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Capacitors, coils, xformers, oh my....
woohoo! My first post
Well, I caught the bug....I scrounged up a flyback from a dead mono monitor
(being a computer tech/geek is fun), and rigged up a HV generator in short
order. Loved it. Gots to have more of it...Soooo...I'm slowly gathering
parts for my first coil...I'm only wanting to start with a 4" secondary, and
a single 15/30 NST (already begged for and got! Jacob's ladders are
*sweet!*) Now, I have stared at the math till I'm having nightmares about Q
and LC and inductance. But I'm *gonna* figure this out. I have tinkered
with leyden jars long before I knew how dangerous they could be (figured
that one out fast though :) Anywho, to keep the drivel to a minimum, I
fully intend to experiment with this, and above all have fun (safely). My
questions...
I am going to try both SW caps and making my own MMC. Will the same
capacitor types used for the MMC for tesla application also work for an EM
can-crusher&/or quartershrinker?
Magnet wire...I live here in (sometimes) sunny FL, but nobody wants to
sell me the 1000' of wire I need (before you freak, I'm only needing ~400ft
for a secondary, but have a few other projects going too that could use it,
and bulk=cheap!) Something about "liability" or some lawyer-induced
hysteria... Soo...looks like online ordering for me. Any good links or
sources?
HV wiring...In my browsing I've seen many a cap and other HV components
hooked up using thin PVC insulated wire & alligator clips. I know it isn't
a permanent setup. But how well can they handle that current? Or are they
just there to prevent the residual buildup of the caps? (I have ~200ft of
solid 16awg copper wire insulated by what looks like about 1/8" thick
teflon. Label was peeled off the roll, but it seems to be *heavy* duty
stuff. so far, works beautiful)
For my coil, I think using a conical primary will work the best, but I may
be wrong. Either way, I won't mind re-bending the tubing to helical or flat
spiral if need be (and will probably do it to see what happens anywho :)
When I figure out my specs I'll post them here for dissection by the pro's.
wintesla & good old pen& paper are my friends. Anywho, thanks for your time
:)
Sundog..encrypted-eese for "Let's blow the main breaker"