Re: Terry's DRSSTC - First light ;-))

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Mike,

See Jimmy's and Steve's very first DRSSTC notes.

http://www.hot-streamer.com/chunkyboy86/

http://hot-streamer.com/srward16/

Dan's book is also super useful!

http://www.easternvoltageresearch.com/sstc_coils.htm

www.drsstc.com


They can be pretty simple indeed!  I think I am one of the first to use 
current and thermal limiting.  But those are just "luxuries" ;-)  A 
rectifier, buss caps, 1/2 bridge, and a controller circuit are all you 
really need.

Probably need some kind of scope but anything would be fine.  I use all the 
fancy scope toys and such since I have them, but they don't make the coil 
work ;-))

At 02:11 PM 3/6/2005, you wrote:
> Those arcs look hotter than hades (almost like a cw coil). I gotta build 
> me one of these. Is there any way to build a "simple" version without alot 
> of the protection circuits and just use huge igbt's (abeit expensive, seen 
> some rated 6500v and 2000A, but cost $2200, ouch) and design the primary 
> to where that limits the current? I got a xeltek 8020A  20mhz scope but no 
> fancy toys with lots of bells and whistles. Is 100mhz absolutely necessary?
>
> Mike
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> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Terry's DRSSTC - First light ;-))
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> > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Hi Steve,
> >
> > At 10:41 AM 3/6/2005, you wrote:
> > > Hey Terry,
> > >
> > > Congrats on some great sparks :-)
> >
> > Thanks!!  Worked great!!
> ...............................