Update on the toroid...
after 24hours amp draw dropped to 80ma
after 36hours amp draw dropped to 60ma
after 48hours amp draw dropped to 50ma
charging was then pretty much at a standstill at 13.12volts... I was using a desktop power suppy with a constant input voltage of 13.9volts...
I thought perhaps when the charging voltage approaches the intput voltage the current will stop, effectivly halting the oscillation.
To test this i then connected two equally charged 7.2ah batteries, one to charge and one to power the oscillator.
Unexpectedly it is performing normally. Input is approx 300ma and charges the secondary battery over 16volts which is way above the input volatge. Amp draw stays steady... don't know what was causing the steady drop in amps during the first test with the power supply.
First impressions are good... appears to be out performing my previous coils dispite it being a pretty lousy toroid!
COP tests still need to be performed, but does anyone have a good link to where I can learn more about the difference between the magnetic flux in a toroid and a solenoid? I can't really get my head around how the magnetic field is behaving...
after 24hours amp draw dropped to 80ma
after 36hours amp draw dropped to 60ma
after 48hours amp draw dropped to 50ma
charging was then pretty much at a standstill at 13.12volts... I was using a desktop power suppy with a constant input voltage of 13.9volts...
I thought perhaps when the charging voltage approaches the intput voltage the current will stop, effectivly halting the oscillation.
To test this i then connected two equally charged 7.2ah batteries, one to charge and one to power the oscillator.
Unexpectedly it is performing normally. Input is approx 300ma and charges the secondary battery over 16volts which is way above the input volatge. Amp draw stays steady... don't know what was causing the steady drop in amps during the first test with the power supply.
First impressions are good... appears to be out performing my previous coils dispite it being a pretty lousy toroid!
COP tests still need to be performed, but does anyone have a good link to where I can learn more about the difference between the magnetic flux in a toroid and a solenoid? I can't really get my head around how the magnetic field is behaving...
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