Monday, September 1, 2014

Simpe 12 VDC Fluorescent Lamp Driver Circuit

A 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.

12 VDC Fluorescent Lamp Driver Circuit Digram

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Notes
Q1 must be installed on a heat sink.
A 240V to 10V transformer will work better then the one in the parts list. 
The problem is that they are hard to find.This schema can give a nasty (but not too dangerous) shock. Be careful around the output leads.

Parts

Part
Total Qty.
Description
Substitutions
C11100uf 25V Electrolytic Capacitor
C2,C320.01uf 25V Ceramic Disc Capacitor
C410.01uf 1KV Ceramic Disc Capacitor
R111K 1/4W Resistor
R212.7K 1/4W Resistor
Q11IRF510 MOSFET
U11TLC555 Timer IC
T116V 300mA Transformer
LAMP14W Fluorescent Lamp
MISC1Board, Wire, Heatsink For Q1

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