Joule Thief

[nievesoliveras]

@all

People has been asking me how to make the connections on the camera circuit. I discovered that no matter wich one I try it works in this basic way:
Just replace the capacitor with the lamp wires and short the flash activating terminals. After eliminating the resistor, it works!

Jesus

[WilbyInebriated]

this also works for the kk05a6 circuit. just remove the capacitor and hook up two wires, with the caveat that only the negative capacitor lead can be used with the kk05a6circuit, the other lead has to come off the cathode side of the diode.
i do like to remove the unnecessary components, especially the trigger coil it can easily be rewired with no rewinding, just  a snip and a solder, to make a nice 30 to 1 or so step up transformer. some one should try the classic joule thief circuit with one. the xenons are cool to play with too, hook a automotive coil up to a bedini sg and wire the xenon to the auto coil for some nice lightning in a tube.

[xee2]

@ Pirate88179

I found 2 Fuji cameras that you may have bought. Image1 looks like it may be cardboard. Image2 looks like it may be plastic.  Both are QuickSnap 400 models. Do either of them look like what you bought?

[Pirate88179]

@ xee2:

Yes, the top photo looks exactly like it.  It did, however, say on the box it came in that it had this "continuous flash" business.  they were pretty proud of it and it was marked several times on the outside of the box.  I don't recall if it was on the camera itself anywhere or not.

OK, I just found it on amazon.  It cost $3.40.   Hopefully, here is a picture.  This is what I am using.

Bill               PS I edited this and tried to add an enlargement so you can see the yellow label on the box.  Mine had this.

[xee2]

 Pirate88179

Thanks. I will try to find one when I go shopping today.