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RE: New DRSSTC...new question



Original poster: Steve Conner <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


I use .05uf on my small DRSSTC and it makes 50" sparks.

Hey Jason,

Good to hear from another "mah cap is too small" coiler ;) I use .05uF on my DRSSTC too, running at 200-220kHz, 100-300us ontime, 200-400A primary current, and a breakrate of 100-200Hz. The biggest spark I ever saw was 47" when using an extra toroid.

I don't doubt that a bigger cap would give bigger sparks, but it works just fine as it is considering the resonator is only 14" tall. My goal was to get a coil that would arc its overall height and strike the floor, and it manages that no problem.

Steve C.
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