Joule Thief

[Freezer]

@all
if you wanna run fluoros for peanuts, replicate stifflers SEC.

I agree, I have 2 of his boards and they are great, although they do take more input to run.  I'm wondering if he's gonna release the next higher power version..Be pretty cool to make a hho candle like he has.. Maybe put that flame under a tec with heatsink and feed the power back through a cap...  I don't see any reason why that wouldn't work.., although you would need some type of water drip system.

[Mk1]

Sorry that's what i meant, trigger coil like the word says needs to be triggered like a transformer needs ac to work the best voltage comes from square waves , so if its only connected it dose' not work it just deflect the flow. The switch for the flash makes the spike so it needs to be switch on and off to be working. I not sure but my experiment with batteries and coil showed me that if you put voltage in a large enough coil and switch it on and off quickly the spark gap is a lot bigger and you get more voltage when you disconnect the coil , my voltmeter showed up to 1880 volts and no its not multimeter problem , using a simple and crude switching by hand method got a 120 volt neon to flash from a 9 volt battery . So i assume the same could be done here. So i don't really know how to explain it seems like the electricity activated copper transmitting the voltage slap back into place whit greater speed and force when the current is cut.
I hope it makes more sense.

[WilbyInebriated]

Sorry that's what i meant, trigger coil like the word says needs to be triggered like a transformer needs ac to work the best voltage comes from square waves , so if its only connected it dose' not work it just deflect the flow. The switch for the flash makes the spike so it needs to be switch on and off to be working. I not sure but my experiment with batteries and coil showed me that if you put voltage in a large enough coil and switch it on and off quickly the spark gap is a lot bigger and you get more voltage when you disconnect the coil , my voltmeter showed up to 1880 volts and no its not multimeter problem , using a simple and crude switching by hand method got a 120 volt neon to flash from a 9 volt battery . So i assume the same could be done here. So i don't really know how to explain it seems like the electricity activated copper transmitting the voltage slap back into place whit greater speed and force when the current is cut.
I hope it makes more sense.

i think i understand you, i may have cause a misunderstanding with the way i stated i had hooked up the trigger coil.
"so if its only connected it dose' not work it just deflect the flow." if the trigger coil is connected to the transformer which is being pulsed, it too is being pulsed.
i tried numerous configs, trigger in series to the transformer then to tube. trigger used as added inductance, etc. i found no improvement, please try and if you find a way, please let us know.

[Mk1]

Thanks, WilbyInebriated for info. Just on more thing , have you tried it with or without the big cap?

[Pirate88179]

@ All:

I just illuminated a 40 watt 48" long tube tonight!!!!!!  The brightness is not bad, not bad at all.  In the picture with the flash, you can see my Fuji circuit with the single AA battery!  This is nuts.

Bill