They are standalone
On Jul 30, 2014 7:29 PM, "Atomic" <atomicrox@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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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