Home Made Xenon Strobe Light

In the attempt to manufacture your own Xenon strobe light there are some general guidelines you need to be aware of as to make sure you don’t endanger yourself or other and to make sure that the finished products functions properly. The led brake lights are also very important. 

 

For safety reasons a home made Xenon strobe light should be a small unit with under 20 watts power. The best recommended power supply for such a lighting equipment should range in between 250 and 350 V. Any higher supply for the energy storage capacitor will only present a higher risk to yourself and to the finished product. 

 

The trigger transformer should be chosen as to provide a 4 to 5 kV pulse output. This is the best choice as too low of a trigger transformer power will not sustain the flash and a too high power for the trigger and it may damage the nearby components. 

 

Basic guidance can be offered by the flash tube’s manufacturer which state the maximum flash energy and average power than can be used in its vicinity. If this flash tube comes from a different piece of equipment that uses noble gas based lighting and there are no specifications in regards to the maximum power use, stick to a maximum of 10W per inch power supply. 

 

If you have a choice pick a photo flash capacitor. Another pointer for the best results for your home made Xenon strobe light is to make the wiring in between the capacitor and the flash lamp as short as possible. This will enhance the speed of the trigger. 

 

Throughout building this equipment make sure you use protective gloves as not to come in direct contact with any high voltage components and at the same time make sure to isolate them for further safe use. 

 

Make sure you don’t forget to equip your home made xenon strobe light with a power switch which is also electrically isolated. Exact description over the basics of any noble gas bases strobe light can be found on the box they come in and you can use those diagrams to better guide yourself through the process. 

 

To make your home made lighting equipment as safe to operate as possible try to reduce the possible radiation hazards by using a glass shield and acrylic made protective lenses for the strobe. These glass shield will reduce the wavelengths and filter the radiation which can damage your vision. If you liked this article, you might also be interested in finding out more about strobe lights for trucks.