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Second First Light



Original poster: "Tom Heiber" <tom.heiber@xxxxxxxxx>

A new coil lives! <http://www.alteredrealms.com/tesla2>http://www.alteredrealms.com/tesla2 Comments appreciated!

2KVA coil. Best spark so far 57".

I've originally built a coil about 9 years ago. I've used this mailing list back then too. I have to say, this is STILL the best resouce for Tesla information.

I do have a few questions tho. I would like to get more spark without adding more input power.
I'm not 100% sure of this, but from what I remember:

Moving the secondary closer to the primary should increase the spark length?
Adding a second torroid would increase the spark length?

Does better ground increase the spark length? Currently using 2x4' pipes

There's one oddity with this coil. It would seem that it operates much better with the quenching off or very low RPM than with it on at max speed. I was under the impression that the better the quenching, the bigger the spark.

Additionally, my sparks, while long are very faint. How can I get shorter, "fatter" streamers?

Cheers,

Tom H.