Re: Optimal Quench Tests

• To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Optimal Quench Tests
• From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
• Date: Tue, 01 Apr 1997 04:15:05 -0600
• Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net

Subject: 
        Re: Optimal Quench Tests
  Date: 
        Mon, 31 Mar 1997 23:02:42 -0500 (EST)
  From: 
        richard hull <rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net>
    To: 
        Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


At 10:37 PM 3/30/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Subject: 
>        Optimal Quench Tests
>  Date: 
>        Sun, 30 Mar 1997 19:56:25 -0500 (EST)
>  From: 
>        FutureT-at-aol-dot-com
>    To: 
>        tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>
>
>All,
>
>I set up a small 360 VA (12kV, 30ma neon) coil for quench testing. 
>Steady
>first notch quenching was achieved at k = .11, k = .12, and at k = .18,
>spark
>length was 36". 
>
snip 

  I may also try using a smaller capacitor
>with a
>higher rotary break rate for comparison, but this may destroy the neon
>transformer.     Comments welcomed.
>
>Towards optimal coiling,
>
>John Freau
>
>John,

Good work!  I am watching this as an interested bystander.  I think you
should go to a smaller cap, or try a bigger toroid.  I would be very
interested in the results.

Richard Hull, TCBOR

• Prev: Re: Aerodynamics
• Next: Re: glass vacume gaps
• Index(es):
  • Main
  • Thread