Joule Thief Circuit

[acrowder53]

Hey Troy,

I see that you wire your lights directly to your battery bank. However, I would like to suggest looking on youtube for lasersaber's channel, and also check out his website at http://www.laserhacker.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

He has something called a joule thief circuit where he uses a 12 volt battery through a transformer to power 10 qty (10 watts each) LED light bulbs. The total wattage draw is only 20watts for all 10. I thought you might like to know if you don't already about this possibility so you can light more lights at a lower wattage.

You may also be interested in his "air battery" if you search his youtube videos

just an idea

thanks,

acrowder53

[techman]

Thank you for the info. I have heard of both of these things. I will be experimenting with a joule thief this year if I get my work shop in order finally.