RE: DRSSTC III Success 48" arcs from a 12" secondary!

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley@xxxxxxxx>


Total exposure time is approximately 8 seconds.

Thanks
Dan
http://www.drsstcbook.com



How many second exposure is the photo at this link?

http://www.easternvoltageresearch.com/drsstc03_01.jpg



>DRSSTC III Success . . .
 >
 >Well, i have met great success with the prototype DRSSTC III coil i've
been
 >working on for the past year.  Our final prototype is finished and we
have
 >successfully exceeded our initial goal of 30" and we had many hits to
a 48"
 >strike target this evening.
 >
 >Originally, I had kept my current limit to approximately 550A, and
this was
 >keeping arc length down to about 32-34".  However, once I pushed it up
 >almost 700A, and reduced pulsewidth from 300us to 100us, i was easily
 >hitting 40"-48" targets with no problems whatsoever.
 >
 >I'm sure with increasing the current limit a bit more, i could
probably
 >snake a few more inches and possibly hit 50", but better not be
greedy!!!
 >
 >Here is a photo (composite) of the DRSSTC III running this evening.
The
 >strike target in the top right of the target is 40" from the break-out
 >point, and the distance to the cable where the arc at right bottom is
 >hitting is about 45".
 >
 >http://www.easternvoltageresearch.com/drsstc3_01.jpg
 >
 >Not bad from a 12" secondary, eh???
 >
 >Dan
 >http://www.drsstcbook.com
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >