Joule Thief

[Pirate88179]

@ NOP:

Thank you!

@ Gadgetmall:

I can't wait until the thaw either.  I saw your video posted on Jesus's topic and watched it from there, good job!

@ All:

My shipment came in!!!!!!  These solar cells are very nice and in good shape.  I almost forgot I ordered the toroids too (ferrite) and these things are thick!  They are 1" OD and 1/2 thick!  A lot of mass in them.  I got 5 of them for about $1.  I alao got 13 little switches like I used on the Fuji circuit board and 5 more LEDs of the 265,000 Mcd variety.  I am off to Radio Shack to see if they got their 3904 transistors in.  I may get a couple of vr's too while there ......and then, I am going to see what effect the high output leds have on the solar cells and go from there.  And remember, this is serious work and I will not be playing or having any fun at all....just serious experimenting....and no fun........Ha, ha...of course it will be great fun, unless I get zapped which I probably will.

Bill

[Pirate88179]

@ Jadaro2600:

There are drawings and schematics posted on here of everything we have been working on and also of some things we have not tried yet but will.  I wish I could tell you what page they were on but just a few pages back, Jesus posted a collection of some of them.  I also know there are some near the beginning of this topic.  Also, if you are speaking of the small basic Joule Thief, you can go to Insructables.com and search for these circuits.  That is where I got the instructions for my first one with the toroid.  Sorry I can't be of more help....I need to run to Radio Shack.

Bill

[Pirate88179]

@ All:

Back from Radio Shack and I am broke again.  I bought:

3  2N3904 transistors  (It was all they had,again)

5 K ohm pot.

2  28,500 MCD suprbright leds  (all they had)

TIP 120 Darlington Transistor

5 1k resistors

3 rolls of magnet wire  (22, 26, 30 ga.)

100 ft. of stranded 22 ga. wire.

2 AA battery holders  (all they had)

1 toggle switch.

Add this to my shipment today from electronics goldmine and now you can see how I am broke.  But, If I can't make something with all of this then, I must be an idiot.  (which is, of course, entirely possible)

Bill

[innovation_station]

 

intresting list you have there bill



will we put this all in 1 unit ?

ist!

[Mk1]

@all

Crazy thing maybe, but if one could fill a bat cap, the ones they used as a supplement in car power for 120v audio visual type application , why not charge it and run a inverter a good one like 1800 watt, you may need more then one to run a house but really?