I attended the conference in 2013. Ordered the kit with coil, circuit board and electronic parts. When I came home I also ordered my own wire, coil forms and all the electronic parts. My first coil was 135 foot with 8 strands of 20 AWG (one used for the trigger) and set up a "hairball" with seven transistors. I also had layed out a circuit board for a 7 transistor. This was done on a 3.8 x 2.5 inch board (got 3 boards for under $80). Very compact, short runs and on the emitter, collector and diode outputs were on wide traces with no traces on opposite side. Trying to get the lowest line inductance.
On to the coil. My first coil was 135 foot with 8 strands of 20 AWG (one used for the trigger). The core however I cut to the length of the coil form. Mounting it horizontally to a 4x4 ft plywood with 21 magnets on a 24 inch wheel. This was done so I could mount additional coils around the perimeter of the wheel. I made a second coil but cut the welding rods into equal lengths. They were about half the length of Bedini's coil when I got it. I found that the shorter the core the faster the wheel ran and the better it charged the battery. Since my coils were mounted in a cradle they did not need the part sticking out for mounting.
I was wondering if anyone else has experimented with less core length?
On to the coil. My first coil was 135 foot with 8 strands of 20 AWG (one used for the trigger). The core however I cut to the length of the coil form. Mounting it horizontally to a 4x4 ft plywood with 21 magnets on a 24 inch wheel. This was done so I could mount additional coils around the perimeter of the wheel. I made a second coil but cut the welding rods into equal lengths. They were about half the length of Bedini's coil when I got it. I found that the shorter the core the faster the wheel ran and the better it charged the battery. Since my coils were mounted in a cradle they did not need the part sticking out for mounting.
I was wondering if anyone else has experimented with less core length?
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