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- To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
- Subject: Re: corona (fwd)
- From: Dave Burman <dburman-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>
- Date: Thu, 06 Mar 1997 08:27:56 -0700
- References: <18601B5671-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz> <331E5C17.5391-at-stic-dot-net>
Tesla List wrote: > > Malcolm Watts wrote: > > > > Hi Dave, > > What is you primary capacitance, and what is the maximum > > straight-line spark you have measured from the unit please? > > > > Malcolm > > > > > > > > My coil configuration is as follows: > > > > > > 2 15kva neons > > > 2 air wound and 2 ferrite core chokes > > > copper tube vacuum quenched spark gap (8 tubes, .030 spacing) > > > Primary -1/4" copper pipe with 3/8" spacing 12 turns > > > Secondary - 6" acrylic wound with 22" of 24ga magnet wire > > > Torroid - 4" dryer duct around a 24" pizza pan > > > ground - very heavy welding cable (1/2" dia) connected to 1 8' copper > > > plated ground rod > > > > > > Malcolm, My primary capacitor is a home rolled .019 uf. Maximum strike distance is about 60" Thanks Dave
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