Original poster: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>
WOW, these solid states are really reachin out !!! ....Ok , if a
person would like to make the switch to a 'solid state' coil , would
the book " A Modern Day Solid State Tesla Coil Experiment" Book be a
good starting point for a succesfull coil ????
From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: New DRSSTC Benchmark
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:40:42 -0600
>Original poster: Steve Ward <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>When operating with the grounded target at a mere 116" straight line
>distance, i was hitting the target perhaps as often as twice a
>second, whereas before 116" would perhaps occur every few seconds.
>So the increase in performance is apparent, and im VERY happy with
>it!
>
>How much more spark can this coil generate? I'd say not much. At
>one point there was a surface flashover from the very top of the
>secondary to the bottom, and actually shorting out 2 primary turns
>with a loud BANG! inverter survives! I believe trying to push much
>further may destroy the secondary winding (being made from
>sonotube). But again, i cant ask for too much more as the sparks
>are currently ~3.2X the winding length.
>
>Steve Ward
>
>