ENERGY AMPLIFICATION

[Magluvin]

No....  I didn't offer any clue....ergo the question mark....

Well if he think he has found one, I would be interested to hear it.   

Mags

[Magluvin]

Uh.....I am not speaking in code....  no riddles.... I am not offering hints, or clues.....

Ok. I get it dude. Gees..

Mags

[hoptoad]

Just a word here from the unwise. Whether you are making an actual Tesla Ozone Generator replica or a simile solid state circuit based on its switching principle, be very careful of the transformer secondary. It bites!

[Belfior]

Just a comment on charging a cap higher than the supply. It seems video displays that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVK84Z8BSnc

I was wondering would it be hard to use a transistor to do the switching and if you guys might have a schematic ready for the circuit?

Would it even require a transistor or maybe just a zener that shorts to the battery negative, when voltage rises in the cap enough?

[hoptoad]

...your page was the cause of many sleepless nights....

Sorry I interrupted your slumber, I didn't mean to deprive anyone of their sleep.

I wish you would allow me to return the favor.

I like my slumber,    and pictures and diagrams, especially schematics, with lots of descriptive words. I'm a visual toad.

You are far from unwise

Hmmn, I'm not so sure about that....

A recent experience reminded me that safety comes first. I made an unwise bare skin contact with open secondary terminals. I made a stupid assumption about the secondary voltages being reasonably low, so I relaxed my usual HV protocol of 'disconnect the source' first before changing something. Why did I expect the voltage to be low? Because I substituted the low impedance primary / high impedance secondary step up transformer with a higher impedance primary / low impedance secondary step down transformer. The transformer's primary impedance/inductance was still small compared with the series choke used. I also only used a 2uf ceramic cap.

The rectified Stepped Down secondary voltage (unloaded) was still 49 VDC (according to my cheap digital meter). My supply source for the circuit was a run down 12v battery delivering 11 volts to the whole circuit when in operation.

The raw spikes that I felt on contact with the open terminals were likely to be 2 orders of magnitude higher in voltage, but without scopes etc, I can only judge by previous HV shock experience, which proves I didn't learn properly the first time... or the second time...!.

So, be wise all : be careful when experimenting with potentially high voltage circuits. Don't assume your safety and make an ass out of U like I did to me. Cheers.