RE: The proof's in the puddin was: SIlly idea

["sundog" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Okay, i promised a bit more on this, and here it is.

  I had a well-running TC for this.  a 2" secondary, wound around 8.5" with
32 gauge.  a 9/30 NST, forced air gap of around 5/8", and the cap (Panasonic
MMC) is resonant. The bucket is a 5 gallon HDPE with Al foil taped to the
outside & inside.  The foil stopped about 3" from the top of the bucket.  I
used an old pin-style phone block, with a piece of Al foil as the common
connector on the pins (pushed down on them to the plastic base).  a lead
running from the topload to the Al foil on the pins.  De-tuned it a bit, bit
I was still getting a heavy corona spray off of it.  (and a few random
streamers.)

  A flat piece of cardboard with Al foil on it was fut just out of strike
range from the pin farm, and hooked to the inside of the bucket.  The
outside I tried grounded and floating.  For comparison, I charged this up on
my 19" tv.  Pretty substantial jolt.  Mildly unplesant, but bearable.  After
running the coil for ~5-7 seconds, I'd cut power and short the plates of the
bucket cap.  Usually a nice little blue-white spark, around 1/4". Thin &
spindly, like from a VDG.  Does it work? Obviously.  I zapped myself several
times with it.  but i also charged the roll of Al foil (that zapped me).  So
it works, but not well.  It's a great gag though.  Mine seemed happy to hold
the charge for ~3 minutes before you couldn't feel it.  Poor dog sniffed it
to see what it was..bzzap!  Now she (85lb doberman) steers clear of
foil-covered objects.  :)

								Caio!
									Sundog

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Subject: The proof's in the puddin was: SIlly idea


Original poster: "sundog" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>

Hi all.

Well, it *DOES* work...  I'll post more later, but I wanted to say
that, yes, it does store energy.  For more than 3 minutes.  (long
enough to shut it down, adjust the tuning, get a glass of tea, and
have the bucket knock me silly as heck when I touched it.  Felt
like a big punch to the shoulder.  I was around 1 1/2 inches from
the foil, and it reached out and bit me.  Ouchie.  I'm gonna to
make some more observations.  And short the bucket before I move it
;)


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Date: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: SIlly idea


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