solid state TC driver

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: solid state TC driver
From: Alan Sharp <AlanSharp-at-compuserve-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 12:08:58 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

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>I'm making a solid state TC (www.amasci-dot-com/tesla/teslabld.exe), got all
>the bits and pieces, wound the secondary, just got one burning question:
>Where the heck does the -ve wire from the power supply go? Anybody know?
>Some people have guessed one of the grounds. Not that they know _which_
>ground, mind you.


I think that this is the little 24v coil - 557 chip plus mosfet. I couldn't
get
this one to work at all but you may have more luck. The -ve wire does go
to ground I used the mains ground on both sides in my solid state coils.

A wooden base is fine.

My solid state stuff is written up at:
http://ourworld-dot-compuserve-dot-com/homepages/alansharp/

Have fun,

Alan Sharp