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    How To Make A Joule Thief

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    A joule thief circuit uses a transistor, LED, resistor, and toroid ferrite core to boost the voltage from a low-voltage battery source to power an LED. The transistor legs are identified by a flat side, and common types that work include the 2N4401 and BC547B. The LED legs are identified by one being longer; the resistor value can range from 820 ohms to 2 kilohms. Toroid cores are sometimes sourced from CFL bulbs, and the circuit works with 13 turns of insulated 30 and 26 gauge wire wrapped around the core.

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    A joule thief circuit uses a transistor, LED, resistor, and toroid ferrite core to boost the voltage from a low-voltage battery source to power an LED. The transistor legs are identified by a flat side, and common types that work include the 2N4401 and BC547B. The LED legs are identified by one being longer; the resistor value can range from 820 ohms to 2 kilohms. Toroid cores are sometimes sourced from CFL bulbs, and the circuit works with 13 turns of insulated 30 and 26 gauge wire wrapped around the core.

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    A joule thief circuit uses a transistor, LED, resistor, and toroid ferrite core to boost the voltage from a low-voltage battery source to power an LED. The transistor legs are identified by a flat side, and common types that work include the 2N4401 and BC547B. The LED legs are identified by one being longer; the resistor value can range from 820 ohms to 2 kilohms. Toroid cores are sometimes sourced from CFL bulbs, and the circuit works with 13 turns of insulated 30 and 26 gauge wire wrapped around the core.

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    A joule thief circuit uses a transistor, LED, resistor, and toroid ferrite core to boost the voltage from a low-voltage battery source to power an LED. The transistor legs are identified by a flat side, and common types that work include the 2N4401 and BC547B. The LED legs are identified by one being longer; the resistor value can range from 820 ohms to 2 kilohms. Toroid cores are sometimes sourced from CFL bulbs, and the circuit works with 13 turns of insulated 30 and 26 gauge wire wrapped around the core.

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    How to make a joule thief

    Here is the joule thief circuit used in the above photos.


    The joule thief circuit.

    Transistor - The legs of the transistor can be determined by noticing that there's a flat
    side to the transistor case. See the diagram above. A large number of transistors
    have been reported to work: 2N4401, NET123AP, BC547B, 2SC2500, BC337,
    PN2222, to name just a few.
    LED - One leg of the LED is longer than the other leg. Use this to determine which
    one goes where. See the diagram above.
    Resistor - The diagram says use a 1 kilo ohm resistor but I've used an 820 ohm one
    just fine. I've also seen a 2 kilo ohm one in use. Use whatever works for you. You can
    also use a potentiometer (a variable resistor) so that you can easily adjust it to select
    the resistance that gives the best light.
    Toroid ferrite core - Some people have gotten these by opening up compact
    fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs). I took mine out of some device whose original function
    I don't know. To get it working, my first one had just 13 turns for each wire and I used
    a 30 gauge wire and a 26 gauge wire. The wire must be insulated. A variety of
    number of turns will work. This is something you can play with. Look at the diagram
    carefully to determine where the wires connect to.

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