Joule Thief

[WilbyInebriated]

350v 100uF

@All, here's two connected to a fluorescent bulb, using 4 leads of the bulb. Shows brightness between 1 and 2.

nice!
do both the circuits have the neon attached? it looks like just the one closest to the fluoro has a neon running too, but it's hard to tell.
have you tried running a circuit to each 'end' of the bulb vs 'across' as you have it?

[Freezer]

nice!
do both the circuits have the neon attached? it looks like just the one closest to the fluoro has a neon running too, but it's hard to tell.
have you tried running a circuit to each 'end' of the bulb vs 'across' as you have it?

The second one I made only has one output, and no neon.  It hard to predict how they will act.  Sometimes I can turn both on and its not as bright, and the coil makes a high pitch sound, but if I turn the second one on right, it works making it brighter.  If I put a magnet near the coil, you can eliminate the noise without killing the brightness if its not touching.  There seems to be many ways to hook them up, and if you use a ground you can light them with 1 wire.

[nievesoliveras]

@freezer

It is amazing!

Jesus

[innovation_station]

great work ....



psst: over the top

but back to the jt i need to make vids of it 

l8r

keep up all of this great work !

ist!

[nievesoliveras]

@all

There is a link that has a lot of circuits of how to use their parts to make light here:
http://www.zetex.com/3.0/catdesignnotes.asp?catid=3&app=Lighting
If we cannot make the lamp to get bright. It is already done by someone else.

Jesus