Re: Flyback Driver PCBs

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Original poster: "Dan" <pbursa-at-cfl.rr-dot-com> 

two inches arc with halfbridge driver ? that's really not impresive. With
HVguys simple flyback driver I can get 3-4 inches -at- 25V and Steve Wards half
bridge driver does easy 5 inches -at- 60V.
I suggest you work on your design a bit ;-)
regards - Vladan

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Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:01 AM
Subject: Flyback Driver PCBs


 > Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
 >
 > Hello List:
 >
 > After the recent sucsess of my SSTC boards, and my recent experimentation
 > with a high powered flyback driver,  I have decied I'd like to have some
 > flyback driver boards made.
 >
 > The boards would be custom 2 sided boards,  utilizing a half bridge of
 > MOSFETs or IGBTs,  and a variable oscillator and gate drive section.  This
 > would work wonders as a flyback driver and as a GP high frequency
generator
 > for different experiments.
 >
 > The board would use a TL494 oscillator, that way the duty cycle and
 > frequency would be variable.
 >
 > I recently built an identical flyback driver and it works very good,  I am
 > able to drive flybacks with half wave AC up to 150v or until they start to
 > break down from overvoltage (about 50v in)  and I have been able to get 2"
 > sparks from a single small flyback (a new style DC one).
 >
 > Anyway if there is any interest in these please let me know and I will
send
 > word to have them made.  I have already designed the board and things seem
 > to look good.
 >
 > Regards - Jim Mitchell
 >
 >