RE: [TCML] Power supply question

["Weinhold Shannon L" <Shannon.L.Weinhold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Some of these work well for plasma globes and other plasma
applications...especially if there is some sort of frequency control
built in.


Shannon Weinhold


"Failures are divided into two classes
those who thought and never did, 
and those who did and never thought."  
John Charles Salak


-----Original Message-----
From: PAUL THOMPSON [mailto:mrapol@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:38 AM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] Power supply question

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
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> 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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