Tesla Coil (Variac) 002

My Tesla Coil Variac 260v at 5 A Totals and all voltages in between.

So 260v at 5A = 1300 Watts

Dimmer Switch is far less in power.

So 230v at 250w = 1.08695652A

So its 5 Times the power....

That can make a big difference..


Enjoy.

ps. 1300w is going to kick ass.....

Paul.

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[IAbominator]

Great video but Why do u need money to make you tube videos?

[kubikop]

@IAbominator I cant afford my hobbies so I can not make videos of them...... No one gives anything anyway... ;-)

[Xu53r1X]

ok so does a variac add to the ac current or just amplify/decrease it?

[gushhnet]

actually traic based dimmers won't give you a pure sine wave, so no, it's not the same effect. unless you were to have power factor correction on your device!

[BlenderFreak777]

I used a dimmer switch and the voltage stabilizer blew...idk, must not have had enough resistance or something...of course i had it hooked up to a vacuum cleaner motor lol

[kubikop]

I meant you could convert to DC using large Capacitors and a rectifier to produce Variable DC Output at High Amperages?

[AdminOnDuty]

kubikop asked:

> "Could we Hook it up to A 400v Electrolytic Capacitor then?"

If you're asking whether or not the Triac in your dimmer could withstand 400V or not, we would have to look at the model number on the Triac to see. For instance, the T410-400T which is a 4A Triac of the T4 series are rated at Vdrm and Vrrm voltages 600 to 800 depending on the model. The data sheet can be found at the ST website. I'll send you the link . Max amps must be less than 4A so a limiter must be in place

[kubikop]

Could we Hook it up to A 400v Electrolytic Capacitor then?

I have 4 Large Ones I got out of a Motor Controller I Have been Saving for some project. They go off the scale on My Capacitance Meter even when In Parallel, or is it series to Quarter it can not remember now?

[AdminOnDuty]

Actually the Triac will leave the tops and bottoms at full amplitude, but they change when (after zero) the current starts to flow. So typically they lengthen the zero time before turning on. Once on they stay on until the current drops to zero again (which it does 50 times a second in the UK). So just think of them as gated switches that only turn on for one half the cycle and then need re-gated.

Cheers,

[kubikop]

You can use a diode to change to DC, Then use a circuit to oscillate it. like a pulse motor??

There is always a way we only need to conceive it....

Paul...