2KVA DRSSTC
Dr. Drone, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:29AM
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Mike, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:33AM
Wow, awesome coil as usual Christopher Robin. That is really nice spark length for 2kw also. Good Luck!
Mike
Mike, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:33AM
Wow, awesome coil as usual Christopher Robin. That is really nice spark length for 2kw also. Good Luck!
Mike
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Dr. Drone, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:43AM
Dr. Drone, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:43AM
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
EEYORE, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:10PM
Happens to the best of us
Nice looking coil!
Matt
EEYORE, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:10PM
Christopher Robin wrote ...
I made an error and posted this under Tesla Coil and should go above to add coils here, coils page, sorry.
help Peter can move this for me, ugggg, my bad.
rgs,
Christopher R
I made an error and posted this under Tesla Coil and should go above to add coils here, coils page, sorry.
help Peter can move this for me, ugggg, my bad.
rgs,
Christopher R
Happens to the best of us
Nice looking coil!
Matt
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
HV Enthusiast, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:53PM
Lookin good. Wish i could work with lexan as good as you! Or i think you actually said that was acrylic.
HV Enthusiast, Tue Apr 18 2006, 06:53PM
Lookin good. Wish i could work with lexan as good as you! Or i think you actually said that was acrylic.
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Marko, Tue Apr 18 2006, 07:09PM
Damn awesome (like all Robin's coils I seen)
I also like your acrylic work!
marko
Marko, Tue Apr 18 2006, 07:09PM
Damn awesome (like all Robin's coils I seen)
I also like your acrylic work!
marko
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
williamn, Wed Apr 19 2006, 01:13AM
The acrylic is my favorite part. I hate using that stuff and yet you make it look so easy. I'm jelous. I am especially jelous of that nice collar you have over the primary. Does that prevent sparks arcing from the primary to the middle of the secondary, or is it meant to stop direct primary strikes? I know I have had issues when I increase coupling I tend to get primary to mid secondary strikes. A nice acrylic collar might do the trick. Hmmmm.
One more question while we are at it. Where or how did you make those toploads? They look great!
williamn, Wed Apr 19 2006, 01:13AM
The acrylic is my favorite part. I hate using that stuff and yet you make it look so easy. I'm jelous.
I am especially jelous of that nice collar you have over the primary. Does that prevent sparks arcing from the primary to the middle of the secondary, or is it meant to stop direct primary strikes? I know I have had issues when I increase coupling I tend to get primary to mid secondary strikes. A nice acrylic collar might do the trick. Hmmmm. One more question while we are at it. Where or how did you make those toploads? They look great!
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Dr. Drone, Wed Apr 19 2006, 03:36AM
Dr. Drone, Wed Apr 19 2006, 03:36AM
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
HV Enthusiast, Wed Apr 19 2006, 11:39AM
Plexiglas should be completely transparent to any fields created by the primary coil. Doesn't matter how thick it is.
HV Enthusiast, Wed Apr 19 2006, 11:39AM
wrote ...
The plexy is ¼ inch thick for the primary cover and is as thin as I could find so the plexy hopefully will not dampened the primary field.
The plexy is ¼ inch thick for the primary cover and is as thin as I could find so the plexy hopefully will not dampened the primary field.
Plexiglas should be completely transparent to any fields created by the primary coil. Doesn't matter how thick it is.
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
ragnar, Wed Apr 19 2006, 12:04PM
At DRSSTC frequencies, transparent yes... but admittedly into the tens of megahertz, you'd worry about dielectric losses though, right?
ragnar, Wed Apr 19 2006, 12:04PM
At DRSSTC frequencies, transparent yes... but admittedly into the tens of megahertz, you'd worry about dielectric losses though, right?
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Dr. Drone, Wed Apr 19 2006, 05:13PM
Dr. Drone, Wed Apr 19 2006, 05:13PM
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Dr. Drone, Tue Aug 08 2006, 11:35PM
Dr. Drone, Tue Aug 08 2006, 11:35PM
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
..., Tue Aug 08 2006, 11:44PM
Well you have my 1.8kw 811a coil beat in spark length (75 inches vs 5 inches) and in plexi (scratched up, half missing, and holes that don't line up regardless of which way you look at them) and in reliability (the mot smokes enough to set of my smoke detector after about 30minutes)... Guess it is time to make a new one Just after I get the server fixed and my room clean and the Nd:YAG obliterator going...
Excellent as always
..., Tue Aug 08 2006, 11:44PM
Well you have my 1.8kw 811a coil beat in spark length (75 inches vs 5 inches) and in plexi (scratched up, half missing, and holes that don't line up regardless of which way you look at them) and in reliability (the mot smokes enough to set of my smoke detector after about 30minutes)... Guess it is time to make a new one
Just after I get the server fixed and my room clean and the Nd:YAG obliterator going... Excellent as always
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Part Scavenger, Thu Aug 10 2006, 12:20AM
Beautiful as always. Like the overlay too. What amazes me most is that I've never seen any crap in the background in any of your pictures. No dead semis, no jumpers, no miscellaneous burnt objects, no nothin'. And the floor's always swept. How is that possible???
Anyway, looks great.
