Re: The 64k$ Question

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: The 64k$ Question
From: Bob Schumann <tesla-at-america-dot-com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 96 23:12 EDT
At 08:01 AM 6/22/96 -0600, you wrote:
>>From chadwick-at-flash-dot-netFri Jun 21 21:17:41 1996
>Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 17:24:40 -0500
>From: "Chad A. Madison" <chadwick-at-flash-dot-net>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: The 64k$ Question
>
>At 03:25 AM 6/21/96 -0600, you wrote:
>>From tahoetom-at-best-dot-comThu Jun 20 22:18:04 1996
>>Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 18:00:19 -0700
>>From: tom renko <tahoetom-at-best-dot-com>
>>To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
>>Subject: The 64k$ Question
>>
>>
>>
>>          Hi, Guys and Gals..............
>>
>>          I am building my second generation Tesla coil. My question
>>          to you,who probably have a lot of experience with this, is:
>>
>>          What type of spark gap would you recomend for the following
>>          Tesla coil (ie. airblast, series w/air,etc.) I will experiment
>>          with everythig else, but I really don't want to waste a lot of
>>          time with this element.........
>
>Not to be too presumptuous, but this happens to be THE most important part
>of a non-solid-state Tesla Coil.  This is, in fact, where one does the most
>experimenting.  For instance: I have an almost identical setup, save the
>secondary, and experimented with many configurations.  I noticed that when I
>switched from a single, or even double, series interrupt to a
>magnetically-extinguished gap, output almost tripled in length and doubled
>in quantity.  Be sure you pay respect to "the gap". :)
>

I have to agree with Chad :) I went from 2 brass spheres to the PVC
static cylinder type by Richard Quick and I had dramatic results. I plan
to use 2 of these on my current project , identical to yours except
different sccondary

Bob Schumann

>>
>>          Xfmr: Two 15kv neons in parralell (60 m.amp ea.)
>>          Cap: 20kv, .025 mfd (CP unit), due in one week
>>          Primary : 14 turns, 3/8 copper, 30 deg. spiral
>>          Secondary: 6" acrylic, 22 ga. magnet wire, 875 turns
>>          Chokes: "Winging it" (maybe recent TCBOR, D.C. Cox ???)
>>
>>          Any help on the spark gap issue would be most appreciated.
>>          I should throw the switch in about two weeks,and will be
>>          eager to share my results with you......
>>
>>          Tom Renko  (The Amp Man)
>>
>>
>>
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