Re: Mini VTTC

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <Wrenchead-at-starband-dot-net> 

Top hat?  More voltage=glowing grid.

Regards - Jim Mitchell
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Subject: Re: Mini VTTC


 > Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com
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 > Nice small RF generator.  Although it is very small, i don't think you can
 > technically call it a VTTC just yet.  You need to get at least a little
 > spark on there.
 > Otherwise, its just a nice RF generator.  You might need to get a little
 > more voltage on there as well as increase the size of your top hat.
 >
 > Dan
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 >  > Hi, I have some pictures up of my first enclosed mini vttc,
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<http://www.geocities-dot-com/electrontube5/MiniVTTC.html>http://www.geocities.c
 > om/electrontube5/MiniVTTC.html
 >  > It works alright, will light up a flurotube, but no discharges, It also
 >  > drains a 470uf 400v capacitor from fully charged to nothing in like 10
 >  > seconds, horribly inneficient, but it does make a nice RF feild, and it
 >  > looks pretty neat in its little box, I think its the wolrds smallest
VTTC,
 >  > am I wrong?  How can I get it to at least make a tiney spark?
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 >  > Regards - Jim Mitchell
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