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My new DRSSTC!

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I bought this as a kit from eBay, and when I first built it, ended up discharging the bridge cap bank into the gates of the IGBT's (~250 joules).

So, 3 days later, I had some new IGBT's, threw them in, and off it went, first time!

It could still do with a little more tuning, as sparks can reach up to 45cm, but I'm happy with it for now :)

If you want, I can post more spex etc, but for now, pics! Here's a quick video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zugqXYQq5E . Most are video snaps unfortunately, but I can't seem to get any good pics with my camera. Last 3 are my attemps at trying to get direct pics, which didnt work too well :(

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It's $240US on eBay, a really good deal for the amount of work put into this thing and how well it works :)
 
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That is a nice price, was it a one off sale? or do they have any more.
ive never had any luck with Solid state coils, but i really do love them
 
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Vid added to original post! :D

Ooo, 3900 posts :D
 
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Nice coil, Things. :D

Looks like the shipment from Farnell came in as expected? :san:
 
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Yep, made sure I left a slip at the door telling them to leave it there! :D Wouldn't have had time to pick it up till the weekend if they didn't. Loaded up with exams and assignments this week! :(

Glad I got it working again though. Without a scope too, HAH :p
 
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Very nice! I have always wanted to build a Wimshurst generator but never did.
 
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I for one, think your PIX came out just fine. QUESTION- with this type of generator, can you let the energy discharge go through your finger & make your hair stand on end ? Or is that only with a Van De Graff generator ? Just curious. rob
 
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This is high frequency AC. To build up a charge, you need DC.

Touching any tesla coil is not recommended. Although it may not hurt much, it can do minor internal damage.
 
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Yeah, you can touch the sparks and not feel a thing, but it can cause internal RF burns, which probably aren't very good for you :p
 
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That's an extremely cool-looking coil! Seeing how it lights up a compact fluorescent from that far on its own, I can imagine you run this device far far away from any computer or test instrument? The electromagnetic field generated looks impressive. How many caps are in your bank?

- Robert
 
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Yeah, I run it in my kitchen away from most sensitive stuff. Haven't had a problem yet.

Bridge bank is 205V 1800uF *2, MMC is 2kV @ 8nf or something like that.
 
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Hey!
I purchased the same kit from Bill. He's extremely helpful and puts a very nice kit together. I modified mine by replacing all the blue perspex with black perspex and replaced the blue LEDs with less bright yellow ones. I found the bright blue light took something away from the brilliant lightning like discharges.
I love this Tesla coil.
Cheers!
 
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