RE: [TCML] Power supply question

[Brian Hall <brianh4242@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, if you want to get lots of big loud sparks from it, maybe you could get a bunch of caps and resistors and use it to power a small Marx generator?

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Brian Hall 




 
> From: mrapol@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Power supply question
> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:37:52 -0400
> 
> Yeah, I went to the Ventex website soon after posting and found out the 
> awful truth. Oh well.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> PBT
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>
> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:44 AM
> Subject: RE: [TCML] Power supply question
> 
> 
> The full spec sheet is at http://www.ventextech.com/pdf/GenIIIBrochure.pdf
> 
> I'm afraid that your fears are correct - this is a high frequency (20KHz) 
> unit and is unsuitable for powering a Tesla coil.
> 
> Sorry!
> 
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of PAUL THOMPSON
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:18 AM
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > Subject: [TCML] Power supply question
> >
> > A casual friend of mine, knowing my interests, gave me a neon power supply
> > he didn't need any more. It's a Ventex Generation III, rated at 9KV at 60
> > mA. I am wondering if it some kind of solid state device unsuitable for
> > coils?
> >
> > It is marked:
> >
> > Input 120V 1.8A 50/60 MHz
> > High power factor 0.98
> > Output- Self Adjusting
> > For Line and Load 1-9 kV, 60 mA
> > . . .
> > Do not mid point ground the load. Complies with secondary ground fault
> > protection requirements in UL 2161
> > . . .
> > Do not connect any part of the output to any grounded metal.
> >
> > This was a freebie, but I get the feeling it isn't of any use except to
> > light up neon.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
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