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Hey everyone, am I able to use something else besides the optical receiver for the interrupter? I ask cause I have no way of using the optical receiver for the interrupter, as I don't have an optical transmitter...
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Joined: Tue Mar 18 2008, 06:05PM
Location: Denmark, Odense C
Posts: 1968
Optical transmitters are just LEDs...
But remember that investing in some opto's might prove to be a good idea, it provides perfect isolation between your Tesla coil and whatever interrupter, midi board, computer etc. you have in the other end.
I wish I could build a DRSSTC... All I can build is a SGTC, and even that, it's an issue of getting it to work, and getting capacitors. But I will not give up! People had said that they took 3 years to build their first coil! So I WILL! I WILL get it to work! And I will be able to build a DRSSTC in a few years! Well, at least a SSTC... but good luck with your interrupter. Hopefully you won't need three years to build your coil, or hopefully money isn't an issue.
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Joined: Fri Aug 14 2009, 05:33PM
Location: The Wild West AKA Arizona
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The optical TX and RX units are very easy to get and are not all that expensive. I would go as far to say that it's almost required that you use them for a DRSSTC. If you don't you will most likely have noise issues.
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Joined: Wed Aug 12 2009, 10:42PM
Location: Cambridge, MA
Posts: 179
The IF-E96 (Transmitter) and IF-D95OC (Receiver) also work well, and cost much less (Digikey FB128-ND and FB124-ND). They are TTL out , and don't require connectors on the fiber which is convenient.
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dude_500 wrote ...
The IF-E96 (Transmitter) and IF-D95OC (Receiver) also work well, and cost much less (Digikey FB128-ND and FB124-ND). They are TTL out , and don't require connectors on the fiber which is convenient.
I also use these and recommend them, just be aware of different polarity of some opto receivers when compared to f.ex. Steve Ward schematics.
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Joined: Sat Feb 18 2006, 11:59AM
Location: Skørping, Denmark
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Mads Barnkob wrote ...
dude_500 wrote ...
The IF-E96 (Transmitter) and IF-D95OC (Receiver) also work well, and cost much less (Digikey FB128-ND and FB124-ND). They are TTL out , and don't require connectors on the fiber which is convenient.
I also use these and recommend them, just be aware of different polarity of some opto receivers when compared to f.ex. Steve Ward schematics.
I have been using these types for 6 years without anything but success, on DRSSTC, SISG and T_BRISG and VDG. I usually use the IF-D95T, which is TTL out.
The IF-D95OC, however, has an open collector output and can therefore be pulled either up or down.
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