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Re: PIRANHA - New Top Load Configuration



Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h@xxxx>

Terry, all,

The triggered SISG is both voltage controllable and breakrate controlled.

The SCR bridges 7 out of 8 SIDAC elements (There are 2 in each package) and therefore
the breakdown of one section is from 135 volts and up to 1080 Volts.

With a resistor limited supply, it will therefore run at 135 volts,
whereas a choke controlled supply will run along from 270Volts.

At any voltage between these limits, the breakrate can be varied from 1
shot up to 1250BPS in my case.

Really this is a question of how fast you can charge the capacitor. With
infinitely fast recharge it can hit 5000BPS with it`s 200µS quench time.

Chees, Finn Hammer


Tesla list skrev:
Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi Peter,
A triggered circuit like Finn describes in his "Taming the SISG" post is more timing controlled than voltage controlled. If the voltage is controlled say with a MOT though a variac, then you cold basically control the coil's power with the variac. You can also control the BPS in that case too! So with power and BPS control the issue is solved.
In my case, I have just gotten used to it - sort off :o))
Cheers,
        Terry

At 03:47 PM 11/14/2006, you wrote:
If I was to make this coil up I would want a "soft" start with a warning that it is about to fire. A lot of the safety factor in the usual TC is in the slow ramp up with a variac or the scream of the ARSG. You don't have that.
Even a few seconds fixed beeping before firing might be a good idea.
Any thoughts.

Peter
http://tesladownunder.com

Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
... The PIRANHA coil is finally going ;-))
..>>>I can't run full power indoors.  I loose about 10% in spark length
due to the hidden primary (lower coupling) but it wants to arc "too far" already :-D
So it turned out real good!!
Cheers,

   Terry