My joule thief is not very bright?
My joule thief is not very bright? I've changed the windings, transistor and the resistor; and it is still pretty dim. Help please
Parts:
2 different size toroids: Large and Small
3 Transistors: 2n2222, 2n3904, 2n5830
2 Resistors: 1k, 2.2ohm
blue led
white led with a heatsink
Also I used a 20awg and 36awg to make the toroids
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I suspect you simply haven't got the energy available from the battery driving the Joule thief, nor have you got the current handling you need - close to 300mA. A Joule thief is a very neat thing, but it "cannae brek' the law's o' physics" to coin a phrase.....
Try feeding it with a good low voltage supply. A 'C' or 'D' cell should do it. Try using a thicker wire on your windings. The transistor can handle up to 800mA, but the gain will fall off as your collector current increases. Try and Change LED. Use a red one. Make some measurements with an oscilloscope. Steve
You SAID its very bright, how can very bright be very dim ?
Sep 30, 2009. 12:39 PMdaemonral (author)
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I'm sorry I meant to type dim I must have blanked out
Pictures, parts, specifications and a circuit diagram would really help here (otherwise people are just guessing). L
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