Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Here, the circuit and motor are being powered by my CFLi method, Compact Fluorescent Light induction.
This is a simplified AV Plug version of the slightly more efficient energy harvester circuit from a couple of years ago.
1N4148 general purpose diodes work well, but in this version they are a pair of 1N5712's
The circuit needs 0.5V at 0.7uA to run.
Left to charge up, the capacitor can reach 10V or more over a couple of minutes from this 18W bulb. The further away from the bulb, the less energy received.
At this position in the video, the 100uF capacitor remains at about 0.8V
Here, the circuit and motor are being powered by my CFLi method, Compact Fluorescent Light induction.
This is a simplified AV Plug version of the slightly more efficient energy harvester circuit from a couple of years ago.
1N4148 general purpose diodes work well, but in this version they are a pair of 1N5712's
The circuit needs 0.5V at 0.7uA to run.
Left to charge up, the capacitor can reach 10V or more over a couple of minutes from this 18W bulb. The further away from the bulb, the less energy received.
At this position in the video, the 100uF capacitor remains at about 0.8V
