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Yup it will. On Jul 20, 2014 9:45 AM, "Atomic" <atomicrox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Tesla mailing list > > > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx > > > http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tesla mailing list > > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla > > > _______________________________________________ > Tesla mailing list > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla > _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla