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brandon3055

Wed Jun 20 2012, 03:27AM

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Nice work Steve I have a question about the transformer you used to connect the bridgees to the primary (i didn't know that was possible) using that method would it be possible to build a high voltage bridge say 300-400vdc at lower than normal current then use a transformer to lower the voltage to maby 100-200vdc at a much higher current this might make it possible to use lower power mosfets or igbt's in a high power coil what do you think?

Dr Hankenstein

Wed Jun 20 2012, 04:24AM

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Jay Leno had a Tesla "Ray Gun" on his show about five years ago. The thing was for sale on ebay. He was comparing "wouldn't you rather have one of these" than some other mediocre item that was going for more money. The ray gun was a tesla coil much in the style of Steve's; hand held, with a neon sign xfmr mounted on top. Very cool looking, indeed! Maybe someone else also saw this episode as well? Anyway, good job on the ray gun, Steve.

hank

Dr Hankenstein

Wed Jun 20 2012, 04:34AM

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FYI: this is a newer solid state version of the ray gun @

Cheerio!

Patrick

Wed Jun 20 2012, 05:38AM

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Dr. Spark wrote ...

Steve Conner wrote ...

That's awesome!

I bet the capacitors inside the secondary coil are really to hit the zombies harder.

Zombies can only be killed by certified ammo @
and the brain has to be blown away to take them down. Zombies are not affected by sparks. Zombie season is almost here (Dec 21) please ensure you are prepared!
Ammo is going fast, had to go to three LGS to get all required ammo!

Prepare for the worst and hope for the best indeed.

well not to ThreadJack here, but id be hard pressed to see how 223's can be "zombie" killers, my personal chooice for an anti-zombie weapon would be the AA12 combat shotgun... and those explosive flak rounds i like so much...

Steve Ward

Wed Jun 20 2012, 05:45AM

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Nice work Steve I have a question about the transformer you used to connect the bridgees to the primary (i didn't know that was possible) using that method would it be possible to build a high voltage bridge say 300-400vdc at lower than normal current then use a transformer to lower the voltage to maby 100-200vdc at a much higher current this might make it possible to use lower power mosfets or igbt's in a high power coil what do you think?

Yes, you could do that, but it would be most efficient to simply design the tesla primary circuit to match with your transistors, so you wouldnt have to use a transformer to match it. Unless you are referring to what was previously discussed, combining the outputs of many smaller bridges to drive 1 tesla coil, which is why i use the transformers here. Im considering using the technique on some gigantic tesla coils because of limited options for capacitor configurations, this way i can better impedance match my bridge with the primary setup.

FYI: this is a newer solid state version of the ray gun @

That thing is pretty sweet too. Its sad Jeff is no longer with us, he did some pretty neat stuff.

Marko

Wed Jun 20 2012, 06:30AM

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Hey guys - so when do we bring in some laser induced plasma channels into this?

Marko

Dr. Brownout

Wed Jun 20 2012, 01:33PM

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Why is Jeff no longer with us?

Dr. Drone

Wed Jun 20 2012, 03:24PM

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Pinkamena

Wed Jun 20 2012, 07:03PM

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This is awesome. I have no idea what your wrote in your post, but I can nevertheless enjoy the amazingness of that teslacoil!

Tetris

Thu Jun 21 2012, 03:30AM

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Dr. Spark wrote ...

Steve Conner wrote ...

Sorry, regular guns might be more effective at killing things, but for sheer geek points, Steve's Tesla gun is untouchable.

Hmmmm strange as all the Geek's that come to my house and the W.W.T. want to see Class three weapons ready for Zombies and really do not care about coils. Now that females are going crazy with guns, guess if you want to be a Geek and get ladies (15 million US women pack heat @ â€¦.must have both indeed @
So for pure Geekness, Geeks with ladies are better than Geeks with no ladies. Just saying @ !

Geeks with geek ladies are better. Geeks with high voltage ladygeeks are even more lucky! :P hehe. But there aren't a few million of them like the gun number. Knock off six zeroes! lol,

@ thread: Are you arcing to that guy? also, 1A through your arm! O_O wow even with my little knowledge on how coils work and electricity and all, that CAN'T be safe! Be careful! Now all I wonder if that can be applied to hat-coils, like "IdRatherBeCubing" did on youtube. That handheld coil is so badass. hehe!

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