Joule Thief

[CompuTutor]

I have seen stuff possibly similar to that...conductive glue,
which to me means glue with conductive particles in it.

Rear window defroster epoxy works fine

And if you can't get AVS to import your registration file properly,
put any picture at the beginning of the timeline,
set the duration of the pic for exactly one minute,
then after you make the vid, trim the first minute off...

Viola, no watermark...

[Pirate88179]

Rear window defroster epoxy works fine

And if you can't get AVS to import your registration file properly,
put any picture at the beginning of the timeline,
set the duration of the pic for exactly one minute,
then after you make the vid, trim the first minute off...

Viola, no watermark...

Hey, thank you for the tip, I will try that.  I have no idea why the software decided now that I am not registered, after 3 years....I love workarounds...thank you.

Bill

[electricme]

Hi all

First to Protonmom, thats a great looking CFL you have there, it's nice and bright, the clear case is a great idea, it's very well presented, how long does the AA battery work for? I like it.

Bill, you are doing a great job making the parts fit into a smaller area, I was looking at the jpg you posted with the flying leads, it could be made half that size again by using surface mounted parts.
You would need magnifying glasses and tweezers though, a dollop of glue holds the bits together while you solder them up.

Wayne, good luck with that info I PM'ed you on (Jaycar), I am looking forward to see how you get along with it.

About me here
I'm back home, but there is only bare boards, I'm still recovering from the floods that hit me, got nothing to work with (parts) as they were either destroyed by flood, washed away out of the house or some kind soles helping me threw them away like what happened with my phone, there was a lot going on and still is.

I'm still in recovery mode and it will be a fair while until I get back into doing anything.

Just want to say thanks to everyone here who I have been in contact with, by letter, phone or PM or emails, it's been pritty hard and I don't recomend the experience to anyone.

This thread has got the gallops again, look at the speed it's going lol.

jim

[protonmom]

@electricme,
I really don't know how long the battery will last as I have a switch on the light and intended to only turn it on when needed.  However, I do have plenty of batteries at hand, so I will go ahead right now and turn on the light, and see how long it will stay lit.
4:42 pm March 31 light is now on
@all
I have to get some of those UK battery magnets!  I tried to solder some today, and YUP, Bill was right...heat destroys magnets!  Duh....
Two magnets are now gone, but at least I saw for myself what NOT to do with them.

[protonmom]

... I was looking at the jpg you posted with the flying leads, it could be made half that size again by using surface mounted parts.
You would need magnifying glasses and tweezers though, a dollop of glue holds the bits together while you solder them up.


jim

Jim, in the box of cameras I am sending to you, I am including a few boards which have the surface mount components on the back.  I hope you can figure them out, as I sure have not been able to, yet.  Hope you have a lot of patience!  Maybe your microscope will come in handy with those boards.