GBluer(Slayer) Exiter

[Groundloop]

@stprue,

Yes please post your circuit drawing here. Always good to have several circuit options
available. I agree that we need to research this circuit more. It is a simple circuit to build
with a part count of 3, transistor, bias resistor and coils. My next goal is to wind a 110mm
coil to see some "Tesla" sparks going. I need to find a good hexfet like the IRF830 or IRF840
to drive that coil. I think I have the IRFPG50 hexfet and I think I will try that. But as I said,
I need to keep the output as low as possible due to close neighbors. If you ramp this
circuit up to several Watts then the near field will be very powerful and I can only speculate
what the field will do with nearby electronics. When Tesla was around there was no flat screen TVs. :-)

Groundloop.

[Groundloop]

@woopy,

Thank you for the circuit drawing. Our posts crossed each other in cyberspace. I have planned
to build a big coil as described by @flathunter.

Groundloop.

[woopy]

Hi Groundloop

My actual favorite fet is the BUZ 11 as it can support very high current and works very well with my coil setup.

and here the video and some description of the coils dimensions  (for a good plasma jet ) if it can help

good night at all

Laurent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eT8tnPvfGo

[flathunter]

Hi Groundloop

My actual favorite fet is the BUZ 11 as it can support very high current and works very well with my coil setup.

and here the video and some description of the coils dimensions  (for a good plasma jet ) if it can help

good night at all

Laurent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eT8tnPvfGo

Hi Woopy and GLoop - Thanks for explanations and diagrams!!!!  They are great - please leave your sec here too, sptrue

I made this video to show the difference between different bulbs.  Look carefully at how the first bulb and last 2 bulbs compare with the middle bulbs.  They produce far more white light. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF75AO0qfSc

You are completely right Woopy - those spots dont last more than a few mins.  The white light seems to crack the glass (that sound you hear - same as me!), but they are the brightest - maybe they need a little tampering with??  any ideas...  The first bulb i think is also worthy of attention as its very different to the rest of the plasma globes....it has plasma, but not much....mostly power.....

Good luck guys!!!

[stprue]

This is the Exciter Circuit I will have been using...sorry for the repost!

Directions on how to replicate:

4KV Trigger coil
Top leg=output connect to pan
Bottom front/right=collector
Bottom back/right=not used
Bottom back/left= + rail

Transistor
Emmiter= - rail
Base=Pan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PugsoCe2pqU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTI-bfXFGzk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gcoti7FrVK0&feature=related