Re: DRSSTC driver tests- Dual resonance disaster

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Original poster: Steve Ward <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx>

Steve,

This might be a good opportunity to bypass the PLL and just run it
straight off its feedback signal and compare.

I assume you tried altering the coupling between your coils?

Steve W.


On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:14:18 -0700, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: "Steve Conner" <steve.conner@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> >I'll post an updated schematic tomorrow, and I'm also going to try driving
> >two coupled resonant circuits and see what happens. The PLL might not be so
> >happy with the dual resonance
>
> Well driving the dual resonators was a total disaster. It behaves
> chaotically and hops all over the place. I have no real idea what causes it
> to mess up so badly, but I intend to find out. It might just be something
> stupid or then again, it might be a fundamental flaw with the idea of using
> a PLL to drive two coupled resonators.
>
> I thought I better let you all know in case anyone was thinking my circuit
> was all tried and tested.
>
> Steve C.
>
>