Joule Thief

[Artic_Knight]

@Arctic Knight,
Perhaps you should actually MAKE a joule thief. I think you will see many many similarities with many of Tesla's writings. I believe we are all seeing these similarities. Just make one... you will see too (and then you will know what we are also seeing).

jeanna

i have been making joule thiefs, thats how i found this thread in the beginning. and ive been doing a lot of various experiments with it.

[stprue]

@all

Hazen1 progress!

[stprue]

@all

Hazen1 progress!

The one on top should be second but what I did was on the top pic I added a metalized cap.  The first pic was my messy start to make sure it worked.  In third pic I lost the POT and added a supercap  2.5v at 10F.  I also grounded the positive and negative.  As you can see in the final pic 331.5vDC...not to bad considering the gauge is 24 and not the recommended 26.  So there is probably 50 less turns or so.

[stprue]

Neve mind the order of the pic's is correct

[resonanceman]

jenna what is going on with led's and florescents is we are using a high frequency high voltage circuit that does not pass FCC regulations because if you get it near a CRT (old tube tvs and monitors) it will cause distortion. if we were to utilize such a circuit we would have to find where the interference comes from and prevent it from happening. im suspecting it uses the power lines in the house to basically cause all kinds of fun.

Artic_Knight

I agree   that  RF interference  could be a problem

If I was trying to  covertly  stop  JTs from  being used I would probably  talk  with the FCC .
I think we  should be careful .......especially  when  we start   using higher power .

JTs might  be transmitting more power than expected .

I was reading a magazine ( Popular  Mechanics I think )
I  read about  a new idea for  a radar antenna  for  stealth  fighters .
I guess  a problem with  stealth  fighters is  their  antennas  are visable  to  radar . 
This antenna was different . ......it was a glass tube filled with a gas .....argon if I remember right .
The  antenna is  invisable  to radar because  it  is  non conductive .   
When they want to use the radar  they  apply enough  voltage  to  ionize the
the  gas ,creating a good  conductor   .

Now .......if  an argon  filled tube can be used as an antenna .....  wouldn't it make sense that  a floro tube  would also tend to act as an antenna if the  frequency   was high enough ?

gary