Let There Be Light

WARNING: THE CAMERA FLASH CIRCUIT GENERATES UNPROTECTED HIGH VOLTAGE WHICH CAN CAUSE ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS! DO NOT TOUCH THE CONTACTS OF THE CAPACITOR WHEN IT IS FULLY CHARGED! USE THE NECESSARY PRECAUSTIONS WHEN HANDLING THE CAMERA FLASH CIRCUIT! DO NOT HANDLE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!

I was playing with the Camera Flash circuit board (not sure that is a wise thing!) when I had the idea that maybe it could be used to light a mains household light bulb...?

These are my first recorded experiments, I am quite happy with the results!


See also my Stepping Up Transformer Videos:-
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IIxzeWkF59Q
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A3liJJo5uDc


Camera Flash Circuit:-
http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/kflash.gif


Solar Powered Light Circuit:-
http://www.talkingelectronics.com/projects/SolarLight/SolarLight.html


DC to AC Inverter Power Supply:-
http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/circ/555dcac.html

This circuit only requires a steady 5v to 15v DC input to be capable of producing a 120v to 230v AC 50/60Hz output supply. Since the Camera Flash Circuit is capable of producing 330v/55W across the capacitor, I reckon stepping down that voltage and regulating it to the input of the 555 Inverter circuit, would be stable enough to produce a steady 230v AC output... enough to run a household low energy light bulb?

And then integrating the circuit with the Photo-Voltaic Cell to charge the battery during the day.

I know it's a long shot! I got the idea from the video "How to Power a TV using a AAA battery"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0rA-zhTJuFU
and if you watch my Stepping Up Transformer videos then maybe it is not such a crazy idea...?




MUSIC:-
Out of Control by The Chemical Brothers.




THANKS FOR WATCHING!

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[egn83b]

Just take the cfl apart and use the circuit

[MattBlytheTheOne]

@egn83b hi, what would you use it for?

[egn83b]

@MattBlytheTheOne You can use the CFL and put it on the camra's Capacitor leads but first remove the capacitor so get the excitation voltage to run the cfl off the camera circuit. The inners of the CFL can be used for other projects or driving a door bell transformer that you connect as many CFL's as you want to it through the transformer end which gives about 400 volts. CFL's are lite by high freqency voltage. Its really nothing special or un-ordenary from a Floresent light. Same Technology.

[MattBlytheTheOne]

@egn83b Will the CFL run just from the camera circuit without the cap in place? A standard CFL is something like 11watts I am not sure the camera circuit will sustain that for long!? Very insightful info. thanks :)

[egn83b]

@MattBlytheTheOne You are missing the point. That little bit of nothing you did was just shorting the Cap on to the light sure it will work for a tenth of a second but what do you want, a lite bulb or a flasher? Its your choice so tear that light bulb apart and it in the caps place and let their be light. This camera circuit is just a jouel theif, wonder why you can use that AA battery because it requires almost nothing to run the circuit. Run time will be short around 3 hours but free light!

[MattBlytheTheOne]

@egn83b LOL OK I will try that thanks for your input ! :P

[extreme4wheeling]

Heres an idea. Figure out how long the light bulb stays lit with one capacitor. Lets say the light-bulb stays lit for 1 second. If you want it to stay lit for 60 seconds then get 60 capacitors and charge them one at a time. Then hook up the light bulb and it should stay lit for one minute. I know its not much but it would be a good start. Or you could make a step up transformer or joule thief and run the light right off of the 1.5 volt battery without charging a capacitor.

[MattBlytheTheOne]

@electricitymagnetism  I would but someone closed your account already !

[electricitymagnetism]

Hello Matt, please watch the video The amazing Electrinium battery.

[MattBlytheTheOne]

@Ebdan88 thank you : )