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Re: 8 year project finally works

Subject:  Re: 8 year project finally works
  Date:   Sat, 14 Jun 1997 17:25:53 -0600
  From:  "DR.RESONANCE" <DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net>
    To:  "Tesla List" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


To: Chuck Curran

We have a few 14 x 5 toroids on the shelf -- if you want to borrow one
for
a few weeks of experiments we would be glad to lend it to you.  Only
about
a 1 hr 45 min drive from your location.

DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net


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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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> Subject: Re: 8 year project finally works
> Date: Thursday,June 12,1997 3:48 AM
> 
> Subject:     Re: 8 year project finally works
>       Date:  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 17:36:21 -0500
>       From: Chuck Curran <ccurran-at-execpc-dot-com>
>         To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> References: 
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> 
> Tesla List wrote:
> > 
> > Subject:  8 year project finally works
> >   Date:   Wed, 11 Jun 1997 07:02:36 -0500
> >   From:   jmonty-at-mail.sat-dot-net (Jeff Montgomery)
> >     To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > 
> > Finally-arcs and sparks...
> >         My coil project began in 1989 with the reading of a small coil
> > project article in 73 magazine. Looked like lots of fun and real easy,
I
> > should have this whipped out in no time.....
> > 8 years later....so I'm slow, ok?
> > The coil consists of a 3 foot x 6inch diameter poly tube threaded 20
> > turns
> > to the inch and filled with #24 and varnished heavily. A copper toilet
> > float
> > will soon be replaced with a real terminal (read toroid). The primary
is
> > a
> > pancake coil of #6 at nine turns. Feeding this is a 15kv 60ma neon, a
> > couple
> > of surplus oil filled caps from an inductive welder conservatively
rated
> > at
> > 5kv and.004 uf and some ho'made rf chokes. My original variac was a
2.5a
> > and
> > it soon went up in flames, literlally. Replaced it with a 10a and it
> > seems
> > to be doing fine. The spark gap is an "air blast" consisting of a 3inch
> > to
> > 1-1/2 inch pvc reducer,  a couple of 1/4inch carriage bolts, assorted
> > nuts
> > and washers and the trusty shop vac. I have the coil in rough tune
(heck
> > it's gotta be rough, I've never done this before) and I am getting
> > 12-15"
> > arcs off the top. The wife and kid think I'm alright because I've been
> > talking about this for years and they never thought I would get around
> > to
> > making it work. T feel great because IT REALLY WORKS.
> > 
> > Now the big question....How can I make it bigger.
> > Wife says that since I like to sleep in doors it is big enough.
> > Guess She's right.
> > Thanks for listening to the rant.
> > 
> > Jeff Montgomery
> 
> 
> Jeff:
> 
> Great job on finally getting the sparks to fly.  Keep at it and you'll
> be able to get some longer sparks.  Ah, I do have a tent I could loan
> you----
> 
> Chuck Curran