Re: MONSTER 100kW VTTC - Building now!

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Original poster: "James" <mustang3-at-cox-dot-net> 

Hi List,
     Oh, Lord that will be neat. I can't wait to see some pictures of that in
operation. My VTTC runs at 12KW input and it looks grand. The flaming arcs
melt the discharge point(3" #10 wire) in seconds. I have one of John's small
toroids on it. Without a discharge point the arc wanders around the toroid.
It looks angry. I'm using two 5868 toobs in parallel. The anodes get real
red, real fast. Also I'm running on full-wave DC. Less spark length, but
more average power. Instead of the 60Hz buzz, you hear a 120Hz hum.

Later,

James
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Subject: MONSTER 100kW VTTC - Building now!


 > Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com
 >
 > I have officially set off to build possibly the highest power VTTC ever
 > made.  We have a newly acquired pulse load / switch at work that is
capable
 > of switching at up to 100kHz and peak power levels up to 200kW peak.
(about
 > 30kW continous)  Its designed to pulse some Lambda 45kV (30kW) switching
 > power supplies as a burn-in test, but i'm thinking of building a huge
 > primary coil (solenoid?) and using this thing to drive it.
 >
 > Could be interesting . . .
 >
 > Dan
 >
 >
 >