Hey Gary, that's exactly what I'm trying to do right now but alas all I
have on hand are 15/60 NSTs :(
I did scavange some nice MOTs but they scare me without any current
limiting, and I want this build to be "safe" (ish).
Thanks for your link I should have checked your site first!
Matt
On Tue, Jun 9, 2020, 3:55 PM Gary Lau <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oh don't poo-poo 10KV and below. I had very satisfying results using a
> 4/20 NST (that's 4KV). See http://www.laushaus.com/tesla/minicoil.htm
>
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 2:50 PM Binny <binny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Had a 4" coil powered with a 10/60 orbit that would toss 3-4 foot
> > streamers
> > at ya. That to me seems a little low volt, 10,000 seems to be minimal,
> you
> > might want to use some sort of voltage doubler circuit with it. If were
> > to
> > go about removing shunts I'd stick with MOT's and build a six pack under
> > oil
> > and on steroids.... (BIG GRIN) Cheers Binny........
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeremiah Schmidt
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2020 1:22 PM
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > Subject: [TCML] Cute Little Transformer
> >
> > Just a few random questions I've been sitting on for awhile now. I've
> done
> > a little bit of google-fu but I still do enjoy just asking the list
> > sometimes. You can get the help you're searching for and help you
> weren't.
> >
> > Soooo... Not as much information on OBITs as there is NSTs. I just
> aquired
> > a 6kV 20mA Ignition Transformer. I am going to de-shunt it for a supposed
> > 80mA. Compared to their heftier cousin, the NST, how is the general
> > durability? Will it survive a resonant charging circuit? How about an
> > ARSGTC? Both?
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