Jonathan,How about a mechanical inverter -- a suitably large DC or universal motor connected to an alternator with a belt or flexible shaft coupling. I've heard that automotive alternators with their diode bridges removed can make inexpensive and robust generators of three phase AC.
That way you can select components sized to the amount of power you want to burn, and you won't have any finicky silicon to destroy on the chain.
Dave On 12/29/2010 11:15 AM, Jonathan Peakall wrote:
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.JonathanWhy don't you just buy a cheap, Harbor Freight comes to mind, voltageinverter 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 youwould need available and if you burn up the inverter, $120 is a lot less than damaging your other off grid equipment. Paul Think PositiveOn 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 aTC, but my power system involves expensive inverters and other controlelectronics. 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 Icould wrap somehting smaller. I'd be happy with 2' streamers. Any leads on such a coil? Jonathan_______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3345 - Release Date: 12/28/10
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