Re: 43" First light! - Dead Transformers :-(

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: 43" First light! - Dead Transformers :-(
From: Tony Lekas <tony-at-lekas-dot-org> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 20:55:00 -0600
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

We did have a 50 ohm terminator on the connection at the scope.  We will try
this again
next time we get the coil running.

        Tony

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: "Payne, Will E" <will.e.payne-at-lmco-dot-com>
>
> > The gap appears to be working reasonably well.  We had a scope hooked to a
> > CB
> > antenna.  The gap was firing once per 1/2 cycle.  There was so much noise
> > on the scope that it was hard to tell how well it was quenching.  We will
> > be
> > working on the instrumentation,
> >
> Impedance mismatch will cause LOTS of spurious
> ringing in the cable and antenna.  This is NOT in
> your coil.  Use a 50 ohm RF type terminator at
> your scope to get a clearer picture.
>
> William E. Payne
> 275 Oak Hills Dr
> Dallas, GA    30132
>
> 770-494-1104 (day)
>
> altair-at-altair-dot-org
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