Hello,
I'm trying to control a DIY arc lighter by an Ardu Nano.
Are the coupling capacitor and the TVS 5 V diode enough to protect the parts in parallel (Nano, Servo, Relay)?
Bonus questions:
Do you guys know how to improve the arc?
How to drive a high step trafo from an arc lighter?
I got my transformer out of a broken ACER AL 1916 N LCD screen. The idea to take one out from a LCD I took from this video.
Parts from the schematic are also copied from the video.
Taken flyback transformer from the LCD. Labeling says S 80GL17T-36 V TPV 0810 or PT 80X on the board.
I already managed to create some arcs, though only with a very small distance (~1-2 mm) and not as good as in the video.
Though this could be because I haven't adjusted the primary winding as in the schematic. Right now it's 6 windings for both the primary and the feedback coil. The secondary winding number is unknown.
Alternatively I could use the trafo of some defect arc lighters (trafo still intact). This video suggests, that the trafos are also flyback trafos (1 feedback & 1 primary coil).
But what baffles me is, that there are only two cables coming from the trafo, so I really can't figure how I'd wire it.
As I understand it, you'd need 3 cables:
One to power both the feedback and primary coil, one that goes out to the gate of the MOSFET and one that goes out to the drain of the MOSFET.
Schematic of an arc lighter from said video
Trafo I got from the arc lighter
Thank you kindly in advance.