Dr Ronald Stiffler SEC technology

[profitis]

" I just got so frustrated with it, but I
will figure it out."

Try to focus on more detour andc less detail silly

[antimony]

antimony,

no problem, i think the best way to measure is to use the scope in normal (not FFT) mode and tune for max. signal.
I used a kacher/tesla secondary coil for the measurments in the below video.
I know it resonates around 1Mhz when in a kacher / tesla coil like setup.

In the video i use severall methods to measure the spatial or self resonance of this coil, the normal scope way, the FFT way and the spectrum analyzer way.

Hope it makes some sense now.

video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1H0XktYNjQ

Regards Itsu

I think i have seen it, and it was very informative, but as i am a slow learner i haven´t got it 100% yet.

Thanks for taking your time Itsu.

Edit. Cool, i havent seen this one yet, so thanks mate. I am going to take a peek at it right away.

I didn´t get that it was for me until you said it in the beginning, so thank you very much for taking you time to do the video.

I am going to try the same thing as you did, with the information that you provided in the video.

But i think that it may be my cheap signal generator that keeps me from achieving success, but i will keep trying.
As you may already know, i am new to this, but this signal gen is the one i got if you want to take a look at it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o5MzTOzZo4

[itsu]

Looks like a fairly decent function generator to me and i am sure you can do the same test as i did using your coil assumming the spatial or self resonance of your coil is not higher
then the 24Mhz your FG can supply.

I do advice to use an isolation transformer as suggested in the Test Video of that device as it seems poorly isolated from mains (50 or 60Hz), see 12min. into the video.
Not for this test, but when using it on more delicate circuits it could possible damage something.


Itsu

[antimony]

Looks like a fairly decent function generator to me and i am sure you can do the same test as i did using your coil assumming the spatial or self resonance of your coil is not higher
then the 24Mhz your FG can supply.

I do advice to use an isolation transformer as suggested in the Test Video of that device as it seems poorly isolated from mains (50 or 60Hz), see 12min. into the video.
Not for this test, but when using it on more delicate circuits it could possible damage something.


Itsu

Oh, that´s good to hear about the signal generator. I am going to look at your videos again, and study them as i haven´t had that much free time these last 5 days or so, but you should know that i really appreciate your help.

I am going to have some time from tomorrow morning, and this weekend, so i am going to start up again with the project.
Mine are not 24 Mhz (just 2 Mhz), and dont have all those waveforms though. Other then that they are the same, i think.
Here is the one i have. That i am sure of 100%
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2MHz-Dual-Channel-DDS-Function-Signal-Generator-Sine-Square-Wave-Sweep-Counter-/281466585560

Sorry to "trick" you, but this is the one i really have. I was in a bit of a rush when i posted the link to the first one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ-i6lOTT9k

I am going to watch the video, to see what you are referring to.

Thanks again Itsu.

[antimony]

I connected an earth ground to the negative of a SEC and it lit up 9 white LEDs dimly, and i just had to ask you guys if this is something unusual, or whatever?

Maybe this is totally normal, but I was just blown away as this is totally new to me.

Here is a link to a short video.

https://youtu.be/48iKKC3AOZQ