Joule Thief

[Pirate88179]

@ Mark:

Happy New year!!!!

Yes, I think we can do some amazing things with these ideas.  Jump in.  We can use all the help we can get.

Bill

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@ WilbyInebriated

External current limiter, good idea. Happy New Year to all.

[WilbyInebriated]

@ WilbyInebriated

External current limiter, good idea. Happy New Year to all.

actually no but that would work. what i did was the 'tesla one wire trick' and then connected an alligator clip/cable to the unconnected end of the tube, the tube got brighter draw didn't increase much. so i then connected like 6 alligator clips/cables to make a 10' or line and it got much brighter, draw went up by 50mA. i tried it with a 10' length of 21 gauge magnet wire and didn't have the same effect in brightening the tube. if anyone can duplicate with a fuji or another circuit i would be interested to know what happens.

[Pirate88179]

actually no but that would work. what i did was the 'tesla one wire trick' and then connected an alligator clip/cable to the unconnected end of the tube, the tube got brighter draw didn't increase much. so i then connected like 6 alligator clips/cables to make a 10' or line and it got much brighter, draw went up by 50mA. i tried it with a 10' length of 21 gauge magnet wire and didn't have the same effect in brightening the tube. if anyone can duplicate with a fuji or another circuit i would be interested to know what happens.

I will probably need more information to replicate what you are talking about.  I will give it a go with the Fuji AA board modified circuit.  So, you are recharging your bats with the Bedini?  Good for you!  I have heard that this will recharge bats that are "dead" and no longer rechargeable.

Please give me some more info on what you are doing and I will try to replicate it with my Fuji circuit.

Happy New year!!!!!!


Bill

[WilbyInebriated]

first time for these energizer lithiums on the bedini.
ok on your fuji circuit only hook up the high voltage lead to one end of the fluoro tube.
do not connect the other end of fluoro tube to circuit ground. it should light the tube with a 3V input. 'tesla one wire trick'.
now connect 4 or 5 of these http://www.bgmicro.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=12195
together to form a long 'alligator string' and connect this string to the end of the tube that would normally be connected to ground. do not connect this 'alligator string' to anything other than the fluoro tube, it should be trailing off like a tail or antenna.