@wistiti:
1. My antenna is a coaxial cable that extends up to the streets; you can make it L-shaped, in fact, I believe even a GI pipe can be an antenna
2. LED bulbs are 220 volts, just try any model that has no dimmer
3. I do not usually measure resistances etc etc in my experiments, but I try lotsa transformers, MOT (220v pri - 2000v sec) will run
4. My suggestion is: JUST TRY ANOTHER BULB and make it in series (2 or 3) if one is not lighting, the high voltages saturate the bulbs in this arrangement be aware of this
5. Do not replace your transistor, it is the best for this approach
@majestic81:
Your suggestion is very much a good one, so YES, do make sure the antenna is electrically isolated with the ground
Thanks guys for chiming in; sorry for the late reply as I had just arrived from a trip.
Mario
1. My antenna is a coaxial cable that extends up to the streets; you can make it L-shaped, in fact, I believe even a GI pipe can be an antenna
2. LED bulbs are 220 volts, just try any model that has no dimmer
3. I do not usually measure resistances etc etc in my experiments, but I try lotsa transformers, MOT (220v pri - 2000v sec) will run
4. My suggestion is: JUST TRY ANOTHER BULB and make it in series (2 or 3) if one is not lighting, the high voltages saturate the bulbs in this arrangement be aware of this
5. Do not replace your transistor, it is the best for this approach
@majestic81:
Your suggestion is very much a good one, so YES, do make sure the antenna is electrically isolated with the ground
Thanks guys for chiming in; sorry for the late reply as I had just arrived from a trip.
Mario
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