jaguar
~SPONSOR~
I don´t remember where but I have seen a device written about that was basically a high voltage diode leading to a capacitor (that had its other leg tied to ground)
SO I tried to duplicate the same but wasn´t sure about the voltage that the capacitor would have to endure. I used two 1Kv diodes in series and used six .01uf 1Kv capacitors in series.
Kicked it over and got zilch spark. nada.
Could be that the capacitance was too much or that the voltage is more than 6000 and was more than the caps could handle.
?So please tell me what the voltage is to gap .035
Continuing to experiment;
I played with just the diodes. One direction gave better results than the other. (diode band closer to the coil)
Also with the diodes I could get it to spark a greater gap than without diodes. But the spark looked the same with a normal spark gap.
SO I tried to duplicate the same but wasn´t sure about the voltage that the capacitor would have to endure. I used two 1Kv diodes in series and used six .01uf 1Kv capacitors in series.
Kicked it over and got zilch spark. nada.
Could be that the capacitance was too much or that the voltage is more than 6000 and was more than the caps could handle.
?So please tell me what the voltage is to gap .035
Continuing to experiment;
I played with just the diodes. One direction gave better results than the other. (diode band closer to the coil)
Also with the diodes I could get it to spark a greater gap than without diodes. But the spark looked the same with a normal spark gap.