DIY Tesla Switch Guide

[geotron]

... capacitors are beginning to catch up in the
race on my choice list for components - using
them in place of batteries.  I'm now faced with
the question of what designation to look for
equivalent to the storage of a 12V ~

[pese]

@geotron

In the schematic you refer to and it includes the 1N914, the point is:
WHERE the 1N914 diodes are connected and WHERE the 30A diodes are connected.

The 1N914s are in parallel with the audio transformers' secondary (8 Ohm) coils,  ok?  Here there are surely currents that they can handle safely.
rgds,  Gyula

No the are to week,

You will give attention that an 2n3055 must be drive on base wit up to 2 Amps base currents (or peaks)
the MJ802 up to 3 times more .
so the transformer will also produce BACK-Currents&Voltages.
(like back-emf, if transformer switch the signal OFF)
The Diodes have to stop the negatibe impulses to the basis of
transistos. This is the idea to use this.
Gustav  Pese

[geotron]

Perhaps my capacitor idea wasn't so good - there's
probably a lot of modifications that would have to
be made to get it to perform right...  ??

Below I have outlined what I'm imagining is the
correct way to go about connecting the L.Pollaehn
timer circuit. The item labedled 'RELAY' has me
a tad confused, as it doesn't seem to be connected
to any other part of the circuit. Also I'm not sure
where this timer gets its power supply connected.

pese - I have circled a set of three diodes. Are these
the ones you are referring to as being set backwards?
The diagram appears to be a loop, and those ones are
pointing the opposite direction I would think they
ought to be.

[pese]

I have an ask:
Why the 2 electrolydics habe both polarity wit negative side to bridge ?
Why not positive side ?
Is both "wrong".
Why not also with ONE Condensor can work ?
(the load ist only conect to bridge , so it must not
capacity separateting the "bridge".

Why dist its used the electrolydtics ?

EVEN without, this will work !!
Without the problem, that you have with
Polarity Problems.

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Also -- it give more problems, that you can find yourself in THIS circuit ...
G.Pese

[geotron]

It looks to me like the positive end will capacitate
through to the negative side, supplying the positive
terminal on the end with flow... they must serve
some purpose I'm unaware of - it might be that without
them, the positive flow it too great and the batteries
drain out before they charge up?