Re: building transformer

To: neon-l@netcom.com
Subject: Re: building transformer
From: Kenny@NeonShop.com
Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 08:46:06 +0000
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> Kenny,
> 
>         About building that electronic transformer for the jellybean effect.
> I set up a 555 timer with adjustable cap & pots. to adjust the frequency and
> the duty cycle.  Now do I power a ignition coil off the timer, or run the
> pulses to the trigger of a power transistor and run a seperate power supply
> to the coil?  That was the part that I was unclear about in your directions
> before.  Thanks.

Pin 3 goes to the base of the transistor.  The emitter goes to 
ground.  The collector to one lead of the coil and the other lead 
goes to Vcc.

I'll upload a diagramin gif as soon as I get a chance.

> 
> I also downloaded your color chart but I don't have that format and my
> computer couldn't convert it.

It's a zipfile that extracts to Corel 6 format. I'll be uploading 
other formats including a web format shortly. 

> 
> Ron Anas
> neonron@nconnect.net
> 
> 
>

Kenny

 
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