This project is a mini lantern-style, electronically regulated, super bright rechargeable flashlight. It outputs about 120 lumen (slightly more than a 6D cell Maglite) . Its also much lighter in weight than a Maglite or a 6V lantern and can provide about 2 hours of constant brigtness illumination.
http://www.geocities.com/pest3125/lantern/lantern.htm
It operates from 120V AC, uses cold cathode 1W fluorescent lamp and RC network for current limiting
http://www.imagineeringezine.com/PDF-FILES/flunight.pdf
Cold cathod Fluorescent lamp night light.
http://www.discovercircuits.com/PDF-FILES/flunight.pdf
using Passive PFC and Crest Factor Control
http://www.irf.com/technical-info/appnotes/an-998.pdf
http://www.neonshop.com/neonweb/nn/tdorr17.html
Leader of the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Research Group at the Department of Computer Science , University of Manchester. Research interests include robot navigation, autonomous competence acquisition, telerobotics, sensor signal processing.
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/robotics/nehmzow.html
Transformer dismantling, a short paper on dismantling and repairing NST's.
http://www.hills2.u-net.com/tesla/neon.htm
powers a 6 inch 4 Watt fluorescent tube off a 12 volt supply, consuming 300 mA
http://www.mitedu.freeserve.co.uk/Circuits/Misc/Neon.html
http://www.neonshop.com/neonweb/nn/dim3.gif