Unless you have a better model for success or a better example to follow?
There is a better way. Many are aware of it yet few choose
to adhere to it faithfully.
Our weaknesses, our fears and our resentments keep us
always wanting to turn to the right or to the left and
hence we deviate from the path which would take us to
good.
Has Slayer been wronged? Think about this carefully.
When a poker player voluntarily shows his hand in a
game, it isn't possible later to cry "foul" when the
hand is lost. Most of us learn that lesson early in life.
Clearly Slayer made an error in judgment. He expected
something which wasn't possible to expect; he wanted
others to agree to an unenforceable "condition." Legally,
there is no way to accomplish that without an "agreement"
which entails the bond of word or the handshake. Both parties
must agree to any and all conditions.
Slayer may now feel remorse for his lack of understanding
in this matter and he may even feel that he's been betrayed
or wronged. But in truth he hasn't.
None of us can give something; and later take it back, without
causing problems. Some mistakes simply cannot be undone.
Let's examine the circuit in question in depth to evaluate
whether it's possible that someone before has already done
it. The circuit is essentially a Common Emitter Transistor
Amplifier configured as a form of Oscillator Circuit. Some
will see the configuration as an Armstrong/Meissner circuit
while others may see it as a Hartley circuit. The oscillation
sustaining feedback is provided by "transformer" action.
The secondary of the circuit, which establishes the frequency
of operation, is a Tesla Resonator or 1/4 Wave Helical Resonator.
This element, including an optional Top Hat Capacitor to enhance
the Induction Field Intensity, all belongs to Nikola Tesla who made
those discoveries long ago.
Whether the feedback is derived from a separate feedback
winding or directly from the base end of the Tesla Resonator Coil
is a choice for the experimenter. Both methods work well
because both are low impedance and will match well the Base
Impedance of the Transistor. When the Tesla Resonator Coil
is in operation its base end (or driven end) is its low impedance
end. The opposite end, where the high voltage develops, is the
high impedance end.
The use of diodes across the Base and Emitter of the Transistor
to offer protection from excessive reverse bias is well established.
It is customary to use one, two or three series connected diodes
to establish a safe level of reverse bias voltage (which prevents the
Base Emitter Junction from going into Reverse Breakdown or
Avalanche) in order to improve transistor turn-off speed and thereby
enhance circuit efficiency.
So when the circuit is analyzed piece by piece and function by
function it becomes apparent that it is all known technology that
has been utilized by many others in past years.
Of course, we would all like to think that our circuits are new and
unique and have never been done before. But as we gain experience
we get over that. It is humbling to discover that what we do today
with transistors has been done many times by others over the past
60 years. Certain things are new such as leds and chips and mosfets,
but the principles remain unchanged.
Which brings to mind a question regarding a key aspect of the circuit:
Why is it necessary for the primary winding of the Tesla Coil to be at
the bottom end of the Tesla Resonator?