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RE: CD's
We've done this demo over 50 times, and never once fried a single NST doing
it. And I am a God at killing NST's in new and creatinve ways :)
There are 2 ways we do it.
1. With just a NST wired to the CD, it takes a lot longer, and will melt the
CD.
2. With the Cap in paralell. This is very loud, and very fast, too fast to
really see (just a flash). But it doesn't melt the CD at all, instant *POOF*
and the CD is blank.
Chris "Throw another NST on the grill" Boden
>Original Poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
>
>I would strongly recommend not trying this. Without a spark gap in the
>circuit set to a reasonable breakdown voltage, the voltage across the NST,
>tank cap, and CD will build on successive 60 Hz cycles to destructive (to
>the NST and tank cap) levels, particularly if the cap value is remotely
>near
>the "matched" mains-resonance value. This is why we use safety gaps across
>RSG's - to discharge the tank if the RSG fails to fire.
>
>Gary Lau
>Waltham, MA USA
>
> >Original Poster: "Christopher Boden" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> >
><snip>
> >
> >Geek Demo #18
> >
> >Hook an NST in paralell with your tank cap. Then connect a test lead from
> >each leg of the NST to each side of a CD (preferably one you don't like,
>we
>
> >use AOL CDs :) ). Just clip the leads right to the CD on opposite sides.
> >
> >Turn off the lights.
> >
> >Power up the NST for about 1 full second. Be ready for a loud BANG!
> >You now have one blank CD, and some pixie dust.
>
>
>
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