Joule Thief

[Pirate88179]

@ Wilby:

OK, I will try that.  But, I have already tried the "one wire trick" (Tesla) using the 48" tube and the 300 leds on my tree.  The tube lit up, but, only if my hand was near the battery on the board.  The same with the 300 leds, they lit up but only with some part of my body near the battery.  I did not try it with no hands....and an "antenna" lead trailing off.  So, I can try this and report back.  Happy New Year!!!

Bill

[WilbyInebriated]

i just tried it with a 2 foot 20 watt tube and it did not seem to brighten it as much as it did on the 8 watt tube.
batteries are done charging so here are some pics of the 8 watt tube.

[jonnydavro]

Hi wilby,have you tried connecting the trailing end off your alligator chain to an earth ground?I had good results using an earth ground with single wire illumination using a plasma ball covered in tin foil.I wonder if it will increase the brightness for you? Regards jonnydavro.

[xee2]

@ WilbyInebriated

  On Fuji AA board the current drain from battery is about the same with or without load connected so this does not reduce current for Fuji board with my modifications. Maybe it will work for someone else.

[Cap-Z-ro]

Quote from Bill:

" Wow, I had to go back about 12 pages to find Jeanna's post "


Bill...right next to the 'reply' button is the 'notify' button...hit that button and whenever there is a new post on that thread, you are notified via email.

All you have to do then, is to click on the link emailed to you and it takes you the thread...directly to the new post.

Regards...