The voltage boosting in this circuit enable its operation to be powered by 2.5 V rechargeable battery (two cells 1.2V rechargeable batteries), supplying 400 mA current at 26 V which is needed by the gas arc tube for portable ultraviolet lamp. This inverter circuit has a good efficiency as well, about 80%. Ultraviolet (UV) light is also known as black light since the light is invisible, but can energize some materials to glow when the materials is exposed to this black light. Money or other security tag is usually checked used this kind of light. Here is the schematic diagram of the circuit:
[Circuit's schematic diagram source: Motorola Application Notes]
Possibly Related Articles:
- Strobo Disco Light Using Standard Tube Lamp (TL)
Using a standard fluorescent tube lamp (TL), you can make your own disco light, similar to a stroboscope light. You can even use a half-broken lamp, which one side of... - Switchstart Ballast Circuit for Fluorescent Tube Lamp
Simplicity, low cost and improved efficiency when compared with the alternative options are the reasons why the switchstart circuit has been widely adopted. Moreover, the 230V mains voltage is sufficiently... - Audio-Controlled Incandescent Lamp Light Controller
This is a audio-controlled lamp circuit. This circuit requires low voltage input such as pre-amplifiers, tone control, or general audio line level output. It’s also possible to feed the input... - Solar-Powered Garden Lamp with Light Sensor
Below is reverse engineered circuit diagram of yet another commercially produced solar garden lamp. To turn the light on at night, this depends upon a CDS photocell. It allows the... - 12V Fluorescent Lamp Circuit
Fluorescent lamp or tube lamp (TL) has good efficiency. This high efficiency feature make it suitable for battery operated lighting application. To drive the tube lamp, we need high voltage... - IR2156 Electronic Ballast for CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp)
This is Electronic Ballast for CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) circuit using IR2156. The IR2156 contains a high voltage half-bridge gate driver with a state diagram and programmable oscillator to make... - Light Ignition Circuit
This is a circuit of light ignition circuit. This circuit uses the LIC01 which is designed for high voltage pulse generation circuits. This circuit can be used in many application... - Small DC-DC Inverter: Convert 1.5 to 9 volts
This is a 1.5 to 9 volts inverter schematic circuit. This is low cost and a simple circuit that need few components.This circuit is used in many application that requires... - Negative Supply From Single Positive Suply Using CMOS Inverter
If only a 5 volt positive supply is available and you need a negative voltage for op-amp or other biasing purpose, the you can generate the negative supply from the... - 10-20V Regulated LED Lamp
Resistor and LM317L act as a current regulator set to 40 ma. Current will flow from the battery through one pair of LEDs, and then to the regulator, through the... - Sound-Activated Lamp (Relay/Switch)
This simple circuit shown int the schematic diagram actives the switch using sound. We can use this circuit for various applications, such as automatic (sound-controlled) disco light or car’s LED... - DC-AC Inverter, Convert 12V DC Voltage to 110/220V AC Voltage
The DC to AC inverter circuit shown in the schematic here is very simple circuit since it produce square wave, but it’s enough to power many devices. Here is the...
| 
