Hi Bud,
What do you mean by you're running the supply underneath the coil? I've
made some staccato circuits before and I simply use a small transformer.
Turns out that I do have a small staccato controller board (see attached).
It's tiny (less than 1.2 x 2"), but works great for me.
Guangyan
www.loneoceans.com/labs/
On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 7:56 AM, Buds tape mail <bud@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Been quite a while since I have posted anything on this site as my new
> home has taken priority. But now I have time to rebuild my dual 833 vttc.
> changed it to resonate around 300 kHz. Works really good now and produces
> some pretty long arcs for a vacuum tube design.
>
> I built a staccato controller from Steve's schematic several years ago
> but having some trouble with it. It is not a printed board but just a
> prototype board all soldered together. does anyone have a nice etched
> board for a staccato control for sale? I can do all the work and get the
> components just need the board.
>
> The trouble I am having is running the 115 volt supply from underneath the
> tesla coil. Even though I am using a shielded supply it seems I am frying
> something on the board when running in the staccato mode. do I need to run
> a separate 115 volt supply away from the tesla coil?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Bud Mohrman
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Thanks!
Guangyan