Imhotep Radiant Oscillator -- Boxed

Great work lid!
I've been watching several vid's on this.
I would like to add this set up to my bedini.
I'm really impressed.
One question, does it have to be a coil for a 67 camero?
Or can you use another?
Eddie

Eddie--You can use any ignition coil that makes a high voltage spark. Go to any auto parts store and ask for the cheapest one that does not have a resistor in it. Or go to a junk yard and get one.

Cool, I will do that.
Can't get this circuit out if my head...LOL!
Another question please.
Does the out put of the bedini basicly become the power supply for the IRO minus the auto relay?
I obviously need to study this circuit closer if I want to be sucsessful.
Thanks Lid
Eddie

Thats it Eddie. It just takes over the job of pulsing the ignition coil. Later on I replaced the Bedini circuit with a 555 timer circuit and a couple of transistors. There is all kinds of ways to make this work.

Nice, Have you got a schematic?

fantastic I really think that this is the way to replicate the Gray could electricity circuit.

wow im blown away!! You were able to incorporate all the additions and still get it to fit it in a box. Amazing. 5 stars !!

Drevtoobe, Thanks for checking in on this project. I do read ALL your comments and you have helped me understand many things. The push right now in the group is to trigger the system by using a self oscillating Bedini SSG circuit. Yes we are trying to eleminate the energy theives. Mart's light bulb is just a standard 2 filament 12v tail light bulb acting like a ballast resistor. Fun to look at. I like your finger warmer idea. On cold nights at sea I may just use it. :)

Yes an all-electronic trigger would be good. The relay trigger is akin to the chattering teeth from the magician's shop. Perhaps you will need to trigger a MOSFET with a 555 timer or something.

I can suggest a search for you: Look up how a car's electronic ignition circuit works because you are doing essentially the same thing.

You mentioned that there is a gang of you working together on this project. Now that the setup does what you want it to do in terms of features, I would suggest that the next logical avenue of research would be to try to improve the circuit's effeciency by somehow eliminating as many power-hungry big dissipating resistors and rheostats as possible.

I will close with an Elmer the Safety Elephant comment: Apparently battery chargers have to be matched to the type of battery these days.