How to increase the performance of a VTTC with a diode and a capacitor
I usually write in Finnish but this post is exceptionally in English because I thought that other coilers around the world might find this interesting. I have not seen a similar design of a vacuum tube tesla coil elsewhere as presented here. For me, it produced very good results, better than a quite common voltage doubler, so maybe someone wants to try it out. VTTC used here is based on the schema from Steve Wards except that instead of 811A the tubes are 572B, a matched pair. Images of the configuration can be seen in previous posts: https://teslamuuntaja.blogspot.com/2020/04/vttc-1-osien-sijottelua.html https://teslamuuntaja.blogspot.com/2020/04/vttc-1-ensio-ja-toisiokaamit.html The topload is now changed to a smaller one, like this (Image 1.) Image 1. Resonance frequency with this topload is about 400 kHz . I made a voltage divider of two non-inductive resistors, 33 MΩ and 2 MΩ, and connected an oscilloscope between points A and B (=ground) (Image 3.) W...