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Pros and cons of tesla coil primary supplies.

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Adam Munich
Wed Jun 30 2010, 04:24AM Print
Adam Munich Registered Member #2893 Joined: Tue Jun 01 2010, 09:25PM
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What are the pros and cons of NST's, MOT's, Pole Pigs and OBIT's. For a large coil, it seems that 2 MOT's hooked up in a series arrangement would work nice. I only have 2 25ma 15kV NSTs, and i'm not sure i want to spend all the money to get some more. I can't afford to get a pole pig shipped.
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Herr Zapp
Wed Jun 30 2010, 05:47AM
Herr Zapp Registered Member #480 Joined: Thu Jul 06 2006, 07:08PM
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Grenadier -

15kV, 25ma NST's??

These are conventional, iron-core (e.g. heavy) transformers? I don't think that NSTs were ever made in this rating. Are you sure you don't have (solid-state) Gaseous Tube Power Supplies?

Please post a photo .....

Herr Zapp
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Adam Munich
Wed Jun 30 2010, 05:58AM
Adam Munich Registered Member #2893 Joined: Tue Jun 01 2010, 09:25PM
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I'll do it tomorrow, yes they are Fe core. Manufactured by actown.
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HazzWold 1993
Wed Jun 30 2010, 10:49AM
HazzWold 1993 Registered Member #2563 Joined: Mon Dec 21 2009, 10:17AM
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[Edit]
Have no idea how to delete post's..
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Adam Munich
Wed Jun 30 2010, 04:49PM
Adam Munich Registered Member #2893 Joined: Tue Jun 01 2010, 09:25PM
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what? no these are heavy, iron (fe) cored transformers. i'll post a pic later today.
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Adam Munich
Thu Jul 01 2010, 04:27AM
Adam Munich Registered Member #2893 Joined: Tue Jun 01 2010, 09:25PM
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Here's the pic i promised. I use this one to burn things. The other on is painted matte black and is a 4' tall ladder in my front room.


1277958432 2893 FT91688 Dsc04863
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HazzWold 1993
Thu Jul 01 2010, 05:27AM
HazzWold 1993 Registered Member #2563 Joined: Mon Dec 21 2009, 10:17AM
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why don't you remove the shunts for more current
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Adam Munich
Thu Jul 01 2010, 05:57AM
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It's completely filled with brown tar
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HazzWold 1993
Thu Jul 01 2010, 07:02AM
HazzWold 1993 Registered Member #2563 Joined: Mon Dec 21 2009, 10:17AM
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How big of a coil do you plan to make? 50mA from the two NST's phased together wouldn't be that bad... a good start anyways, but you'd need a terry filter.
Then again MOT's would be cheapest and easiest since they are fairly robust and will give you a fair amount of power. and generally come free if you wanted to upgrade to a quad MOT supply.
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Adam Munich
Thu Jul 01 2010, 04:25PM
Adam Munich Registered Member #2893 Joined: Tue Jun 01 2010, 09:25PM
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I'd like to make a medium-sized coil, around 2kW. I'd need alot of NST's for that.
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