Some SSDTC stuff

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Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h@xxxx>

All,
Forgive me for pushing the SSDTC abreviation, but I still think it is more 
a Solid State Disruptive Tesla Coil than an Off Line Tesla Coil.

I think I have the design Pretty much nailed down by now, here are pictures 
of the second one I`ve built, or am building.
http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri1.jpg
shows the individual parts for the primary circuit. The bricks on the 
cooler. I prefer to keep 2 separate capacitor clusters, one for each brick, 
rather than 2 separate coils. If one brick fails, the current in the other 
will remain the same, but the res. freq. will rize which may aid in 
debugging the fault. Copper, 80mills stained from the hydrocloride acid 
bath that cleaned it after all the thrashing and soldering performed prior 
to this picture taken.
http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri2.jpg
Here the bussbar/capacitor cluster back-plates are in position.
http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri3.jpg
Here is a rather descriptive picture of the primary circuit, priveious to 
mounting the individual caps.
http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri4.jpg
And from the other side
http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/pri5.jpg
And from the top
http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/prires.jpg
With the capacitors in place, it is time to check the resonant frequency of 
the primary circuit. It checked out at 67kHz, as it should. Boy do I wish i 
had left the scope in 1-shot mode for this picture, but never mind.

Another load of newyears wishes for you all here from Denmark, I think I`l 
go light up one of those COHIBA`s I`ve got stashed.

Cheers, Finn Hammer