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Re: Hello



Original poster: "Dr. Adriano Mollica" <adriano.mollica@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello, i recently tried to pilot a small tesla coil using an can ignition
coil directly, without success. but later i found this project that seems to
fix exactly in what are you looing for. try it, i didn't do yet.

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/circ/hv/ss-tesla/ss-tesla.html

bye bye





----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 1:46 AM
Subject: Hello


> Original poster: "Matthew Runhart" <runmatrix@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> I have a pretty good background in electronics and robotics and have
> decided to build a tesla coil. I have done few things over 500V and
> after seeing a friends tesla coil in action I decided it would be
> pretty fun to buld my own. He has a website by the way teslafun.piczo.com
>
> Just started building my coil the other day, It'll be my first.  Its
> going to be portable enough to fit in my duffelbag and so far uses 3
> parts (a 7.2V batt, a relay, and an ignition coil. the relay is setup
> to "buzz" for lack of a better term) and gets a 1/4" to a 1/2" spark
> off the ignition coil HV lead depending on random things (its far
> from reliable).
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows of a reliable, solid state circuit
> that i could drive the ignition coil with? One thing that I want is
> that it doesn't plug into the wall and can be operated at 7.2V or 14.4V.
>
> relay------- home-made, guess-timate 120 amps, 500V
> ignition coil-----63KV,1ma  off of 14V, 2 amps
>
> Batt--------- can supply up to 120A at 7.2 volts or 14.4V for 5
> minutes. Tested by me
>
>
>
> Matt Runhart. Ontario, Canada
>
> thanks in advance
>
>