try this: http://www.overunity.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6123.0;attach=28739
it's from the jt thread, somewhere around page 15 or so...
http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=6123.msg144465#msg144465

see also: http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=6123.msg146817#msg146817

I would love to know if anyone has ever gotten you to the point where you can get same brilliance from a Kodak as a Fuji circuit?

I pulled the flash off the board, and just soldered right onto the Electrolytic Cap's leads to a CF lamp and walla I get a burst of Brilliance equal to the Fuji then it turns off ggrrr.

I yanked the cap out and I get nada nut'n zip. I put my hand on it I get half assed light I put a wire around the lap spiral and connect to the trigger coil and I get mediocre light. Not worth the calories.

What is annoying is the idea that with the cap I get a pulse (once) of real high output, then zip.

Any clues here? I can't ask my engineer buddy as he is up to his nostrils on a project quickly sliding down the event horizon of a black hole, so I come here first.

And do you need to remove the ballast of a diode light like you do to a CF  e before making it function?

And my wife and kid were suitably impressed with my jury rigged set up, for summer camping or emergencies these babies are better then candles. With a duel battery source they would be wonderful. Using c cells would make them last a very long time.  For duel system have  nicads and solar charger to keep 1 or two charged, plus a standard alky batt as back up for cloudy days/no charge situations.

For winter outdoor cold use you probably need a diode light. Outdoor/cold service Florescent set ups the ballast and lamps are diff, they must heat up the gas, and I believe both anode and cathode  of the lamps  are doped differently and the gas mix is a little different, I think they may have a circuit that also heats the electrodes or the gas as well.  Now every chance I get I will drop in at a big box pharmacy and beg for fuji's/no names (no names are never kodak, I opened a lot a few years back, I didn't have any help and tossed all 10 out, then I found this site, grrrr)

thanks

chris

Don't waste your time with cfl's...try led bulbs designed to fit Edison based fixtures.  Lights of America bulbs are about $8 (US) for 2 and they put out excellent light without the mercury.

Bill

Hi my name is Chuco and would like to know who makes the lights of America? I have also been trying to mod a fuji circuit but am not able to any help would be very much appreciated . Sorry about this I have never done any electrical work it's my first time and I think this forum is wonderful I would like to lern more , I have been watchig , pirate,lid motor , laser saber , and think these guys are very cool and smart and would like to learn more but am not too sure if I am able to but hope you are wiling to let me know and thank you for your time .