My Plasma Speaker!

[Fiddy]

how much is the new one?

 

[Sigurthr]

Hrmm, I can't find it now, but I seem to remember >$300.

edit:

Found it:

More update: He said the kit is probably going to sell for around $350.

 

[Things]

The old one went for about $240US.

 

[Fiddy]

not too bad for the quality and effort.

 

[Things]

Not at all taking into account the amount of money you'd spend on blown semiconductors making your own.

 

[Things]

Got an email from him last night saying his "destructive" testing of the new coil is promising. He hasn't managed to get it to blow up yet

 

[Fiddy]

Giggity giggity!

 

[Fiddy]

Probably the final update on this:

Machined a nice breakout point for this puppy

 

[dakyone]

Updates on Aautomation's coil in the works? Would love to see where this lead.

 

[Encap]

Probably the final update on this:

Machined a nice breakout point for this puppy

Nice work FIDDY--looks great with the custom breakout point!

Found a couple of kits but not cheap---not nearly as nice looking as yours--- also some other interesting items at: Eastern Voltage Research - Plasma Speaker Kit

 

[Fiddy]

Updates on Aautomation's coil in the works? Would love to see where this lead.

This was the kit i bought from im before he disappeared

Nice work FIDDY--looks great with the custom breakout point!

Found a couple of kits but not cheap---not nearly as nice looking as yours--- also some other interesting items at: Eastern Voltage Research - Plasma Speaker Kit

Yeah ive looked there, bought the microbrute from there

 

[Sigurthr]

Uploading a vid of my best plasma speaker yet:
Audio Modulated ZVS Flyback - both channels for true mono! - YouTube


May take a while before it is able to be viewed.

 

[Fiddy]

wow thats a huge arc

does it breakout to atmosphere and play music?

 

[Sigurthr]

It will actually stretch another 5cm or so but it sounds choppy when used for audio. No breakout, that zvs unit is basically a solid state HF doubled MOT in terms of output; ~5kV 300mA. Lethal as hell.

 

[Fiddy]

oh shit thats impressive

 

[Sigurthr]

That's on 24V anyway. It can be run on 36v as well but I've never done it. I like to keep my toys in good working order.

I have a class-e flyback driver as well which will do 40kV @ about 5mA with PWM based audio modulation. Again no breakout as it is just a DC flyback. I'd love to get my hands on an AC unit.