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True Sine Inverter (Idea)

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008


This is an idea for a true sine inverter to get 120 or 240VAC from lower voltage DC. This could be handy for running a mini-fridge from your car all the way up to powering your house with photovoltaic cells and lead acid batteries. Most inverters found in stores use an approximated sine wave or [...]

Mini Flourescent Lamp Inverter

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008


This is the typical circuit from a scanner that drives the flourescent lamp. There is also usually a 2KV capacitor in series with the secondary of the transformer to limit current, etc. They can be used as a general high voltage source for all kinds of things.
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12v Fluorescent Inverter by TIP3055

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008


This is a low-cost project for 20 or 40 watt fluorescent tubes. However the most efficient is to use a 40 watt tube (or two 20 watt tubes in series). It’s a circuit you can put together from junk box components or build from a kit. It’s very simple to build and requires no printed [...]