Re: [TCML] Off grid, medium size, 12V battery powered TC

["Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul,

I might try that, but my experience with cheap inverters is that they are 
easy to fry. I feel like I'd be pretty much sending it to a certain death. I 
may have to though, my HV bug is itching.

Jonathan



> Why don't you just buy a cheap, Harbor Freight comes to mind, voltage
> inverter and use it to power a regular 120 volt AC Tesla Coil with a neon
> sign transformer or OBIT? Harbor Freight has a sale going right now for a
> 1200 watt 12VDC to 120VAC inverter for $120 and that should work fine for
> powering a small TC. You certainly seem to have all of the 12VDC power you
> would need available and if you burn up the inverter, $120 is a lot less
> than damaging your other off grid equipment.
> Paul
> Think Positive
>
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Jonathan Peakall 
> <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I moved onto my off grid property a while back. I'm itching to play with 
> > a
> > TC, but my power system involves expensive inverters and other control
> > electronics. What I'm looking for is a way to power a medium powered coil
> > from a 12V battery bank. I have a 1200aH battery bank to play with, so I
> > have plenty of power available. I have a 6" by 48" secondary handy, or I
> > could wrap somehting smaller. I'd be happy with 2' streamers.
> >
> > Any leads on such a coil?
> >
> > Jonathan

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