Re: True solid state Tesla coil

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 10/22/01 9:17:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> HI, has anyone had any success with a TRUE solid state tesla coil?Im not 
>  talking flyback transformer stuff.I mean banks of MOSFETS and a hand wound 
>  primary and secondary.How hard is it to build one?How much is the cost?Im 
>  going for a SMALL one.1 inch sparks is very acceptible provided the 
circuit 
>  is simple.Any help is GREATLY appreciated!
>  
>  Thank you,
>  Matt Gibson(fucian)

Matt,

A number of folks have build true solid state TC's.  Duane
Bylund built one and the article was published in a magazine
a number of years ago.  It gave a 7" spark, and a heavy duty
version gave 12" sparks.  Gary Johnson build a giant SSTC
which gave 60" sparks.  Also Richie Burnett built an SSTC
which gave 16" sparks or so.  Also, Ken Herrick build an SSTC
which gives 3 or 4 foot sparks.  There may be others that I
can't remember offhand.  Each person's design is different. 
None are real simple or cheap to build.

Cheers,
John