Re: Cap size

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Cap size
• From: James Peters <jpeters-at-enterprise.powerup-dot-com.au>
• Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 15:41:13 +1000 (EST)
• Cc: Tesla-list-subscribers-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com

On Sat, 27 Jul 1996, Tesla List wrote:

> From dwt-at-efn-dot-orgSat Jul 27 20:49:05 1996
> Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 11:33:15 -0700
> From: David Trimmell <dwt-at-efn-dot-org>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Cap size
> 
> Greg,
> 
> "I'm currently getting 4 - 5 feet of spark."
> 
> Not bad at all! I am running a 4.5" Resonator with a 15 kV -at- 120mA neon

A 4.5" coil is  probably being over stressed to get sparks much longer.

> and am only getting 43" discharge. My tank only has 8 nanoFd, 3 from

That's close enough to 4'

> doornobs (needed the extra capacitance as my two homemade caps are only
> 5 nanoFd when in series, those suckers heatup and am sure they are
> limiting my system!)
>  Can't wait to get my Condencer Products Cap (20 nanoFd!). Any day now.
> Good luck with your system, but it sure does'nt seem as though you need
> any help!
> 
> David Trimmell <dwt-at-efn-dot-org>
> 

When I switched from mylar and glass caps to polyethylene it made a hell 
of a difference! Those doorknobs certainly would be a limiting factor of 
the system.


Thanks for the compliments,

Greg.

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