Joule Thief

[Pirate88179]

@ protonmom:

ALL of my cameras were charged when I opened them.  These were new, right out of the box and I never turned anything on or hit the flash button at all.  I partially melted a jeweler's screwdriver shorting one of them.  Too bad it did not have an insulated handle or I would not have burned my finger tips. (Got a heck of a shock too!)  I have made 4 Fuji JT's thus far and, as I said, all of those caps were charged up to some degree, enough to hurt.  But, as stated, caps do discharge over time but, I have also read of caps that have been shorted charging up over time by themselves.  Some suspect RF is doing this.  Best rule is to be careful and treat all caps like they are fully charged.

@ Jeanna:

Great video!!!

@ Gadget:

Good to hear from you man, I hope all is well with you.

@Wilby:

Great to see you too.

Bill

[WilbyInebriated]

hi bill

@all, i thought i would post this here since it never generates much interest when i post in his old thread here on ou.com. maybe it will interest some here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozslp_sBE1Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5svqtYt3FU

i know i have pimped this before but it is worth mentioning again.

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@ WilbyInebriated

i know i have pimped this before but it is worth mentioning again.

Thanks for the post. Did you make the video? I find the wireless coupling very interesting. What thread is this being posted in?

[protonmom]

  Yes!!  Capacitor, NOT battery!  Sheesh.  I don't know why you all put up with me.  One of these days I will get all my words straight! 
I realise, now,  that most of you were using NEW cameras, and not the used ones.  But I will also continue shorting them all just in case.  I don't plan to make ONLY jts with all those cameras.  I don't know WHAT I plan to do with them all, but I CAN experiment with them.  Who knows what I may come up with?  Thank you to all of you for your replies.

[WilbyInebriated]

@ WilbyInebriated

Thanks for the post. Did you make the video? I find the wireless coupling very interesting. What thread is this being posted in?

nope, not my video, but i have SEC circuits that do the same.
i was posting updates in doc stifflers thread, since he left this forum for numerous reasons. i find the wireless coupling interesting too. however, i find less than a watt input for more than three watts output even more interesting   the battery flip flop light is interesting in its own right as well.

check energeticforum.com look for the 'high voltage from thin air' thread.