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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.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
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