Derek,Bingo! Just what I was looking for. As a thanks for the idea, I'm sure I'll plague you with questions. I have the equipment and skills to build something along those lines, just don't have the skill to design such a beast.
Muhahaha! Off to pore over the details. Thanks! Jonathan www.madlabs.info----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek, Extreme Electronics" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 11:29 AM Subject: Re: [TCML] Off grid, medium size, 12V battery powered TC
Jonathan, A small battery powered 12v DRSSTC will easily give 2' arcs. I have a (hand held) battery powered DRSSTC that runs from 10 x AA (MIMH) cells that will give 1' arcs. At full power it draws approximately 3-4A The Coil has a small inverter that takes the 12v up to around 350V, from there on the coil is a standard DRSSTC. Assuming scaling up the design will not incur any losses, roughly 12-16A at 12V should give you 2' arcs. Admittedly at a slower repetition ratethan you would get from a classic design.De
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