I noticed you did not use a magnet on the toroid like Lasersabre had done. As he was not able to explain the effect of the magnet on the top, it just made the circuit run better some how.
I think he used that magnet to change the permeability of the core and quiet down the noise. In this vid I was more or less just showing how easy it is to put together. I've been very pleased with how simple it is to work with.
@min2oly I plan i making the same thing as well for my shed, going to pick up some solar panels from harbor freight as well. i already have a inverter. Pretty good idea though and pretty informative as i am a beginner in electronics.
Very nice, good glow. Watch out for the mercury vapour if you break one, you have to open all the windows and leave the room for 15 minnutes, according to The Government ! God knows what happens to the vapour you swallow while running around opening windows ;+}
Nice demonstration. Can you provide a link to that schematic? pls. It would be an interesting experiment to use a photo sensor to test the light output of the LEDs vs CFL with the same input. I hope that the LEDs are superior due to the environmental concerns over CFLs. Not a big fan of CFLs. Thanks for the video.
@min2oly The link works great. Thx. Duh! I should have known it was at lasersaber's website. Been following him too and haven't taken the time to check out his site. Thanks again.
i haven't gotten my JT's to work yet but i would be interested to know how bright you would be able to pump the cfl before the transistor begins to overheat too much
it's all about balance with these ckts. this toroid brings this CFL to its full potential at about 600mA 12 volts or 500mA 6 volts - the transistor does not heat up. another main item to play with is the cap.
Dr. Stiffler's SEC can still provide more light at much lower amp draw so far.
Very good work, take it to a higher scale and make something fly. I am not kidding.
Shan23Studios 3 weeks ago
Hi, You have the circuit that you use for this demostration? Can you send me it? Very Thanks! Pablo
rh25com 1 month ago
@rh25com
I show it at the end of the vid :-)
min2oly 1 month ago
I noticed you did not use a magnet on the toroid like Lasersabre had done. As he was not able to explain the effect of the magnet on the top, it just made the circuit run better some how.
acidflash03 2 months ago
@acidflash03
I think he used that magnet to change the permeability of the core and quiet down the noise. In this vid I was more or less just showing how easy it is to put together. I've been very pleased with how simple it is to work with.
min2oly 2 months ago
@min2oly I plan i making the same thing as well for my shed, going to pick up some solar panels from harbor freight as well. i already have a inverter. Pretty good idea though and pretty informative as i am a beginner in electronics.
acidflash03 2 months ago
just wondering but if the primary or secondary coil are adjusted for resonance does the input power sugnificantly drop?
gallowaymartin 3 months ago
@gallowaymartin
yes :-)
min2oly 2 months ago
Very nice, good glow. Watch out for the mercury vapour if you break one, you have to open all the windows and leave the room for 15 minnutes, according to The Government ! God knows what happens to the vapour you swallow while running around opening windows ;+}
deepcut66 3 months ago
@deepcut66
thanks for the tip - crazy stuff eh...
min2oly 3 months ago
Nice demonstration. Can you provide a link to that schematic? pls. It would be an interesting experiment to use a photo sensor to test the light output of the LEDs vs CFL with the same input. I hope that the LEDs are superior due to the environmental concerns over CFLs. Not a big fan of CFLs. Thanks for the video.
mnsman1 3 months ago
@mnsman1
thanks,
I updated the description w/ the links
min2oly 3 months ago
@min2oly The link works great. Thx. Duh! I should have known it was at lasersaber's website. Been following him too and haven't taken the time to check out his site. Thanks again.
mnsman1 3 months ago
i haven't gotten my JT's to work yet but i would be interested to know how bright you would be able to pump the cfl before the transistor begins to overheat too much
neuthral 3 months ago
@neuthral
it's all about balance with these ckts. this toroid brings this CFL to its full potential at about 600mA 12 volts or 500mA 6 volts - the transistor does not heat up. another main item to play with is the cap.
Dr. Stiffler's SEC can still provide more light at much lower amp draw so far.
min2oly 3 months ago