I just built an "Instructable" where you tear apart a recyclable camera to get 100 volts to power a CFL light bulb with one AA battery. I happened to have all of the parts, including 2 cameras I never used in my car trunk.
I managed to pry the bottom off of the CFL bulb and figured I could probably fit whatever I needed into the base to replace the CFL driver. Well one camera had a neon bulb indicator and the other LED. The neon bulb never lit, but the circuit still charged up with me completely unaware of it. Testing the capacitor proved me right! I really liked that old screwdriver...
It gets worse because the secondary transformer raises voltage to 1000 volts which hopefully will never happen once you tear the camera apart.The flash plate is often out in the open too!
Anyhow I was wondering if anybody here has made an oscillator and transformer deliver 100 volts as that has to be a safer way than tearing apart a disaster waiting to happen. Especially for newbies who like the idea and are clueless. The Instructable author even kept the other transformer in the circuit he made.
I don't mind making my own transformer if there are none readily available. I'd like to make one with a rechargeable button battery inside to really mess with my friends.
Thanks all!
Here's my building process if interested: http://petesqbsite.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3817
I managed to pry the bottom off of the CFL bulb and figured I could probably fit whatever I needed into the base to replace the CFL driver. Well one camera had a neon bulb indicator and the other LED. The neon bulb never lit, but the circuit still charged up with me completely unaware of it. Testing the capacitor proved me right! I really liked that old screwdriver...
It gets worse because the secondary transformer raises voltage to 1000 volts which hopefully will never happen once you tear the camera apart.The flash plate is often out in the open too!
Anyhow I was wondering if anybody here has made an oscillator and transformer deliver 100 volts as that has to be a safer way than tearing apart a disaster waiting to happen. Especially for newbies who like the idea and are clueless. The Instructable author even kept the other transformer in the circuit he made.
I don't mind making my own transformer if there are none readily available. I'd like to make one with a rechargeable button battery inside to really mess with my friends.
Thanks all!
Here's my building process if interested: http://petesqbsite.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=3817