In reference to your circuit, i plan on placing the transformer, resistor & the IRF3205 (with heat sink) in a small plastic container filled with mineral oil. The two leads from the transformer will protrude from the oil. I am trying to cool the components & reduce any possible arcing. I will 'try to remove' the ferrite material from the transformer & use different & random ferrite rods for experimentation. I plan on using magnets attached to an insulated rod & placed in different areas of the ferrite material. My two goals are to have an inexpensive & simple hi-voltage power source to power a small tesla coil. I wish your students & yourself success with your experiments.
Hi, thanks for the comment. At this voltage level it is not totally necessary to immerse things under oil (if something breaks it is a mess to replace it when it is under oil). I have used the same circuitry to drive a Tesla coil before (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jsnQpjJRHEA.html) However, notice that this circuitry is rather inefficient and is only good for short term tests because it is very simple circuitry. Good luck with your Tesla coil
Very interesting experiment. I think it would be possible to determine the direction of the ion wind by using a thermal imaging camera to observe changes in regional heat. I am not sure. Hope you can handle all things well in 2022.😃
4:39 The smoke of the candle shows that there is ~0.1m/s wind from left to right in the room. ... just this wind is with power switched off, just do the same and switch power back on.
