Joule Thief

[innovation_station]

i managed to LOCATE SOME 1000VDC  caps .0068  the big redie orange ones...

i dont like to play with thease much as they can kill you .. 

i may try to charge them up at some point and discharge through a gap ..  i probally have a bunch of em

ist!

the lower voltage caps that i can short at high speed .. are 100nf caps 275v

[jadaro2600]

probably going to grab some HV diodes at some point.  Any recommendations?

[gadgetmall]

@all Thanks for all the good information. I like to play with a spark or too also and i see potential with the fat blue sparks . . Those mots are just a buzzin . 
Ist Nice Light board Man i like that ! Your GOt a Good Heart and Spirit !

@Jeanna . Yes your right  and i said Diffuser what i meant was Protector and i also said i Luv you meaning I Love your Work and stuff(Meds were kicked in 4 sure') But yes leds need a good lens . I saw a glass one with little ferensal triangles that was cone shaped but is was 3dollars and couldn't make myself buy it It would have amplified the light and i know it would a candle . Anyways i have played with light amplifying plastics and Lucite and acrylics with lots of flat edges carry light in all directions .
@kooler . What part of the South you from man ? I was born in Corpus Christi and settled in NC but been all around . I never picked up an accent cause i move to Bahrain for 4 years before living here  .My little one is a Daisy Duke 100% 
I'm still a Southern Man  but CSNY will still be my favorite all time band. 4 way street
xee2  that will charge Bcaps .

Well Christmas is almost here so Wishing you all a Merry Christmas  and Great Days ahead .

[xee2]

@ everyone

The circuit that kooler and I are working with is dangerous. IT CAN KILL YOU! Unless you are familiar with high voltage you should not try to build it. But, the concept can be scaled down to much lower voltages and currents. I think a low voltage version could be used with a JT so that the JT would light an LED brightly using only a fraction of a mA of current. Thus providing years of light from a single battery. I am trying to replicate the kooler circuit as a first step towards that goal and other circuit ideas I have. The tests I am performing are dangerous. I am posting my results for kooler, they are not suggestions for others to try.

[innovation_station]

yes i dont reccomend anyone play with those .. 

unless you have safety training ..  wich i dont ...  so i dont play them ..

my old board im digging out ..  is ALSO NOT RECCOMENDED

for un experienced ..   as the out put i have mesured is .. 

infact   878vac at 150 ma!

constant!   that is gonna hurt ya...  so no being dumb!

ist!

with this board  and a jt power can with the 650f ultra cap ..  it will run from 1 aa battery ... 

in my videos i used 36 aaa'S ....  lol  now i can use 1 

and have min 150 ma 875vac  for days and days and days ..

just got back from digging it out ... and along with it i brought many of its friends ..