Joule Thief

[jeanna]

Would increasing the output even more be detrimental? For instance by hooking a flyback transformer to the secondary winding, and the secondary of the flyback to the light(s).

Well Broli,
I think this secondary already is a flyback transformer.
It is making almost 1,000 volts from the spikes which are the flyback from the primary,  and all of it is happening  from the transformer here.
OK Broli, it is time to make one of these.

@ist,
I did get a neon to light by touching either wire of the cfl.
I need more description of this aluminum foil thing.
Maybe a sketch that you photo would help me??

oops I took a pic but forgot to load it into my computer...
I will do that now.
jeanna

edit
As a matter of fact, I get a small light on the neon when I touch either cfl lead, and if I touch the other neon lead, the neon gets much brighter.
See in the pic. I have stuck the one lead of the neon to a wire of the cfl that is under the base, and I am touching the other neon lead.
But this is not transmitting.
This is one wire lighting which is the hallmark of AC according to Tesla.
j

[innovation_station]

ok   j

it is clear this will work fine ..


CONGRATS!

we will get to it ..

play around .. 

got a pie plateÉ

ist!  i would recommend disconnecting 1 of the cfl leads   and pie plate the other or earth ground ..

if earth ground is used cfl should act as antenna ..  if not  could use pie plate in place of cfl .. 

probally requires earth ground on output.. ie neon... ie your finger.. 

i think it is not transmitting cuz your bulb is litt.. 

[jeanna]

yes.

I am the ground in the pic, right?

It is a pie plate or me as ground, is it not?

j

[innovation_station]

if your bord play with it if not i will do it when im set up to do so .. 

it should be easy to transmitt wireless and recieve much more that required to operate the device .. 

then it could be a all in 1 unit .. just another way to do it ...

w

[jeanna]

Right,
I do need to be at least across the room to call it transmission, don't I?

j