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Any hope here?
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From: D.C. Cox [SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 1998 2:04 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Any hope here?
to: Mike
It appears your toroid is simply too large for your system. A smaller
toroid will reduce the output potential slightly, however, a smaller toroid
often provides better spark discharges because the breakout potential is
smaller. Your choice here is to use the "bump" or reduce toroid size and
retune for some nice dancing sparks off the smaller top load.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> Subject: Any hope here?
> Date: Saturday, January 24, 1998 9:54 PM
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> From: Michael Baumann [SMTP:baumann-at-proton.llumc.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 1998 9:46 AM
> To: Tesla-2
> Cc: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Any hope here?
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> Well, I am feeling a little defeated.. I think I got a bit ambitious.
> Fired up my new coil today after rebuildng the primary, and building
> a new topload, and could not get breakout to save my life. With
> a bump on the outside edge I did mangage to get regular 30" arcs.
> I'd love to have this beast firing without the bump tho-
> So I am open for suggestions!!!
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> Parameters:
> Primary: 13 1/2 turns, tapped at 12 3/8 [ yes, the Q of this
> system is sensitive to 1/8 turn tapping] 8.25" inner
> 0.25" tubing, 0.25" spacing, 30degree rise.
> Secondary: 6.25" x 25" 22AWG
> Toriod: 15" center-to-center, 6" Aluminum duct [covers top
> 2 inches of secondary at the moment]
> Gap: RQ style [1" pipe, in 2" segments, my 3" based one is
> being rebuilt]
> Cap: Total of 0.0135 uf of homebrew poly plate.
> Power: 2 12KV/30ma NST in parallel.
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> I am wondering if my topload is just too big, and if I should make a
> 4" based one? or if there is some trick of tuning I could use to get
> breakout without the bump?
> [Note that this same coil, with a 12"x3" torid produces several
> 18" arcs at the same time.]
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> Michael Baumann Optivus Technology Inc.|Loma Linda University Medical
Center
> San Bernardino, California. (909)799-8308 |Internet: baumann-at-llumc.edu
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