Joule Thief

[Pirate88179]

@ Pirate and All

There's been mentioned of super caps throughout the thread so I thought I'd share a thought with you all, I was at the electronic store to get some parts and big caps here in Canada are OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE so I decided to forgo that part of the purchase.  On my way home I remembered seeing some bass stiffener super caps at Walmart and decided that for the price it would be cheaper than getting large caps and more versatile across different projects to use one of those instead

Here's a picture of it on a gadgetmall bedini fan type setup.

Walmart has supercaps?  That is a large cap and I have never seen anything like that at our local Walmart super center.  what department was that in?  I will go back over there and check it out.  I have to admit I would not have been looking for any over there so this is a great tip.  Thanks.!!

Bill

[jadaro2600]

Walmart has supercaps?  That is a large cap and I have never seen anything like that at our local Walmart super center.  what department was that in?  I will go back over there and check it out.  I have to admit I would not have been looking for any over there so this is a great tip.  Thanks.!!

Bill

LOL, I think walmart sells these supercaps in the automotive audio section.  They even have a digital voltage readout on them.  It's a stereophile's capacitor.  ..it supposedly keeps you lights from flickering when the bass hits.

btw, you look like a FED in your pictures Pirate.

[Pirate88179]

@ jadaro2600:

Really?  Thanks.  I just thought he added those to the top of the cap.  I will be going to the automotive/stereo section of Walmart soon.  Thank you for this information.

I look like a Fed?  In what pics?  Oh, you mean the ones on youtube that are the same as my avatar that we can't see anymore.  That is a still shot from a video I did about LisaNova over almost two years ago on youtube.  It was one of my first videos.  She told me she liked it. (She is almost famous on youtube and was on Mad TV for a bit)

Thank you again.

Bill

[Mk1]

@all

i can't believe how many Elite member are now on this tread, but wait its just the regulars , Great job again, i hate to say it again but success for all!

[innovation_station]

i have one of those caps ... 

i did a demo of my cam unit chargeing it lol

yep 50 bucks at walmart ...

there is a vid on youtube of me doing this ... 

im gonna tune up the mk2 ... 

yes it recharges ALL BATTERY UNITS IN THE SYSTEM ...

and i will try some crystal diodes ... they are a much higher resistance..  almost 1700 ohm   

as the ones im currently useing are round 500 ohm


this makes a BIG DIFF  as i currently know 

and wate till we get into high freq high voltage ...  the DIODES are VERRY IMPORTANT!!!

IST!!