Part Scavenger, Thu Aug 10 2006, 12:20AM
Beautiful as always. Like the overlay too. What amazes me most is that I've never seen any crap in the background in any of your pictures. No dead semis, no jumpers, no miscellaneous burnt objects, no nothin'. And the floor's always swept. How is that possible???
Anyway, looks great.
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Steve Conner, Thu Aug 10 2006, 10:20AM
Yes, how do you have time to do all this, and tidy up too
Steve Conner, Thu Aug 10 2006, 10:20AM
Yes, how do you have time to do all this, and tidy up too
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Dr. Drone, Thu Aug 10 2006, 03:07PM
Dr. Drone, Thu Aug 10 2006, 03:07PM
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Steve Conner, Thu Aug 10 2006, 03:56PM
That's cool, I used to have the same "Problem". I call it a problem because I'd just rush around full of nervous energy until I got ill from stress, and then when I got better I'd repeat the process. I think I calmed down a bit as I got older, and I also got into meditation and found that helped a lot.
To go a bit further back on topic, what's the resonant frequency of your coil? Mine is 220kHz. I'm wondering, because you have a .5uF tank cap, and I have a .05, but both our coils seem to be doing OK I tried increasing mine to .1, but that seemed to make it too fierce. It would try to flash over and burn up its secondary even more than usual.
Steve Conner, Thu Aug 10 2006, 03:56PM
That's cool, I used to have the same "Problem". I call it a problem because I'd just rush around full of nervous energy until I got ill from stress, and then when I got better I'd repeat the process. I think I calmed down a bit as I got older, and I also got into meditation and found that helped a lot.
To go a bit further back on topic, what's the resonant frequency of your coil? Mine is 220kHz. I'm wondering, because you have a .5uF tank cap, and I have a .05, but both our coils seem to be doing OK
I tried increasing mine to .1, but that seemed to make it too fierce. It would try to flash over and burn up its secondary even more than usual.Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Terry Fritz, Thu Aug 10 2006, 10:43PM
Yes, nothing is where you need it!! Note the "special" layout of my lab:
Everything I have done in the last few years is right there in plain sight ready to go!! The 70's era disco carpet is sort of a trademark for me. But you can't really see it anymore
My work bench has all the tools right at hand too:
No one will mess it up since everyone is afraid to go near it
You may also want a raw parts storage area like I have:
You do have to be careful while crawling in there not to gash yourself on anything.
I even have all my old stuff on the old bench which is now abandonded since I can reach it anymore:
I recently added a new work surface and gaming table so I could move the work closer to the computers:
I also keep the little milling machine are ready to go at a moments notice:
Hopefully, this tips will show you how to "properly" organize things
Cheers,
Terry
Terry Fritz, Thu Aug 10 2006, 10:43PM
Well, my brother was giving me a hard time last weekend about my garage. It is to dang clean!
Yes, nothing is where you need it!! Note the "special" layout of my lab:
Everything I have done in the last few years is right there in plain sight ready to go!! The 70's era disco carpet is sort of a trademark for me. But you can't really see it anymore
My work bench has all the tools right at hand too:
No one will mess it up since everyone is afraid to go near it
You may also want a raw parts storage area like I have:
You do have to be careful while crawling in there not to gash yourself on anything.
I even have all my old stuff on the old bench which is now abandonded since I can reach it anymore:
I recently added a new work surface and gaming table so I could move the work closer to the computers:
I also keep the little milling machine are ready to go at a moments notice:
Hopefully, this tips will show you how to "properly" organize things
Cheers,
Terry
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Marko, Thu Aug 10 2006, 10:54PM
lol, that reminds me a bit on my desk.. (wich is actually even worse )
Probably this is 'normal' since it seems that lots of people who mess with electricity around here (including me) are such 'messy', and if I 'clean everything up' I'm lost and I can't work or find something until I make mess again. :p
Hm, isn't just 50nF way too small for a DRSSTC of such size..?
I remember Steve Ward stuffing big caps in to decrease tank impedance and peak current.
Porbably isn't that important as I tought..
Marko, Thu Aug 10 2006, 10:54PM
Yes, how do you have time to do all this, and tidy up too
That's cool, I used to have the same "Problem". I call it a problem because I'd just rush around full of nervous energy until I got ill from stress, and then when I got better I'd repeat the process. I think I calmed down a bit as I got older, and I also got into meditation and found that helped a lot.
I even have all my old stuff on the old bench which is now abandonded since I can reach it anymore:
lol, that reminds me a bit on my desk.. (wich is actually even worse
)Probably this is 'normal' since it seems that lots of people who mess with electricity around here (including me) are such 'messy', and if I 'clean everything up' I'm lost and I can't work or find something until I make mess again. :p
To go a bit further back on topic, what's the resonant frequency of your coil? Mine is 220kHz. I'm wondering, because you have a .5uF tank cap, and I have a .05, but both our coils seem to be doing OK I tried increasing mine to .1, but that seemed to make it too fierce. It would try to flash over and burn
Hm, isn't just 50nF way too small for a DRSSTC of such size..?
I remember Steve Ward stuffing big caps in to decrease tank impedance and peak current.
Porbably isn't that important as I tought..
Re: 2KVA DRSSTC
Dr. Drone, Fri Aug 11 2006, 01:09AM
Dr. Drone, Fri Aug 11 2006, 01:09AM
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