Re: More real experiments

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: More real experiments
From: Richard Hull <hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 05:15:13 -0800

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> >From jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-comTue Nov 19 21:44:06 1996
> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 07:27:27 GMT
> From: Jim Fosse <jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: More real experiments
> 
> >Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 01:25:37 -0800
> >From: Richard Hull <hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com>
> >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >Subject: Re: More real experiments
> >
> [snip]
> >> Interesting experiment!  Did you try the same msmt at other power levels?
> >> I'm curious as to how the arc resistance will vary as the current is increased.
> >> On your six-gap tungsten sparkgap, what was the total gap distance?
> >>
> 
> >The little micro coil that I was using really couldn't handle much more
> >powr than I used as it was only 3" diameter by 5" tall.  I hope to try a
> >number of additional experiments soon with more variants in it.  The
> >total gap of the six gaps was on the order of .018".
> >
> Ok I'll bite;)
> 
> Richard,
>         Given your little micro coil: 3" by 5" tall, how long are it's
> sparks.
> 
> I'm asking because of several simultaneous events, my 7ish year old
> son (and wife ((not size 7 yet;);) ) are making hints about a science
> fair project, Skip's temporary small coil restrictions and several of
> the coilers on this list are in frozen environments all of which add
> up to small coil projects.
> 
>         chow,
> 
>         jim


Jim,

The output can be cranked up to 5"-7" point to point sparks off of a 
14X4" toroid, with 16 gaps in the static series gap at about 38VA input.

Richard Hull, TCBOR