Joule Thief

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@ jeanna

Nope, didn't work.

I have over 50 years of experience in electronics and in all that time I have never found a case where two exactly the same circuits did not work the same. Usually there is something different if one works and the other does not. It is just a matter of finding the difference. If you want to work on finding the difference I will be glad to help you.

EDIT: You posted your success while I was posting this so I guess you will not need any help. Congratulations.

[Mk1]

@jeanna

Congratulation !!!!!!

You deserve it !

Well done !

Mark

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@ jeanna

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[jeanna]

@ jeanna
I will be glad to help you.

Thank you xee.
You have helped me a lot all along the way. And, I have always appreciated it.

I put 2 tiny neo magnets on the clip holding the pickup wire to the tube. That is what gave it the start it needed. I could then remove the magnets.

Hazens said he had 400v. I had 445v Hazens turned on without the magnets. I needed the magnets.
Those are the outstanding differences that I can still see.

Thank you again,

jeanna

@jeanna

Congratulation !!!!!!

You deserve it !

Well done !

Mark

Thank you too, Mark.

jeanna

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@ jeana

Hazens said he had 400v.

He had 400 after the bridge so it was RMS which means his peak to peak was higher. You need more turns on your pickup coil because it takes more turns with a low permeability core.

EDIT: Whoops. It wasn't RMS. But you need more turns to get more voltage with your low permeability core. If you add more turns on you pickup coil you should be able to light tube without magnets.