Re: 18 inch secondary...impressive

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Original poster: "Peter Terren" <pterren-at-iinet-dot-net.au> 

Hi Brett
Thanks for the comments. Once I arrange the phase controller for my SRSG I
will fire it up again to sort out the tuning.  I am also waiting for an
electrician to install a 250V 32A socket now that I have picked up the parts
on eBay. This is more than my variac can handle so it will be full throttle
or nothing (once tuned).
At present, however, I have so much on the go, most recently magnetic
levitation, ferrofluids and a lifter for a museum, laser stuff, upgraded
railgun and cancrusher, that the Tesla stuff has not progressed much.
Cheers
Peter (Tesla Downunder)
http://members.iinet-dot-net.au/~pterren/

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Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 1:42 PM
Subject: 18 inch secondary...impressive


 > Original poster: Brett Miller <brmtesla2-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Peter,
 > This is totally off the subject of this
 > thread...but...when I first saw the picture of your
 > 18" secondary first light I thought it looked like
 > Electrum for some reason.  Something about the angle
 > the discharge was taking from the breakout point and
 > the duration of the time exposure.  For some reason I
 > didn't notice your caption and the link to Electrum.
 > I also did not make the spherical topload connection
 > the first time I saw it.
 >
 > Anyway, congrats on that large secondary experiment.
 > I've been planning on doing that for several years
 > now, and just keep spending the money on other things.
 >   I now have a brand new 12" dia Quicktube former which
 > I'll be drying out and coating with either shellac or
 > polyurethane pretty soon.  Please keep us updated when
 > you really start pushing power through that former.
 > It's screaming for you to go ahead and push 15KVA into
 > it.
 >
 > -Brett  KI4DBK/AG
 > http://www.hot-streamer-dot-com/brett
 >
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  > Original poster: "Peter Terren"
 >  > <pterren1-at-iinet-dot-net.au>
 >  >
 >  > I wouldn't be too critical of Mylar caps as I know
 >  > of one set that have
 >  > lasted 20 years
 > <SNIP>
 >
 >
 >
 >