Slayer Exciter & Variable Capacitor - 15 watt tube - 3.2v NiCd Cordless Phone Battery

Thanks to Gbluer for his help on using variable capacitors with the Slayer. In this video I am starting my Solar Powered Garden Slayer. I am using a 3.2v NiCd phone battery I found in the dump that read 0.00v when I rescued it. A toroid pulsing a JT revived it, and it's at about 4v in this video. For the actual project, I have settled on using a 4v SD420 (4v 2Ah) Sealed Lead Acid Battery. That way, the slayer will run all night. Canadian Tire puts on a 1 Million Candle Flashlight sale, every year, that marks down the $29 dollar flashlight to $8.99. For that, you get the battery you need and reflectors, halogens, AC & DC chargers, and a good switch. The solar panel, is 6v 200mA, built on pc board with acrylic weather coat, just needs a diode and a frame, some sealant. I plan on housing the whole thing in a clear acrylic tube. I am going to use some step motors I get for free out of scanner and printers to track the sun. Should be pretty cool, and should kick the crap out of any single LED garden light LOL. I've already ran the Slayer outside at night with a warm white CFL. The circuit is running at 4v, 120 mA, which is 1/2 of a watt. It will light up the lamp uniformly at 3-5v. It's a real nice moody light, so much nicer than a few LEDs. I may also experiment with LED spots, but the JT works pretty darn well for that, too.



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