Re: Geek Group Teslathon Last Saturday

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Original poster: "Mark Broker by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <broker-at-uwplatt.edu>

>To all that attended the Geek Group Teslathon last Saturday - WOW! what a 
>blast. 
>To all that missed it - you missed a good time! 

Certainly did!

>There were plenty of things blowing-up/arcing/burning/etc.  We ran my 11-inch 
>coil long and hard trying to smoke a running HP computer.  It's amazing how 
>long it took to fry it. 

:-)

>Thanks to The Geek Group for hosting the event.  Always good to meet fellow 
>coilers. 

Likewise.  Especially good to meet you and Matt Deming (hey, bud!)

>I was going to run my coil tonight, but when I opened up the gap cabinet I 
>found some interesting things that need fixing.  The rotary gaps are all 
>covered in white ash, and the series gaps got so hot they smoked the phenolic 
>base.  I put photos up on my web site 
>http://members.aol-dot-com/rscopper/index.htm 

OH NO!!!  Sorry on behalf of The Geek Group.  Hope your repairs are simple
and speedy.

>Anyway, I know what I'm doing this afternoon - rebuilding some gaps. 

I still can't believe that you can run such a small RSG on such a big coil.
 Cudos to you.

See ya  in 6 months, hopefully :-)

Mark Broker
G-5 #10