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Re: Carrying a Full Load (fwd)
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Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 18:56:24 EDT
From: Alfred A Skrocki <alfred.skrocki.sr-at-juno-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Carrying a Full Load (fwd)
On Sat, 1 Aug 1998 13:23:39 EDT
<RWB355-at-aol-dot-com> wrote;
>I doubt if you could use this device.
>Reasons:
>1.) The device probably uses a rectifer on the secondary, so your
>getting DC. DC doesnīt work all to hot in a Tesla coil circuit (although
it does
>work). You simply get better harmonics on AC, which is what you want for
>your Tesla coil.
>2.) If your unit is a DC unit and the rectifer is enclosed in the
>xformer, your out of luck, because you canīt seperate it. The rectifier
is a
>high voltage low current unit. If you were to wire this thing up in a
TC
>circuit you would probably blow the diodes.
I've taken apart many "bug-zappers" and none ever had a diode in them!
>2. The secondary of the above transformer has a red stubby
>cylindrical component that is marked with: MDC 10000M Z5R
18KV.
> What is this thing?
>
>Answer:
>This is probably the diode I was talking about in #1
Nope, their capacitors, in a "bug-zapper" the output of the high voltage
transformer is connected acros one or two capacitors (in parrallel) and
the each side of the capacitor(s) are connected to the screens to zap a
bug. The capacitor is used to store up a little energy to but more zap in
the spark since it is only occasional it's ok that it takes a second or
so to charge the cap.
On every thing else we are in agreement!
Alfred A. Skrocki
Alfred.Skrocki.Sr-at-JUNO-dot-com
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