Re: Some SSDTC stuff

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Finn

At 08:23 AM 12/30/2004, you wrote:
> All,
> Forgive me for pushing the SSDTC abreviation, but I still think it is more 
> a Solid State Disruptive Tesla Coil than an Off Line Tesla Coil.

No problem at all!  All my stuff is labeled "OLTC", so too late for "me" to 
change now.  But call them what ever seems right.

Nice copper work!!

Cheers,

        Terry


> I think I have the design Pretty much nailed down by now, here are 
> pictures of the second one I`ve built, or am building.
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri1.jpg
> shows the individual parts for the primary circuit. The bricks on the 
> cooler. I prefer to keep 2 separate capacitor clusters, one for each 
> brick, rather than 2 separate coils. If one brick fails, the current in 
> the other will remain the same, but the res. freq. will rize which may aid 
> in debugging the fault. Copper, 80mills stained from the hydrocloride acid 
> bath that cleaned it after all the thrashing and soldering performed prior 
> to this picture taken.
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri2.jpg
> Here the bussbar/capacitor cluster back-plates are in position.
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri3.jpg
> Here is a rather descriptive picture of the primary circuit, priveious to 
> mounting the individual caps.
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri4.jpg
> And from the other side
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri5.jpg
> And from the top
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/prires.jpg
> With the capacitors in place, it is time to check the resonant frequency 
> of the primary circuit. It checked out at 67kHz, as it should. Boy do I 
> wish i had left the scope in 1-shot mode for this picture, but never mind.
>
> Another load of newyears wishes for you all here from Denmark, I think I`l 
> go light up one of those COHIBA`s I`ve got stashed.
>
> Cheers, Finn Hammer