[NewCandle] SEC

[Keith Nagel]

>Keith, I think that your admittedly superior level of training could be 
>an actual impediment here, since this circuit is an anomaly and does not 
>obey the normal expectations (said with all due respect of course ;-)

So you think if I just caterized a few choice brain areas I could achieve
this higher level of understanding (grin). 

>You have to tinker with this yourself to appreciate the all important 
>fact that everyone seems to be glossing over -- that most of the power 
>seems to NOT be coming from the battery, but is being reflected back 
>from the LED chain, apparently.

Well to be fair, I have not built up the entire circuit and tested it. 
My opinion is based on what's been published on the internet, mainly
on Harti's OU site. 

As we had discussed, there is a welter of claims and circuits now.
Have things reached a point where there is one circuit which a
majority agree shows the anomaly? Better still, are we any closer
to such a circuit being available from Ron himself? 

>I have also received confirmation from another builder that 20 pairs (40 
>total LEDs) draw much less current from the battery than do 10 pairs. 
>That to me is very meaningful.

Yes, I suppose it means that when you put resistive elements in series they
add their resistances. 

BTW, the back to back LED circuit is a nice improvement. Now the
diodes will look more "resistor" like to the driver and there
won't be as much of a problem matching the voltage drops as
there was with the assymetrical version.

K.