Tesla Coil Test Kaizer DRSSTC1 Playing MIDI, Burst and Normal Operation

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I tested all my Tesla coil test gear before the Roskilde Festival 2022 job. Setting all up, running MIDI, burst and normal operation. Testing all from grounding scheme, to show controller, to recording equipment. Tesla coil test being used: https://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/kaizer-drsstc-i/Show controller for 6 Tesla coils: https://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/6-channel-drsstc-show-controller/Safety box and mains supply: https://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/tesla-coil-soft-start-safety-box/ Do you want to

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Danaher DMC2 30151P Servo Drive Teardown

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The Danaher DMC2 30151P servo drive is rated for 3.5 A at 3 phased 240 VAC, 0 – 400 Hz. The DMC2 series drives seems to have been sold as OEM products with different names like Kollmorgen, InMotion or Thomson Industries. These drives are available on surplus market for medical devices in radiology, so presumably

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Scientific Atlanta (Cisco) 1 GHz Combiner and PSU Teardown

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Teardown of Cisco / Atlanta Scientific Cable TV combining amplifier. These small amplifiers are used in receiver stations with combining amplifiers to send out the different channels on a single cable. In houses a splitter is used to receive this signal and distribute to more households. Historically CATV is short for Community Antenna TV. A

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IGBT Gate Drive Transformer (GDT) Design, Construction and Test

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A guide on how to calculate gate drive transformer, how to wind gate drive transformers and test gate drive transformers. Gate drive transformers are also called GDT for short. The most important aspects is insuring low leakage inductance, no core saturation and having enough peak drive current available for your MOSFETs or IGBTs. This video

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APC Back-UPS Pro 1500 VA Teardown

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A teardown of a desktop “PRO” UPS, the APC Back-UPS PRO 1500, a run down of the controller and power electronics of the system. I also compare it to the APC Smart-UPS 1500 VA, that I did a teardown of, some months ago. APC Smart-UPS 1500 vs. APC Back-UPS PRO 1500 A comparison is not

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Teardown of a 3kVA APC Smart-UPS X SMX3000

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A teardown of a 3kVA rated 19″ 2U form factor UPS for server racks, the APC Smart-UPS X SMX3000, a run down of the controller and power electronics of the system. You can find pictures and circuit description below the video. If you want to see more teardown videos of UPS systems, you have come

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NextGEN DRSSTC UD3: Installation, Configuration, Software and Test (Part 2 of 3)

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This is the second video in a series of three, on how to get started with the DRSSTC UD3 Tesla coil driver. In this video I go through which hardware parts to change, how to configure the UD3, update firmware and use TeslaTerm to control and troubleshoot on a DRSSTC. In the end, I will

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Teardown of a APC SmartUPS VT 40 kVA

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A teardown of a huge (2 full size 19″ racks) UPS system, the APC SmartUPS VT 40 kVA, a run down of the controller and power electronics of the system. If you like real big UPS systems, you are in luck! I have also done teardowns of the following systems. Teardown of a Eaton PowerWare

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