Joule Thief

[altrez]

@all
GOD is so good, 
lol last week I had a "good winge" about unfair gov policy to not allow me to use my aircons, etc etc.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25685730-3102,00.html
This not where I originally heard about it, but you will get the "gist" of it.

Well guess what, I went along to my favorite scondhand junkman place in town, and there I spies me a big generator (ex army). I don't know what model it is, the pull rope works, and there is 3 HD electrical outlets. It is adjustable from 120volts - 240volts, the gauges say it can handle up to and looks like over a tad of 100 plus amps, its sprayed all over in dark (faded) green paint.
The best part, He he, I got it for $100 ausie dollars, yipeeeeeeeeee.
I don't even know if it works or not, got to flush out the bad petrol, it has a magnito, no battery.

If anyone recognises this unit from the pics, and can let me know its model, where I can get a operaters manual etc etc, please poste in this thread, or send me an email TA
 
jim

Nice! I wish we had some hidden treasures around here like that. I did manage to score 20 old hard drives for the magnets and plates.  for my Tesla turbine

-Altrez

[altrez]

@jeanna

Hows things going with your biggo? Have you made it past 6 hours of light yet?

@xee2

Nice and simple circuit you have there I am sure it would light a CFL for more then 12 hours. Could you try lighting a larger tube to see if it will light for the same amount of time?

-Altrez

[electricme]

@Pirate (Bill) and to All,
Part translation on those 7 videos Bill told us about is here.
A very big thank you is deserved by Justas

http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=7679.new;topicseen#new

The inventer destroys his work after each episode, he wants to emergrate someware safe to continue it

jim

[the_big_m_in_ok]

electricme said:

Aerial end connects >>--------[bolt head 1] [Bolt head 2] [Bolt head 3]------wire to earth
                                          | wire to circuit connects here                     |
                                          |                                                             | 
                                          | circuit                                                 -----
                                                                                                       ---
                                                                                                         -

@electricme,
You're using the bolt heads as spark gaps, yes?
Questions,
1) They need to be tuned as to precise distance, right?  This will require an adjustable means to affect this.
2) The FCC, if you're an American; the local government communication authorities if you're not, will be all over you for transmitting harmonics to your antenna through back EMF up the line.  It'll cause static over wide stretches of the radio spectrum.  Might be a good idea to surround the spark gap with a Faraday cage, yes?

--Lee

[jeanna]

Low battery voltage tests on 3.38" toroid with 100 ohm base resistor.

Thank you xee2,

I am sorry to be a pest, but how many hours was that?
Were those listed items hourly checks?

Thank you for doing this. It was important to me.

jeanna