Sell me your basic Joule Thief circuit.

[innovation_station]

the origonal was NOT ME !

i only finished the picture...

i have some ideas who it was ... none the less if he will not stand up .. fine ..

plus the origonal was miss understood ...  imho

ist!

[MrMag]

Who was the original inventor of the JTC?

From Wiki,

In the November 1999 issue of Everyday Practical Electronics (EPE) a simple circuit was published by Z. Kaparnik that consists of a transformer-feedback single-transistor switched-mode converter. Due to its simplicity and usefulness the circuit has gained popularity.

[the_big_m_in_ok]

Who was the original inventor of the JTC?

Pirate88179 has the 1st post on the 1st page.  That's probably why he's the thread Moderator.  Jesus,  a/k/a/ , nievesoliveras has "My First Joule Thief"  on JouleThief00.jpg at:

http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=6123.10

--Lee

[Pirate88179]

I got my first JT circuit design from the Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories from Makezine, and I also used an Instructables tutorial as well.  I had nothing to do with the original design of this circuit...far from it.  I do believe that the folks in the JT topic research group have made a lot of advances with the original circuit and have taken it to new levels and done some unique and innovative things but we did not invent the JT.  (I just wanted to say that for the record) 

Also, I was made moderator of the JT topic probably somewhere around page 200 or so.  This was so I could manage photo sizes and make requested changes to the many circuit diagrams that had been posted there by that time.  I believe at one time, we could always go back and edit our own posts but somewhere back then it changed to where you had like 24 hours or so to do it otherwise it stayed as is.  So, any mistakes pointed out after that time could not be corrected.

Thanks, I wish I did have something to do with the JT's invention.

Bill

[gadgetmall]

Who was the original inventor of the JTC?

Big Clives Coined the Phrase "Joule Thief" in 1999 . He was the First to name it . http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/joule.htm

Quote  "I originally called this torch the vampire torch because it sucked the last remnants of life from a cell, but then decided to call it a Joule Thief instead because it was a catchy name and played on the fact the unit steals the last bit of energy from a cell. (Joule is a unit of energy) I guess the name has kinda stuck!

Gadget