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Title: kodak joule thief
Post by: donny on October 09, 2011, 05:08:01 AM
Howdy Folks...
I was wondering if anyone has used the disposable kodak camera to get out the battery unit yet to power a CFL ?
and if so , is there a schematic for it to re-wire ?
thanx....
Title: Re: kodak joule thief
Post by: WilbyInebriated on October 09, 2011, 06:50:38 AM
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
Title: Re: kodak joule thief
Post by: Pirate88179 on October 09, 2011, 09:47:57 AM
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
Title: Re: kodak joule thief
Post by: christie on April 05, 2012, 04:46:30 PM
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
Title: Re: kodak joule thief
Post by: Pirate88179 on August 14, 2012, 04:07:19 AM
Chris:

Sorry for the late response.  On the lights of America diode bulbs...i tried both removing the internals and using as is and saw no real difference...so...easier to leave alone.  I don't know if this is the same for all of them but with the LOA bulbs I used in 3 of my videos....it is.

I have never got a Kodak board to word....which is a shame because electronics goldmine has a bunch of them for like 80 cents each brand new.  I also never got a Fuji AAA board to work well.  To me...the old Fuji AA board is the best....but...maybe not even being made any more?

A really smart guy on here known as Wilbyinebriated has gotten a kodak to work well.  His posts are in the original JT tiopic or...if he is still around, you could try to pm him.

Best of luck and let me know how you make out.

Bill
Title: Re: kodak joule thief
Post by: Chucoflores13 on December 07, 2012, 10:31:27 AM
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 .