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Registered Member #577
Joined: Sun Mar 11 2007, 11:48PM
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I did it in about 2 to 3 weeks!! im VERY surprised it actually works here is the layout
the coil is the BIGGEST part as in most important i tried 3 other coils before saying "forget making coil im just going to use the WHOLE spool of wire that i have here it is
the spark gap got complicated because i decided to use a CPU heat sink because 9000 volts heats metal up fast
the 3 caps i have 2 are pickle jars and 1 is a beer bottle and here are the future caps i am going to add into the circuit to see if the heating goes faster
i dont have any red hot metal pics yet because it would take about 20 min ( im guessing and exaggerating)
i hope you like it i sure do
*UPDATE*
Here are the new caps i added
here is the BIGGEST bottle i had in the previous picture of "future caps"
here is a link to a short vid i took of it running BEFORE i added the new caps CLICK HERE
Registered Member #160
Joined: Mon Feb 13 2006, 02:07AM
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 938
Andrew probably means it looks rather haphazard and even hazardous. I suggest you study some other inducton heaters on the net. Here's a link to Richie's site. Take a look at his coil and how long it takes!
Registered Member #56
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:02AM
Location: Southern Califorina, USA
Posts: 2445
pipe down Andrew... I helped Ryan build this contraption (well, gave guidance online), and he did put some effort into making it work. Sure it isn't a CNC mill, but it is probably about as good as the first thing you built back when you were 16 out of the junk you could find laying around the house. I know it totally owns my first tesla coil that gave .3" sparks.
In any case, the huge coil of wire is probably a sign of being horribly designed, and you probably need more caps to get the full power out of your transformer.
BTW, the only thing in common with this heater and Richies is that they are induction heaters, and comparing them would be like comparing a torch to a laser.
Registered Member #160
Joined: Mon Feb 13 2006, 02:07AM
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 938
... wrote ...
BTW, the only thing in common with this heater and Richies is that they are induction heaters, and comparing them would be like comparing a torch to a laser.
Is that why I keep setting the bush on fire when I go camping. I was more refering to the coil used and cap size. I could have refered to powerlabs site but....well.
Registered Member #56
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:02AM
Location: Southern Califorina, USA
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Richie is feeding his coil with well under 100v, where we are using over 10kv here, which gave the large difference in cap/coil size. No comment tords Sam.
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