliveras]

@wilbyinebriated

I dont have any small tubes but I will buy some 9 to 15 watts coil fluorescent bulbs and see what happens.

Jesus

[Pirate88179]

@Jesus:

I am also going to try to make one of these circuits.  I don't have any florescent tubes either but, I will scrounge some somewhere.  I wonder if a new one takes less energy to light than an old discarded one?  Possibly so.  I am very excited about this stuff.  I guess it does not take much to excite me these days but when I see folks lighting long tubes with little power....I like that.  I mean even the small tubes call for many watts.  I never knew these watts could live in a small AA battery.

@ Freezer:

Are those neons?  Nice work!!



Bill

[nievesoliveras]

@pirate

There is a good guy called Aromaz that made a circuit for lighting fluorescent lamps. I post the link because I know it will be interesting at this precise moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHPuDrRbaJs&feature=related
His circuit is replicated here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xatumZCta6g

By the way, he has about 28 clips done.

Jesus

[Pirate88179]

@ Jesus:

Thank you very much for posting this.  This guy is great!!!  This is exactly the type of stuff I want to learn.  I saved him to my youtube favorites and I will check out all of his other videos.  Great information.  Thank you.

Bill

[innovation_station]

nice yep as simple as it is.... 

you can just use the relay when configured properly.... 

i dont know it will lit those bulbs altho it produces kicks  that you can feel nicely ...     


my cap charger is just a relay with a neo magnet spark gap prorpelled by the feild of the coil... 

i will post a hooked up pic of it tommorow ....  with everything in place ....

ist!