We'll be adding rounds based on demand as the campaign progresses; it gives
us more flexibility to coordinate with our kitting house in determining
round sizes and ship dates.
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 6:07 PM, Atomic <atomicrox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I noticed you've added a $400000 goal, but that's unreacheable. If you sell
> all the kit pledges left you'll get an extra $97709, for a total of $230530
> Of course there are the add ons, shipping and the cheaper rewards, but
> there's no way those will amount to 170 grand.
> You should really consider adjusting that goal.
>
> I for one would love BT support, specially if it's easy to control with a
> smartphone.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Bayley Wang <wang9xb17@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > 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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