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On 10/4/15 4:12 PM, msweeney23@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I tried several AAs they didnt produce anything, even over 5V. I might try the battery from my motorcycle just to see.
Either way its fun to see 1 inch arcs from a $10 device :)
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From: "evp" <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Allen Bishop" <co60bishop@xxxxxxx>, "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [TCML] Ion generator + VDG eats my power supply
Date: Sun, Oct 4, 2015 5:18 PM
Good idea and even AAA's should last forever if not shorted. A 9V
transistor radio battery might work even better.
Ed
Regular old alkaline batteries have pretty high capacity. The AA size is
around 2 amp-hours (at low current.. draw 2 amps, and it won't last an
hour).
Anyway, a stack of C or D cells will last a good long time, and are
cheap and really, really robust.
You've got a big ol VDG and motors and stuff, it's not like you need
tiny or low mass.
Lead Acid might be ok, too, but getting individual 2V cells is harder.
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