Re: 50 ma neon

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Subject: Re: 50 ma neon
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 07:51:45 -0500
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Subject:  Re: 50 ma neon
  Date:   Fri, 23 May 1997 05:04:55 -0700 (PDT)
  From:   gweaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
    To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>

At 11:02 PM 5/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Subject:  Re: 50 ma neon
>  Date:   Thu, 22 May 1997 13:35:32 -0400 (EDT)
>  From:   FutureT-at-aol-dot-com
>    To:   tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>
>
>>snip
>>15K 50 ma on my TC for about 4 weeks.  I turn on my TC every day
>>when I get home from work and operate it for several minutes each day.
>> 50 ma from a 30 ma neon is working fine.
> 
>> Gary Weaver
>  >>
>
>What was output spark length before and after shunt removal?  what was 
>input current draw before and after shunt removal?
>
>John Freau
>

With the HV leads connected across the amp meter I get 50 ma with the
shunts
removed.  With all the shunts in place I get 30 ma.  The input current
on
the primary is 6.50 with the shunts removed.  The input voltage is 119.9
volts.

The output sparks were 8" and now they are 13".  The TC is 4.5" dia x
11.5"
secondary coil wound with #24 wire.  The primary is 8 turns of 1/4"
copper
spaced 1/4" between turns.  Cap=.01 uf.  Spark gap is 4 gaps .025 each.
Toroid is 5 x 11 stainless steel.  With a target for the arcs to strike
I am
getting 1 very hot blue white arc of 13" long.  With no target I am
getting
several splitting streamers that appear to be about 13" long also purple
in
color.

Gary Weaver