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On 4/25/14, 2:13 AM, Loren Coty wrote:
Hello all. Thank you for having this mailing list going for people like me. I see referred to all over the net. I am wanting to try a build and was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions. I am looking at the Microbrute because I want to start small, but I have some knowledge of electronics and so do not want to start with something too small. The Microbrute seems good because it is unassembled and because it contains all necessary components, and because my starting price point is $400 or less. So I suppose my question is does anyone know of any good places to look for info on improvements to or just different builds of this kit? I have been researching the theory of the coils for a while now, and am looking forward to actually completing a build. I thought about piecing together a sgtc but for the price, performance, and new techniques learned I really think I would enjoy the Microbrute. Thanks much, I look forward to hopefully seeing this through and meeting some of
you. I wouldn't be surprised if some of you are amateur radio enthusiasts as well and as so who knows, we may have already met on the air! Thanks all,
Well, you've come to a good place to ask questions. The SSTC vs SGTC
thing is an interesting one. 20 years ago, most folks built spark gap
coils because it was *hard* to get a SSTC working. Today, though,
there are kits and some folks have put a lot of work into understanding
how they work, etc.
"I thought about piecing together a sgtc but for the price, performance,
and new techniques learned I really think I would enjoy the Microbrute"
You're going to spend more on a SSTC than a SGTC, but as you say, you'll
learn a whole lot about it.