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OK, good to know! On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 8:09 PM, Bayley Wang <wang9xb17@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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