RE: synchronous vac gap!?!

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Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Well, im always running full blast, and the sychronous tone lasts for the 
full on time ( around 10-20 seconds at a time).  Quite odd.  I must say that 
i really must have messed up with the vac gap last time i tried it, because 
now it smokes my RQ gap(well, it actually runs cooler ;).

Well i cant wait for the teslathon!  Anyone bringing VTTCs or SSTCs?  I will 
bring my 811A coil (hopefully 2x811A coil by then), along with the large 
coil ive been talking of lately.  Hope to see some of you there!

Steve Ward.


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: RE: synchronous vac gap!?!
>Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 08:02:30 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
>
>I have also noted that for brief periods at certain reduced variac
>settings, the static gap will settle into a synchronous 60 BPS mode of
>operation.  This would last a few seconds at most, then degenerate into the
>"normal" chaotic mode.
>
>Gary Lau
>MA, USA
>
>
> >Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
><srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >some bizaar news!  I was running my 15/120 coil with the Gary Lau sucker 
>gap
> >(works awesome now!!) and some new CD caps.  The coil was constantly 
>getting
> >64" to the ground!  But more interesting, was the tone of the coil.  It
> >sounded just like 120BPS.  And it sounded like this for several seconds
> >(well the entire run)!  Im comparing it to a video clip of a SRSG coil 
>that
> >specially said to note the perfect sounding opperation.  MY coil sounded
> >PERFECT!!!  It would only be disturbed when the arcs hit the ground.  
>Very
> >cool effect, and the acrs moved around slowly and beautifully like this,
> >quite awesome.  I think that the gap was set at about .28".  Making it
> >larger improved performance, but it lost that perfect pitch.  Im bringing
> >this coil to the Wis. Teslathon, so hopefully i can reproduce these 
>results!
> >  Anyone else ever have this?
> >
> >Steve Ward.