Re: Amplifone HV Trans question...

Has anyone looked at Tesla coils as a possible source of HV? Seems to me
with all those plasma globes etc, floating around that they are certainly
in the voltage range we need, probably higher, but...adjustable? I don't
think the current range is much different, and then the focus and screen
can be tapped off, or generated separately.

JOhn :-#)#

At 07:18 AM 6/14/00, Jess Askey wrote:
>Hi all,
> I have disected my dead WinTron HV transformer just to see what the
> hell is in there.
>Well it is pretty straightforward. Looks like they use a capacitor/diode
>multiplier in
>there to get the anode voltage off the focus winding. I didn't think most
>HV transformers
>did this but I really don't know much about flyback type transformers.
> Im talking to some manufacturing companies about getting this remade
> (cheaper?).
>Hopefully I can make more progress than the others that tried to get this
>beast copied.
>Anyway, I don't want to send the WinTron out to the manufacturers because
>I fear I will
>not get it back. So, Im documenting it all myself. Im about to unwind and
>count all the
>windings. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can find out the wire
>guages, I don't
>have any references here and a few are extremely thin (~36 guage?)
> Also, if anyone has any EM experience, Im trying to figure out the core
> type. Is there
>any way to find out the core type after the fact like this?
>
>thanks for any input...
> jess
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