How to determine supply voltage?

I have an inverter board with a hard wired 50mm x 3mm CCFL. Picture is at:

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and schematic I drew based on it:

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(transformer coil diagram unknown but it's drawn by the pin number)

Transformer has no marking other than high voltage. I am not able to figure out the wiring diagram of the transformer without de-soldering and removing it. 2 transistors are D1616, resistors are aprox 1/16w SMD. Inductor has no marking either but it appears to have iron core. Capacitor on the primary side has marking 1J100, and one on secondary side has marking 22 and 3KV

Any idea what is the supply voltage? I think the typical inverter voltage of 12v is too much as the board looks like it may be from a small flash light type device.

TIA

Reply to
Impmon
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I'd start off with say one cell, or 1.5volts and work my way up until the lamp is stable and then make sure nothing gets too hot. Then the choice is up to you.

Regards Barry

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Baz

My meter only goes to 3kv AC and it was off the scale by the time I got to 4v DC. But I got a nice steady light at 5v to 6v so I guess it was designed for 4 cell flashlight. After I let it run for about 10 minutes, it was shut off nothing felt warm.

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Impmon

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Nothing like a careful bit of testing to come up with an acceptable answer. If you're happy with the light output, I think you've solved your problem.

Regards Barry

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Baz

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