hello, I want to generate as big of a spark as I can, however, I have some limitations. I want this design to be portable so I don't have to lug a power supply around. My first thought was to use a ZVS driver. This worked in creating some smaller sparks (~1cm), however, these are not big enough and even then the ZVS driver draws huge amounts of current. I then thought of using a voltage multiplier, however, anything more than 4 stages makes the whole design kind of long and defeats the point of making the design portable.
I also seem to be unable to source any better centre-tapped transformers for the ZVS driver (right now it has a roughly 1:50 turn ratio).
So my question is, what is the best way to generate huge sparks taking into account that the design must be portable and as small as possible?
I also seem to be unable to source any better centre-tapped transformers for the ZVS driver (right now it has a roughly 1:50 turn ratio).
So my question is, what is the best way to generate huge sparks taking into account that the design must be portable and as small as possible?