Joule Thief 101

[minnie]

  I'm an old man and for the last few months I've been doin'
  10 to 12 hrs a day on the farm, cooking , cleaning , washing
  and baby sitting. That's been every day of the week too.
   This is a bit of amusement for me, the idiocy of it all,
   grown men spending their time and money arguing over one
  poxy coupled inductor.
    I use my Fisher Paykel clothes washer for laundry and my
   Dyson for cleaning-and very good they are at it too.
           John.
 

[minnie]

  What's really got to me is that my life is almost over and I've only
  just started to understand what relativity is and the beauty of it
  and the possible relevance of quantum mechanics.
 

[shylo]

What happens when all fields are pushing?
2 approaching magnets at different distance from the coil.
The coil builds a field to oppose the oncoming magnet, closest to it.
But that opposing field is now attracting the other magnet which is further away.
The more you increase the magnetic field , the more attraction and repulsion you get.
Distance is the way I'm trying.
artv

[EMJunkie]

  What's really got to me is that my life is almost over and I've only
  just started to understand what relativity is and the beauty of it
  and the possible relevance of quantum mechanics.

Truely, Nature is beautiful! Eligant in everyway! Perfection a every level.

Mysteries to us are no doubt very minor details to the Creator

   Chris Sykes
       hyiq.org

[EMJunkie]

What happens when all fields are pushing?
2 approaching magnets at different distance from the coil.
The coil builds a field to oppose the oncoming magnet, closest to it.
But that opposing field is now attracting the other magnet which is further away.
The more you increase the magnetic field , the more attraction and repulsion you get.
Distance is the way I'm trying.
artv

All excellent observations!

   Chris Sykes
       hyiq.org