Thanks everybody
That answers my question now I know what's going on, one thing that I'v also seen is that
The current draw is so much lower when the coil is being DC feed, I need to try the coil outside
And ramp up the toroid size I'v got plenty of primary turn available.
Thanks
Mike tucknott
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> On 7 Dec 2013, at 18:29, Scott Bogard <sdbogard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
> You'll probably get a lot of responses from this question. To answer
> it, your frequency and output are absolutely the same. The reason they
> sound different is now because of using smoothed DC all your breaks "are
> created equal" instead of the power they impart fluctuating with their
> position on the 60 Hz ac input cycle. As to whether it is "better" to use
> DC or AC (as the charging choke represents and impedance, VS the DC being a
> slightly higher input voltage due to being smoothed) I could not say, as it
> involves more math than I care to do on the weekend...
>
> Scott Bogard.
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Mike Tucknott
> <michael.tucknott@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>> Been a long time since I'v asked for any help but I'v a question that I
>> need an answer to.
>> When I run a classic style coil AC transformer, spark gap, MMC cap, the
>> spark output
>> Is high frequency AC, so what output am I getting when I run my coil on a
>> high voltage
>> DC power supply.
>> I'm running our 15KVA through a full bridge rec, through a giant stack of
>> DC smoothing
>> Caps, charging choke and then a de-Qing diode.
>> This lot feeds back in to the old coil primary tank, RSG and MMC.
>> The sparks look and sound different.
>>
>> Thanks guys
>> Mike tucknott
>>
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