Re: gmheicslr --- uh oh...once again!

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Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net> 

Yeah but once you hear the death click (sound of dielectric breaking down
sounds like clicks)  I've had caps jump in the air from me overvolting them
(PP caps)

Regards - Jim Mitchell
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Subject: Re: gmheicslr --- uh oh...once again!


 > Original poster: "Steven Ward" <srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > Comments within:
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 > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > >Subject: Re: gmheicslr --- uh oh...once again!
 > >Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 22:24:52 -0700
 > >
 > >Original poster: Matthew Smith <matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au>
 > >
 > >Hi Steve/All
 > >
 > >>Anyway, about solid state stuff, check this out:
 > >>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/srward16/HVpulser.htm
 > >>So far my best spark is 5" from a normal "can" type coil with the core
 > >>still in it ;)  The charging voltage was 1200V on that shot.  The sidacs
 > >>are used as a solid state spark gap.
 > >
 > >Looking at your schematic, am I right in thinking that this is still a
 > >true Tesla topology if we leave out the pulse transformer core?
 >
 > Yeah basically, but the sidacs will not handle a primary coils very low
 > impedance, so we are restricted to driving pulse transformers like an
 > ignition coil that has a very high primary inductance.
 >
 >
 > >Were you still using 600V caps at 1200V?  If so, that's what I call
 > >over-engineered!
 >
 > Nah, only pushed those 600V caps to 960V i think ;)  I used a 1200V .68uf
 > cap with the 1200V sidac string.  Caps are pretty tough... dont put it
past
 > me to push a 600V cap to 1kv ;-)
 >
 > Steve
 >
 >
 > >Cheers
 > >
 > >M
 > >
 > >--
 > >Matthew Smith
 > >Kadina Business Consultancy
 > >South Australia
 > >http://www.kbc-dot-net.au
 > >
 >
 >