Re: hand crank coil for demos

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>


> Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"

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> Does anybody have any information on the voltage.


	90 V if cranked hard.

>current

	Not much.  I suppose i could go measure one.
	8)>>

>frequency output

	How fast will they crank....  8)>>?


> from the usual "field telephone" hand crank generators?


	Not much.  SMALL coil.
	ISTR about 5W or so?

> It strikes me that a cool demo for the kids would be to have

> hand crank (or bicycle rig) that hooks up to a HV display

>(a TC).. the faster you crank, the bigger the sparks...


	If you can get sparks enough off 5W (guessed).
	I'd think of a plasma globe?


> Sure, you could just hook up an auto alternator, an inverter,
> and feed a NST, etc... but, that's a bit complex... 


	And needs gearing to get the speed up...

	best
	dwp