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12VDC Fluorescent Lamp DriverA number of people have been unable to find the transformer needed for the
Black Light project,
so I looked around to see if I could find a fluorescent lamp driver that does not
require any special components. I finally found one in
Electronics Now. Here it is. It uses a normal
120 to 6V stepdown transformer in reverse to step 12V to about 350V to drive a lamp
without the need to warm the filaments.
Schematic
Parts:
| Part |
Total Qty. |
Description |
Substitutions |
| C1 |
1 |
100uf 25V Electrolytic Capacitor |
|
| C2,C3 |
2 |
0.01uf 25V Ceramic Disc Capacitor |
|
| C4 |
1 |
0.01uf 1KV Ceramic Disc Capacitor |
|
| R1 |
1 |
1K 1/4W Resistor |
|
| R2 |
1 |
2.7K 1/4W Resistor |
|
| Q1 |
1 |
IRF510 MOSFET |
|
| U1 |
1 |
TLC555 Timer IC |
|
| T1 |
1 |
6V 300mA Transformer |
|
| LAMP |
1 |
4W Fluorescent Lamp |
|
| MISC |
1 |
Board, Wire, Heatsink For Q1 |
|
Notes:
1. Q1 must be installed on a heat sink.
2. A 240V to 10V transformer will work better then the one in the parts list.
The problem is that they are hard to find.
3. This circuit can give a nasty (but not too dangerous) shock. Be careful around
the output leads.
Title: 12VDC Fluorescent Lamp Driver
Source: www.aaroncake.net
Published on: 2005-02-03
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