Re: The RAT coil.

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Wow Finn!  That is one beautiful machine!!  I'll be looking forward to
hearing more of its construction.  Being able to adjust the coupling, tap,
and such while it is running must really be fun!

Cheers,

	Terry


At 05:23 PM 12/2/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Gang!
>
>I probably should have written a better destription of my new coil than
>the one following, but I just cannot hold it anymore, it had first light
>today at dusk, pictures were taken, and here they are:
>
>I wanted a small, sexy coil like Brent Turners, and along the way, I
>decided to make it a Realtime Adjustable Teslacoil (RAT) so these
>features were built into it. The tapping point is adjusteble while the
>coil runs, as well as the 3 electrodes for the SRSG. I had planned to
>make the coupling adjustable too, but this has to wait till later.
>Powersupply is 4 MOT`s in series, delivering enough power for the 4 feet
>of streamer that I wanted with this coil.
>
>http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/coilandme.jpg
>
>Setting the coil up requires a scope, and the fiberprobes that I built
>last year. I intended this coil as a testbed for all the theories that
>are passed around. One of these is that the electrodes have to be spaced
>irregularly if the bangsize should be equal, and this is again
>confirmed:
>
>http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/charging.jpg
>
>Does a coil like this make sparks as intended? Have a look below, just
>those 4.5 feet that it was designed for.
>
>http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/firstlight2.jpg
>
>I`l write up a page for this coil later, when I get the time.
>
>Cheers, Finn Hammer
>