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Re: More Tuning/Debugging Next
>From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: More Tuning/Debugging Next
>
>The ballast is NOT an isolated part of a Tesla Coil, the inductive
>portion of the ballast boosts the voltage into your main power
>transformer after each gap commutation. Without the inductive
>ballast's flyback effect you will see low current in the pig's
>primary, poor gap quenching and a very poor output. (using just
>resistive ballast, I can power arc my rotary gap completely around
>it's 8"dia/~24"circumfrence and yet not be able to cause the combined
>rotary and static gap to conduct.) You could also see poor gap firing
>rate if it is set to wide for the non-inhanced output voltage.
>
> jim
>
Oops, that next to last sentence reads incorectly;)
I can power arc my rotary gap completely around
it's 8"dia/~24"circumfrence. And yet, not be able to cause the
combined rotary and static gap to conduct with both in series)
jim