I don't think I've seen this mentioned anywhere on the kickstarter page -
are the new kits standalone or do they need an external DC power supply
like the old kit?
On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Bayley Wang <wang9xb17@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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