Re: multiple gap question

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: multiple gap question
From: "D&M's High Voltage" <dmshv.davmckin-at-gte-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:02:11 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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> Yep! Nary a spit with a 15/60 in parallel with a 15/30. And the NSTs have
> been checked by
> meter and used in the circuit. The gap is a 3-ball adjustable gap.    --O
O
> O--
>
> >> I use a 15/60 with a .02uF cap and
>  it runs quite nicely with a 0.34" (not 0.034") gap.  Something is wrong,
and
>  it's not the gap.<<
>
> Yep again. It's not the MMC either because I can substitute. I gotta say
that
> 0.34 inch does sound like
> jumping the Grand Canyon. Any suggestions will be verrry verrry welcome.
> Please do not underestimate my stupidity. I hope you will imagine the
dumbest
> thing possible and ask me about it.
>
> Thanks Gary.
>
> Happy day,
> Ralph Zekelman
>
>

Ralph,

Although you measured them with the meter, did you try and pull an arc
off of each NST terminal (without the 15/60 and 15/30's in parallel)? If
so, were all the arcs as "hot" on each terminal?

David L. McKinnon