Trawoeer Power Pyramid Version 12 - Electrical output from a homemade pyramid

[energia9]

Thomas, or someone who knows the correct answer:

Thomas said in the video: use High voltage OR high frequency:    the high frequency alone is low voltage or high voltage?

Thank you

[gegyx]

Hello
If "Given the size [base 1 meter square, diagonal 1 meter] Were the internal DIMENSIONS of the inside of the plasterboard [gypsum]"
It would have been easier and faster to answer, above, in my scheme
1 meter = c + d = a + b + a

(But in this case the internal height = 70.71 cm,
And the focus is 70.71 / 3 = 23.57 cm, not 25 from the ground.)
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I hope that Thomas will make a fast and definitive answer by writing on my magic equality scheme (the summer quiz).

[neptune]

@energia9 . TT does not specify a voltage for the high frequency  . When feeding RF power to a device like this with a high VSWR [voltage standing wave ratio ] The voltage will depend on where in the system you measure it .Also you can not measure the voltage with a normal multimeter , designed to work at 50 or60 Hertz . A more relevant measurement is the Watts used . Note the he says a normal CB transceiver does not have enough power , at 4 or 5 watts . So he boosts the power with an RF amplifier to about 22 watts .Hope this helps .

[k4zep]

Hi Gang,

Started playing with Google SketchUp.   I swore I would never use a Cad system again after I retired as I used to use  several different cad. software programs every day and was burnt out on cad work, especially PC boards. Anyway, I decided to give the free Google SketchUp a try as there is a necessity to do responsible work here.  Nice little system.  I'm starting to build my Pyramid as parts will be here sooner or later and then too want to give my own reactor a whack at it. 

I'm cutting the gypsum exactly on the 1 meter dimensions, converted to inches, and this is what I came up with.   Did it to see how to get it out of 1 piece of 4X8 gypsum board with the least number of cuts.  Have to cut it at Home depot before I bring it home.

Some quick layout, now I have exact dimensions, a few cuts/scores with a knife, finish edges, etc.  and we are home free.  Don't ask me about the frame quite yet.  Several options but want to clear them with Thomas first.

Respectfully
Ben K4ZEP

[duff]

@all

I've stopped working on the pyramid for now because of weather - 104 to 106F degrees here.
Damn near gave myself a heat  stroke a few weeks ago and took 3 days to recover.

Also had major expense with central air conditioning, so I don't need to spend any more money for a while...

@Ben

Here's my google sketchup file for the frame if your interested.
You'll need to read about creating groups and assigning the groups to layers to understand this.

To display the layers select: window/layers

I have not finished defining the cuts on each diagonal at the apex. Bottom end is ok though.

Also here a link to Jim Foltz’s Unfold plugin - unfolds  3D to 2D
http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2007/08/plugin-unfoldrb.html
You can use this to create templates.