Mattel DeLorean - Flux Inductor Powered

A project to bring in a couple of learned electrical circuit techniques...a fun idea to convert a $1.07 display model.

The DeLorean now has a working Flux Inductor circuit (3x axial inductors that work similarly to a Joule Thief toroid). It has a fitted Flux Capacitor light between the seats, red and yellow interior lighting and blue LED's illuminate the outside road area.

Powered by a single AA battery for the interior lighting or, with a micro Tesla tower for all lights, the model now sports a look that i'm quite pleased with :)

Exciter circuit uses a BD135 (because I blew up the intended and better 2SC1020) and uses a Walgreen pill bottle as the tower. Voltage is 7.5V from a converted vehicle type multi-voltage DC/DC adapter

More build pics and info on my RCGroups blog (same username)
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=235502

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• DeLorean
• DMC-12
• Back To The Future
• wireless electricity
• Joule Thief
• blocking oscillator
• LED
• light
• low power
• plasma
• lightning
• film
• Mattel
• toy
• car
• energy
• BTTF

[erik61801]

Kewl!



[slider2732]

@erik61801 Thanks :) 

[iluzyon1]

Wow! that's realy nice! If i may ask, is it a regular simple slayer exciter circuit? Wanna figure out why i dont get that plasma . Great work!

[slider2732]

@iluzyon1 Hey thanks to you again for the original inductor thoughts :)

Yep, standard resistance fed switcher - BD135 NPN with LED across Emitter and Base. 1K resistor from positive supply to Base and 2 turn 18 gauge coil inside the tower. Walgreen tower is approx 800 turns of 34ish gauge wire taken from 3x RF-300 cassette player type DC motors. It's a regular small sized pills bottle, Walmart type are almost same.

[Flyingwigs]

now add some magnets and a levitation base, and fold those wheels under! XD

seriously cool though man

[slider2732]

@Flyingwigs Yep Derk, that's in the pipeline :D My levitator circuit doesn't work yet...trying to avoid I/R LED based one and do the Hall sensor type.

Best part for the next project, is that the Zamac metal these cars are made from is non magnetic (Zinc/Aluminium/Magnesium/Copp­er alloy). So neo magnets can be properly weighed up, for a wireless electric flying DeLorean.

[HHO4ALL]

It's the Flux Capacitor running at 1.21 Jigawatts

[Flyingwigs]

@slider2732 think you could pulse the levitation coil to give the car power as well as fly it? THAT would be CRAZY awesome!

[slider2732]

@MrFlathunter Well the AA was swapped for a Ni-CD later and wish i'd put that on the video.. it was at 1.21V !!!

Yeah, was sayin to Lid in reply, I burst a A1020 tranny and threw on a BD135, but still had the DC/DC adapted car adapter on the circuit. Could have done with being 12V really. The DC/DC has 9V out, but is sent through a KBP206 FWBR and large cap for very smooth output, knocking the output down further. Gives effectively 7.5V instead of 9V, down its settings to 0.3V instead of 1.5V !

[MrFlathunter]

plasma on 7.5V? GOOD JOB! Or is that 7.5 gigawatts?