Spark Generator
AssemblyPulse power supply that fires thousands of controlled sparks per second across the wire-to-work gap, each spark melting and vaporising a tiny crater of metal. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.
Bill of materials for Spark Generator
7 top-level lines as of r53546| # | Item / sub-assembly | Part no. | Qty/assy | Ext. qty | Parts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulse Switching Board | wedm-pulse-board | 2× | 2 | · | part |
| 2 | Gap Sensing Board | wedm-gap-sense-board | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 3 | Power MOSFET Bank | wedm-power-mosfet-bank | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 4 | Power Supply | power-supply | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 5 | Bare PCB | pcb-bare | 2× | 2 | · | part |
| 6 | Microcontroller | mcu | 1× | 1 | · | part |
| 7 | SMD Passive (R/C/L) | smd-passives | 1× | 1 | · | part |