Re: Newbie questions: A picture is worth....

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Newbie questions: A picture is worth....
From: Grayson B Dietrich <electrofire-at-juno-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:33:56 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

On Thu, 21 Oct 1999 06:54:28 -0600 Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> writes:
> Original Poster: Bobbaust-at-aol-dot-com 
> 
> I've been pestering you oldies for a few weeks trying to get help in 
> 
> stretching my first TC sparks from 6" to a foot or two.  It is a 
> coil I built 
> following an article in Nuts& Volts,which I mentioned in my pleas 
> for help.  

One thing that disturbed me about your description was something that
sounded like the arcs were being allowed to strike the primary coil, or a
connection to it. ?? that would be a very poor design, dangerous and
likely to fail.

> 
> I just got done viewing some of the plans/schematics on the Tesla 
> Ring.  Do 
> you think it would make a difference if the primary spark gap and 
> the tank 
> capacitor were SWAPPED?  

For the functioning of the oscillator, they are essentially
interchangeable. ost coilers choose to place the SG accross the
transformer terminals to help aid in preventing HV kickbacks from killing
the tranformer. It will arc through the same gap before it hurts the
trannie.

The drawing in the N&V article has these 
> two devices 
> trading places with all the schematics on the Tesla Ring.  
> 
> Do you think I may have more luck if I follow your diagram instead? 
> (TIC)

If you mean puuting the gap in parallel with the transformer, it
shouldn't change performance any, but I would recommend it for a little
added saftey assured on the life of your....   ....is it an NST?

Grayson Dietrich
http://www.electrophile.8m-dot-com

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