Imhotep's Radiant Oscillator Video

[Lidmotor]

CFL Bulb Charging----Bodkins Style

Great job Bodkins!! I took your idea one step further and made a charging circuit. I used the 555 timer CFL "Mini Box"and the "Blue Plate Special" circuit. Lit up a bunch of LEDs!!!

Here is the video---

YouTube - CFL Bulb charging

Cheers,

Lidmotor

[Bodkins]

Hi All
more copperwire stuff DavidE style
YouTube - Bodkins 12 copper wire BEDINI IMHOTEP TESLA

YouTube - Bodkins 12 Tuning BEDINI IMHOTEP TESLA

YouTube - Bodkins 12 Spiral?effect BEDINI IMHOTEP TESLA

Thanks LidMotor Your Work on this Light thing is out standing and i DO think you should be called Saint Lid!!!
I can see the energy moving and You Allways seen to Use it somehow!!!Brillant

[Philosopher]

@Lidmotor
I'm not referring to your circuit in particular;but I have to thank you for your assistance.
My 555 driver works great with little mosfets having only 100 ohm in series with the output of the IC, but it is not able to trigger the base of the 2N3055 (my transistor is working;I checked it).I think its is a problem related to the manufacturer of the IC or the transistor.As you know there are many different industries that produces the same thing....

[Lidmotor]

The 555 timer CFL

I have a note for the newbies here.If you want to drive your 2n3055 transistor with the output pin of the 555 IC, you have to amplify the output first to connect to the base,otherwise there will be no triggering and the coil wil not oscillate.Seems to me that the output of the 555 is too weak to work alone.....

Philosopher,

The 2n3055 transistor in my circuit works just fine off the output (3 pin) of the 555 timer. I have a 100 ohm resistor and a 5k pot at the base. What I did encounter was heating, though, so I added a second transistor in parallel with it and put them on a heat sink. I don't know if putting the second transistor in there did anything but draw some of the heat away but it worked. I also use my trusty 25 ohm rheostat at the drive battery to adjust the drive voltage/current. I run the "Mini Box" on a 10 volt AA battery pack, 9volt wall outlet transformer or a small solar panel. If you overdrive the system the amp draw goes from 150 miliamps to 600 miliamps and the CFL comes on very bright. Its great for short bursts but if you leave it like that I'm pretty sure everything will fry. An optoisolator type system might solve that problem.

Lidmotor

[Philosopher]

About 555 IC and 2n3055 Transistor....

I have a note for the newbies here.If you want to drive your 2n3055 transistor with the output pin of the 555 IC, you have to amplify the output first to connect to the base,otherwise there will be no triggering and the coil wil not oscillate.Seems to me that the output of the 555 is too weak to work alone.....

[Lidmotor]

Old Ford spark coil

John,
Thanks for the the info on the spark coil. I'm glad that you got it to work.
On page 4 of this thread way back in August I asked about using that coil and Peter replied that he had tried it with no luck. It seemed to me like such an easy way to do the job. I am also interested to know if you got any charging off the back end of the primary coil and how low you can get the current draw and still make some light.
Bodkins,
More great news. I tried your "CFL bulb charger" idea and it worked. All that I had to do, with my setup, was to disconnect the earth ground lead and lay the insulated clip lead on the CFL bulb. I kept everything else in my "Blue Plate Special" circuit the same and it still draws no current. Works whether the bulb is turned on or not. It draws the energy right thrugh the glass bulb.

Cheers,

Lidmotor

[hh1341]

T

The Model T is a nice coil.

Have you tried to recover any energy from the back side, yet?

Any idea how much HV the secondary is putting out?

[byjoveoldchap]

1940s electrics for boys book

I couldn't agree with you more John. No DIY manuals or internet in those days, so books that had pictures and explained how things worked were like diamonds, and most of the pictures were drawn by hand!

I was looking at something similar to you, some months ago and found some old car devices that even I had never heard of, called 'BUZZ COILS'.

Look at these great examples:


"See additional notes that follow in the summary section. You can make your own BUZZ COIL from easily obtained parts by visiting this link. This method using modern parts, has separate coils - one for stepping up the voltage to feed the spark plug and one to act as the "interrupter" changing the DC battery voltage to pulsating AC."

visit website here:
Magneto Ignition for Gas Engines - Buzz Coils

[john_g]

[nat1971a]

@all

does anyone know how much input voltage these transistors can take...i have taken mine up to 48volts input so far...still reading 200 milliamps.....
I am thinking i might take it up to 60volts soon...i have looked at the spec sheet and i dont understand all the tech stuff...

[byjoveoldchap]

Hi ByJove,

Where are you at, with your bench testing. I have lost track where everyone is at.

Carl

Hey, me too hh1341.

I have my relay and ignition coil, but I am too busy experimenting, learning and helping others get the basic fan motor conversion done. Besides, I can't catch these young fella's, there too quick for a senile 'old git' like me, By Jove!

We really need another thread just covering the basics as no one is around at Imhotep's forum and there must be many people trying to have a go, but need a little help.

If anyone needs some help, please, please ask, as we want you all to join us, spread the word and have some fun

[hh1341]

On the bench

Hi ByJove,

Where are you at, with your bench testing. I have lost track where everyone is at.

Carl

[byjoveoldchap]

Well I tought and thought about this strange energy. After hour and hours of failed attempts I ended up with a half dead battery and that is when the magic happened.

Lidmotor

Congratulations 'Saint Lid'...!
With sheer determination you stuck at it and refused to give up and you finally found success.
Excellent work, well done!

[Bodkins]

Lidmotor
You say tomarto,I say Tomato!
You say Vacuum,I say Sink!
Theres no stopping youLidmotor Style

Nat you got the spheres ACE!!!
Im still waiting for the postman


YouTube - Bodkins 12 BEDINI IMHOTEP TESLA

[Lidmotor]

Vacuumed Energy

Well I tought and thought about this strange energy. I decided that the way to treat what I am seeing in my device was to let it "give" the energy away rather than try to "take" it from it. The next question was HOW? After hour and hours of failed attempts I ended up with a half dead battery and that is when the magic happened. The energy saw a vacuum and was drawn into it. I used a supercapacitor to help things out and put the energy to work driving a Bedini SSG.
Here is the video.
YouTube - Vacuumed Energy-- Lidmotor Style

Cheers,

Lidmotor