Straw Resonance

2x McDonalds straws wound with approx 1000 turns of 30 gauge wire each. The circuit is a blocking oscillator, a similar replication should work with a conventional Joule Thief too. The straws replace a conventional toroid. Resonance is shown, whereby different distances and angles affect the interactions between the coils. Battery is a 1.2V rechargeable

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