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In article , Mike Morris mike wrote: The subject line pretty much says it all - I'd like to build or buy a few 8w and 40w flourescent tube driver units. Somewhere there has to have been a construction article in a magazine. Greetings. First, you might want to fix that return e-mail address... right now it's just "mike" and that's a tad generic ;-) Second, if you're determined to build your own (there are advantages like fixability, duplication, off-shelf parts, ease of modification) MARK V (kit place) sells a nice kit. It's Order #: TY-2 and costs $14.75 (you can get an assembled/tested unit for $20.50) and here's the blurb: "This unit drives 6-40W fluorescent light for portable and emergency use. Works from 7.2V to 16VDC battery. Includes a 'Hi-Efficiency Switchmode IC Driving Circuit' suitable for use with different lights. 1lb" A friend of mine got one recently and said that the kit was complete, the PCB was nice, and it worked the first time. I ordered a kit from them back in 2006 and they were prompt. They've been around since '85... I'm sure other places sell these as well but this is the only one I have experience with. BTW, the JCWhitney one is very similar to all the "el-cheapo" lights that you can find in gizmo-stores. I got one dead and the switching transistor was undersized and shorted... not pretty. Also, they are usually designed with custom-marked parts so have fun in drawing out the schematic and fixing it... Their address is: Mark V Electronics, Inc. 8019 E. Slauson Ave Montebello, CA 90640 http://www.markvelectronics.com/store 1-800-521-MARK/1-800-423-FIVE Free Catalog from (213)888-8988 Fax: 213-888-6868 Just a happy camper :-) Take care. P.S. Pardon that last pun ;-) -- +--Filip "I'll buy a vowel" Gieszczykiewicz | E-mail: | http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg | Sci.Electronics, RC, Misc FAQs + MORE! | Enjoy your job, work within the law, make lots of money : Choose any two. | Making money with CS and spending it on robotics, life & friends. ! NOT(!PC) |
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none of MarkV links work.
west wrote in message ups.com... c6XX starter kits capabilities In article , Mike Morris mike wrote: The subject line pretty much says it all - I'd like to build or buy a few 8w and 40w flourescent tube driver units. Somewhere there has to have been a construction article in a magazine. Greetings. First, you might want to fix that return e-mail address... right now it's just "mike" and that's a tad generic ;-) Second, if you're determined to build your own (there are advantages like fixability, duplication, off-shelf parts, ease of modification) MARK V (kit place) sells a nice kit. It's Order #: TY-2 and costs $14.75 (you can get an assembled/tested unit for $20.50) and here's the blurb: "This unit drives 6-40W fluorescent light for portable and emergency use. Works from 7.2V to 16VDC battery. Includes a 'Hi-Efficiency Switchmode IC Driving Circuit' suitable for use with different lights. 1lb" A friend of mine got one recently and said that the kit was complete, the PCB was nice, and it worked the first time. I ordered a kit from them back in 2006 and they were prompt. They've been around since '85... I'm sure other places sell these as well but this is the only one I have experience with. BTW, the JCWhitney one is very similar to all the "el-cheapo" lights that you can find in gizmo-stores. I got one dead and the switching transistor was undersized and shorted... not pretty. Also, they are usually designed with custom-marked parts so have fun in drawing out the schematic and fixing it... Their address is: Mark V Electronics, Inc. 8019 E. Slauson Ave Montebello, CA 90640 http://www.markvelectronics.com/store 1-800-521-MARK/1-800-423-FIVE Free Catalog from (213)888-8988 Fax: 213-888-6868 Just a happy camper :-) Take care. P.S. Pardon that last pun ;-) -- +--Filip "I'll buy a vowel" Gieszczykiewicz | E-mail: | http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg | Sci.Electronics, RC, Misc FAQs + MORE! | Enjoy your job, work within the law, make lots of money : Choose any two. | Making money with CS and spending it on robotics, life & friends. ! NOT(!PC) |
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Mark IV went out of business in 2003
"West" wrote in message news:K8jti.3838$J13.1231@trnddc02... none of MarkV links work. west wrote in message ups.com... c6XX starter kits capabilities In article , Mike Morris mike wrote: The subject line pretty much says it all - I'd like to build or buy a few 8w and 40w flourescent tube driver units. Somewhere there has to have been a construction article in a magazine. Greetings. First, you might want to fix that return e-mail address... right now it's just "mike" and that's a tad generic ;-) Second, if you're determined to build your own (there are advantages like fixability, duplication, off-shelf parts, ease of modification) MARK V (kit place) sells a nice kit. It's Order #: TY-2 and costs $14.75 (you can get an assembled/tested unit for $20.50) and here's the blurb: "This unit drives 6-40W fluorescent light for portable and emergency use. Works from 7.2V to 16VDC battery. Includes a 'Hi-Efficiency Switchmode IC Driving Circuit' suitable for use with different lights. 1lb" A friend of mine got one recently and said that the kit was complete, the PCB was nice, and it worked the first time. I ordered a kit from them back in 2006 and they were prompt. They've been around since '85... I'm sure other places sell these as well but this is the only one I have experience with. BTW, the JCWhitney one is very similar to all the "el-cheapo" lights that you can find in gizmo-stores. I got one dead and the switching transistor was undersized and shorted... not pretty. Also, they are usually designed with custom-marked parts so have fun in drawing out the schematic and fixing it... Their address is: Mark V Electronics, Inc. 8019 E. Slauson Ave Montebello, CA 90640 http://www.markvelectronics.com/store 1-800-521-MARK/1-800-423-FIVE Free Catalog from (213)888-8988 Fax: 213-888-6868 Just a happy camper :-) Take care. P.S. Pardon that last pun ;-) -- +--Filip "I'll buy a vowel" Gieszczykiewicz | E-mail: | http://www.paranoia.com/~filipg | Sci.Electronics, RC, Misc FAQs + MORE! | Enjoy your job, work within the law, make lots of money : Choose any two. | Making money with CS and spending it on robotics, life & friends. ! NOT(!PC) |
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