Joule Thief

[synchro1]

Mopozco's TROS is wired identically to the Joule Thief. He notes his Joule Thief Toroid winding is a combination of 16 and 22 gauge or 18 and 24. The thin wire end goes to the Transister base and the thick wire end to the collector. The other ends are joined and run to the posative pole of the battery.

This is close to the wide gauge span chosen by Danial McFarland Cook for his magnetic battery. Mopozco runs two diodes one off each end of the coil base. Mopozco's aledging overunity with this simple setup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14zf1LPIi0

His Fast Charger has an LED, Capacitor, and charge battery in parralell off the Collector and Emiter of the Transister. Disconnect the LED to charge. Nothing could be simpler!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyoHMEPukek&feature=related

[protonmom]

@Bill, sometimes Bees are attracted to certain smells, such as deoderant, cologne, soaps, etc.  I have never seen such huge bees as shown in the Hand picture.

@all, Has anyone seen Jeanna lately?  I hope she is okay, but I cannot help worrying about her.  Jeanna, if you are reading this, please post so that we know you are doing ok.

@all, the other day I lit up an AA Fuji circuit.....with an AAA battery, and it lit just as brightly as with the AA.  Yes, it was an AAA battery.  Do not know what this means...maybe you do. 

[Pirate88179]

Protonmom:

An AAA battery is the same 1.5 volts as an AA battery, the only difference being the amount of mA hours so the AA will last longer, as will a C or even D cell...but all are 1.5 volts so brightness is the same.

Yes, they are large bees and they drill holes in wood like you would not believe. (That is where they nest)

Last I heard from Jeanna, she was moving to a very rural location and may not have access to the net at this time.

Bill

[the_big_m_in_ok]

With respect to posted Reply #15041,

Yikes!!  They are sizable, aren't they?  Do they actually sting?  There's a smaller variety that color in the Desert Southwest, especially in AZ.  They dig nests in native Century Plant agave.

--Lee

[Pirate88179]

With respect to posted Reply #15041,

Yikes!!  They are sizable, aren't they?  Do they actually sting?  There's a smaller variety that color in the Desert Southwest, especially in AZ.  They dig nests in native Century Plant agave.

--Lee

Well, the ones here look more like a bumblebee in color and most are not as big as the one in that photo, but close.  Everyone around here says they do not sting but, when I looked them up, it said the females have a hell of a sting.  They are actually known as carpenter bees because they drill a perfectly round hole into wood and make a nest there.

Me?  I am taking no chances on one being male or female...if I walk outside and one bounces off of my head, the battle begins.

Bill