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Originally Posted by Besoeker ->
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That is a darned generous offer.
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Have sent you an email.

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12-12-2020, 11:18 PM
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Breaking News......


After completing the soldering and installation of all the components to the circuit board, it was time to test the circuit.
Carefully applying the voltage in steps and watching power consumption (any faults would show up as either short circuit or open circuit as the amperage increased) I reached the working voltage of 9 volt DC with a consumption of around 100mA.

After offering a metal object to the coil.......It worked!....

There is still a lot of work to do, and this was just the first preliminary test. An enclosure needs to be made now to house the electronics, and the coil tidied up and modified. I saw no point in spending time on streamlining the coil if the circuit didn't work.

To say I was delighted would be an understatement.....I get so much pleasure from constructing these projects, even though I could have bought one much more efficient and professional, but what would I have learned?....
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13-12-2020, 12:11 AM
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Re: Foxy's Latest Project.

Soldering wire to wire or wire to PCB, seems OK, soldering substantial wire to heavy duty connector block is a nightmare.
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13-12-2020, 12:12 AM
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I have learned nothing except to take the simple option.
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13-12-2020, 12:19 AM
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Re: Foxy's Latest Project.

Originally Posted by OldGreyFox ->
Breaking News......


After completing the soldering and installation of all the components to the circuit board, it was time to test the circuit.
Carefully applying the voltage in steps and watching power consumption (any faults would show up as either short circuit or open circuit as the amperage increased) I reached the working voltage of 9 volt DC with a consumption of around 100mA.

After offering a metal object to the coil.......It worked!....

There is still a lot of work to do, and this was just the first preliminary test. An enclosure needs to be made now to house the electronics, and the coil tidied up and modified. I saw no point in spending time on streamlining the coil if the circuit didn't work.

To say I was delighted would be an understatement.....I get so much pleasure from constructing these projects, even though I could have bought one much more efficient and professional, but what would I have learned?....
That's excellent news, old grey one.

Now to find some treasure!

You will share your profits with us on OFF, won't you?
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13-12-2020, 01:20 AM
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Well done chap. Quite often the making of something is more fun, and more therapeutic than using said something.

Last week I made rice pudding from scratch. I could have tipped a tin of the stuff into a bowl and bunged it in the nuclearwave, which would have been so much quicker and easier. However, had I done so I wouldn't have enjoyed the experience half as much, even if all the artificial additives tasted just as good.
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13-12-2020, 12:40 PM
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Re: Foxy's Latest Project.

Originally Posted by spitfire ->
Soldering wire to wire or wire to PCB, seems OK, soldering substantial wire to heavy duty connector block is a nightmare.
I know what you mean Spitty, plenty of heat required and not always possible from a soldering iron. Then you have the problem of all that heat damaging stuff it shouldn't...
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13-12-2020, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by JBR ->
That's excellent news, old grey one.

Now to find some treasure!

You will share your profits with us on OFF, won't you?
Thanks JB, I was a bit surprised myself, I usually have to bugger about with them first before they work...

Still a while away from treading the forgotten byways and ploughed fields with detector in hand JB, and weather is crap here at the moment.... But you can rest assured that the forum will benefit immensely from any good fortune I achieve.......
I'll write all about it....
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13-12-2020, 12:51 PM
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Re: Foxy's Latest Project.

Originally Posted by Fruitcake ->
Well done chap. Quite often the making of something is more fun, and more therapeutic than using said something.

Last week I made rice pudding from scratch. I could have tipped a tin of the stuff into a bowl and bunged it in the nuclearwave, which would have been so much quicker and easier. However, had I done so I wouldn't have enjoyed the experience half as much, even if all the artificial additives tasted just as good.
Thanks Fruitcake, and I totally agree with you, sometimes it's all about the journey rather than the destination....
I also sometimes take the long way (or traditional way) round to arrive at a satisfactory and pleasing conclusion....Life is good Fruitcake..Too good to rush...
 
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