I’m using an instructable as reference for a project and it says to use anything available that draws 5-10A as a ballast. Examples were a hair dryer, I thin toaster, and also an incandescent bulb as a test article.

I don’t quite understand include any of those things in the circuit. Is it as simple as ripping the guts or if a hair dryer to get to the heating element and writing it in with the exposed leads?

Any general information on ballasts that aren’t for florescent lighting would be very helpful

    • @sneekee_snek_17OP
      3•7 months ago

      Okay, it sounds like we’re more or less on the same page and that this is more of a workaround to achieve a certain amount of amperage, but in an uncommon way, that leaves a lot up to the imagination (introducing a bit of risk)

    • @sneekee_snek_17OP
      3•7 months ago

      I just had a thought, if I’ve got a laptop charger or similar brick that supplies 5A DC, do you think there’s any reason that wouldn’t work?