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Title: Blinking Joule Thief 10 Year Update
Post by: ledtester on September 04, 2026, 05:44:29 pm

It almost lasted a decade...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKJaiZZ9NoA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKJaiZZ9NoA)

Update: Here's the channel creator's playlist of previous videos tracking this circuit over the years:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKs13xje3QqQ3mAky3L_tBSOzCBfG2mcb (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKs13xje3QqQ3mAky3L_tBSOzCBfG2mcb)

Title: Re: Blinking Joule Thief 10 Year Update
Post by: Analog Kid on September 04, 2026, 06:29:48 pm

It'd be nice to see a schematic of that.

Which is why I much prefer written accounts to videos.

Title: Re: Blinking Joule Thief 10 Year Update
Post by: UnijunctionTransistor on September 04, 2026, 06:41:58 pm

Quote from: Analog Kid on September 04, 2026, 06:29:48 pm

It'd be nice to see a schematic of that.

Which is why I much prefer written accounts to videos.

Amen, brother Analog!
Or at least a link where the schematic was first published.