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Re: [TCML] SSTC PlasmaSonic Board HELP!!!
Andrew -
All the documentation for the Plasmasonic II board assembly can be found on
Dan McCauley's website at:
http://easternvoltageresearch.com/index.htm
This includes the schematic, Parts List, and an Instruction Manual that
covers many aspects of assembly and testing, but does not provide a detailed
analysis of circuit operation.
If you already have a thorough understand of solid-state electronics, and
you think you are ready to build and tune a solid-state Tesla coil based on
this board assembly, simply looking at the schematic will answer many of
your questions. If you have no familiarity with solid-state oscillators,
pulse-width modulation, gate drive transformers and their drivers,
full-bridge MOSFET power switches, etc. then you are NOT ready to try to
build a Tesla coil utilizing this board. No brief summary of "quick basics"
will be of any use to you.
There is also a lot of information on building, debugging and tuning the
Plasmasonic II board assembly on the 4HV.org website on the Tesla coil forum
under the "Plasmasonic II build" thread. There ARE a few discrepancies in
the Plasmasonic II documentation, and I think they are all identified in
this thread.
However, to have any chance of getting a solid-state Tesla coil up and
running you first really have to get a fundamental understanding of the
basic operation of solid-state Tesla coils, and the functions of the
various parts of the circuit. Simply searching the web for "solid-state
Tesla coil" will provide a lot of reading material. If you are still
confused by what you read, you will need to go back and educate yourself on
basic circuit theory, understand the operation of all the solid-state
devices used on the Plasmasonic board, learn how to set up and use a
two-channel oscilloscope, etc.
If what you read on-line about SSTC's, or the assistance you get from the
TCML is "way overly complicated", then the root of the problem is likely
your lack of knowledge of basic electronics.
A solid-state Tesla coil based on the Plasmasonic II board is FAR more
complex than any spark-gap Tesla coil, and you will need MUCH better
understanding of electronic circuit theory to set up and tune a Plasmasonic
II coil.
Regards,
Herr Zapp
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Robinson" <teslamad@xxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:49 PM
Subject: [TCML] SSTC PlasmaSonic Board HELP!!!
With much thanks to Rick Wall, I have acquired a PlasmaSonic SSTC board by
Daniel McCauley date 06/13/2003 SC2033 REV. (THANK YOU RICK!!!) Will this
work to build a DRSSTC because the board just says SSTC? Does anyone have
any written information on this board. A Schematic? Anything? I'm not
planning on doing anything with this board for quite awhile since I still
dont fully understand the concepts.
Can someone PLEASE tell me the quick basics of what the GENERAL components
are. What I mean is, dont describe like the capacitors and transistors
etc. What I need is, are there three circuits? Two circuits? One circuit?
Is this the only board I need, or is this just a driver circuit that will
control a high voltage circuit? Whats the inverter, Gate driver, and, etc.
Someone please provide some insight. I been trying to find basic help
online and on the list several times and every reply I get is still way
overly complicated. Need basics. I'm a veteran of SGTC, but completely new
to SSTC's and DRSSTC's.
Thanks,
Andrew
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