I don't think we'll be going open source in the sense of the software folks
concept of open, primarily because we want to keep the Chinese from cloning
our design, but board files and schematics will definitely be available to
folks who ask for them.
On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 8:59 AM, <jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Bayley,
>
> Is oneTesla planning on taking the open source route with both tinyTesla
> and oneTeslaTS, just as you did with the origional oneTesla?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> John "Jay" Howson IV
>
>
> "Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons off your hands."
>
>
>
>
>
> > 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.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your support, and feel free to ask questions!
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