[MRCA] Portable Fluorrescent Lantern = Small DC B+ Power Supply for GRC-9 Receiver?

[Steve Hobensack]

Chris
Been there d. t.. I couldn't get rid of the switching noise. It was horrendous. Before starting the project, bring the lamp next to the radio and see if you get qrm. If it is quiet, you might have luck.
Steve N8YE
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On Sat, 8/3/13, Christopher Bowne <aj1g at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

 Subject: [MRCA] Portable Fluorrescent Lantern = Small DC B+ Power Supply for GRC-9 Receiver?
 To: "mrca at mailman.qth.net" <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
 Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 8:05 AM
 
 The
 thought struck me as I was checking out a neat little Ozark
 Trails portable fluorescent camp lantern that my son Dave
 gave to me a while back - can this thing be used to make
 nominal 105-125 VDC for B plus for things like things like a
 GRC-9 receiver battery power B plus source, or for a BC-611
 walkie talkie B plus supply, or for a homebrew regen
 receiver?  I'm guessing that it has a little
 switching power supply in it to make enough AC voltage at
 some frequency to light the small CFL that it uses, powered
 by 4 D cells.  Would not be hard to rectify and filter
 to make DC for a little tube radio, I would think. 
 Anyone ever try this, and or have a schematic for it?
 
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