Re: Tuning a tesla coil without high voltage power

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Original poster: "Jolyon Vater Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jolyon-at-vatercox.freeserve.co.uk>

Would it not be possible to add a complementary emitter-follower stage to
the TCT to increase output current for test purposes -and possibly convert
it into a genuine TC driver?

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From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: Tuning a tesla coil without high voltage power


> Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>
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> Those values I chose
> R2  4K7
> R3 5K
> C3 470p
> extra C3  470p
> extra C3  1410pf (3 by 470p in parallel)
> Ranges 73kHz to 146kHz
>             137kHz to 264kHz
>              38kHz to 77kHz
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Tuning a tesla coil without high voltage power
>
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> > Original poster: "tesla by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <tesla-at-paradise-dot-net.nz>
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> > A footnote to the TCT
> > Very useful device
> > A small Mod I found useful
> > Placed on of those SPDT centre off switches to switch the value of C3 .
> This
> > along with slecting R2 gave me 3 slightly overlaping and bandspread
> ranges.
> > Can't find my circuit mods at the moment but will post if I find the
> folder
> > with the details.
> > Best
> > Ted L inNZ
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 6:41 AM
> > Subject: RE: Tuning a tesla coil without high voltage power
> >
> >
> > > Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> > <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
> > >
> > > Terry designed and documented a 555-based "Tesla Coil Tuner" that is
> > useful
> > > for pri-sec tuning.  It is documented at
> > >
> > > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/TCT/TCT.htm.
> > >
> > > Regards, Gary Lau
> > > MA, USA
> > >
> > >  -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 10:00 AM
> > > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > > Subject: Tuning a tesla coil without high voltage power
> > >
> > > Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
> > > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
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> > > Is there a method of tuning a tesla coil at low power using a signal
> > > generator or something?  I've tried searching the archives, but didn't
> > find
> > > anything useful.
> > > Thanks
> > > Dan
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