The 110V version of the DRSSTC will run OK in monophasic 60Hz 127V, right?
On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 9:03 PM, Bayley Wang <wang9xb17@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yup, selling kits significantly mitigates the liability. We also have a
> fairly hefty amount of insurance behind us, and staying at relatively safe
> (<500W) power levels definitely helps; there's unlikely to be serious
> injuries unless people start jabbing their fingers into the bus capacitors.
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 6:23 PM, Greg Leyh <lod@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Wow, well-finished looking design! Was curious on what the liability is
> > for selling these in kit form, against shock, burns, fire, etc.
> > Are kits largely exempt from liability?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> > Hey all,
> >>
> >> We (oneTesla <http://onetesla.com/about>) have just launched a
> >> Kickstarter
> >> campaign
> >> <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onetesla/tinytesla-
> >> the-little-singing-tesla-coil-anyone-can>
> >> for a pair of coil kits that might interest you - tinyTesla, a small
> MIDI
> >> SSTC, and oneTeslaTS, a desktop DRSSTC.
> >>
> >> There's a lot of info on the Kickstarter page, but here's a summary of
> the
> >> cool features the coils have:
> >>
> >>
> >> - Both kits are MIDI controlled; oneTeslaTS is controlled via the
> >> traditional computer->MIDI Adapter->Interrupter pathway, while
> >> tinyTesla's
> >> interrupter connects via USB and shows up as a USB-MIDI adapter. Both
> >> interrupters are fiber-optically isolated.
> >> - Zero tuning required. In particular, TS's secondaries are all
> >> identical down to the last turn, and the primaries are spirals on a
> 4oz
> >> PCB, so each and every coil should perform identically.
> >> - Both coils are super-compact, mostly thanks to the fact that our
> >> coil-winding partner can wind very high fill factor secondaries TS
> has
> >> a
> >> 6.5" secondary and 6"x1.5" topload that resonates at 250KHz, and tiny
> >> has a
> >> 3.5"x3" secondary that runs at around 450KHz unloaded.
> >> - We tried hard to keep the primary current down on TS; it sits at
> >> around 200A right now, which is not too hard on the 180A-rated
> IGBT's.
> >> This
> >> should give a longer lasting coil.
> >>
> >>
> >
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